stretch

Verb

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

1. To move one end of something as far as possible from the other end. <> miƙa, miƙar da, ɗame, faɗaɗa

   He was big and the shirt was little, but he was able to stretch it and use it. <> Duk da dai ya yi wa ƙaramar rigar girma, ya samu ya faɗaɗa ta har ga iya yadda zai iya sa ta.

2. Fill a certain place <> cika wuri, miƙe

   The Alps stretch from France to Austria. <> Babban dutsen Alps ya miƙe daga Faransa har zuwa Austuriya.

Noun

Singular stretch

Plural stretches

1. A stretch is when a person pulls something. <> miƙewa
2. A stretch is a length of time. <> tsawon lokaci

   John was stuck in jail for a ten-year stretch.

3. 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. <> ƙarin gishiri ne! Ba na zaton gaskiya ka ke faɗa mini.