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<big>[[kunyata]] | <big>[[kunyata]]</big> | ||
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* {{IPA|/əˈbeɪs/}} | * {{IPA|/əˈbeɪs/}} | ||
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== Verb == | == Verb == | ||
{{verb|abas|e}} | {{verb|abas|e}} | ||
#If you '''abase''' someone or something, then you are trying to lower its [[status]]. Typically, you abase by [[insult]]ing, degrading, or lowering worth. <> kunyatawa, | #If you '''abase''' someone or something, then you are trying to lower its [[status]]. Typically, you abase by [[insult]]ing, degrading, or lowering worth. <> [[kunyatawa]], [[wulaƙanta]]rwa, [[kakunyata]] mutum. | ||
#:''He felt that his [[moral]] [[principle]]s were '''abased''' after the deal was done.'' | #:''He felt that his [[moral]] [[principle]]s were '''abased''' after the deal was done.'' |
Revision as of 17:13, 20 August 2020
Pronunciation
Verb
Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- If you abase someone or something, then you are trying to lower its status. Typically, you abase by insulting, degrading, or lowering worth. <> kunyatawa, wulaƙantarwa, kakunyata mutum.
- He felt that his moral principles were abased after the deal was done.