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#In [[grammar]], a '''sentence''' is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a [[capital]] letter and ends with a [[period]] '.', [[question mark]] '?', or [[exclamation mark]] '!'. Usually a '''sentence''' has a [[subject]], [[verb]], and [[object]]. | #In [[grammar]], a '''sentence''' is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a [[capital]] letter and ends with a [[period]] '.', [[question mark]] '?', or [[exclamation mark]] '!'. Usually a '''sentence''' has a [[subject]], [[verb]], and [[object]]. | ||
#:''The first '''sentence''' in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."'' | #:''The first '''sentence''' in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."'' | ||
#In [[law]], a '''sentence''' is the [[punishment]] that a [[judge]] gives to a [[criminal]]. | #In [[law]], a '''sentence''' is the [[punishment]] that a [[judge]] gives to a [[criminal]]. <> [[ɗauri]], [[hukunci]]. | ||
#:''He received a 15-year '''sentence''' for the murder of his friend.'' | #:''He received a 15-year '''sentence''' for the murder of his friend.'' | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 30 January 2019
Pronunciation
Noun
- In grammar, a sentence is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period '.', question mark '?', or exclamation mark '!'. Usually a sentence has a subject, verb, and object.
- The first sentence in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
- In law, a sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a criminal. <> ɗauri, hukunci.
- He received a 15-year sentence for the murder of his friend.
Verb
Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (transitive) If a judge sentences someone, they decide on a punishment for a crime. <> hukuntawa da alƙali ke yi; yanka hukunci.
- He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.