stretch: Difference between revisions

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Plain form (yanzu)
stretch

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
stretches

Past tense (ya wuce)
stretched

Past participle (ya wuce)
stretched

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
stretching

To move one end of something as far as possible from the other end. <> miƙa, miƙar da, ɗame
He was big and the shirt was little, but he was able to stretch it and use it.
Fill a certain place <> cika wuri
The Alps stretch from France to Austria.

A stretch is when a person pulls something. <> miƙewa
A stretch is a length of time. <> tsawon lokaci
John was stuck in jail for a ten-year stretch.
A statement is a stretch when it is changed or exaggerated from the truth. <> ƙarin gishiri a magana
That is a stretch! I do not think you are being entirely truthful to me.

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 # A '''stretch''' is a length of time. <> [[tsawo]]n [[lokaci]]
 #: ''John was stuck in jail for a ten-year '''stretch'''.''
-# A statement is a '''stretch''' when it is changed or [[exaggerated]] from the truth. <> Ƙara gishiri a magana
+# A statement is a '''stretch''' when it is changed or [[exaggerated]] from the truth. <> [[ƙarin gishiri]] a magana
 #: ''That is a '''stretch'''! I do not think you are being entirely truthful to me.''