present

Noun

Tilo kyauta

Jam'i koyautoci

Singular present

Plural presents

1. (countable) A present is a gift; something that someone gives to someone else. <> kyauta, abin da ake bawa wani
   • Synonym: gift

   Here's a birthday present for you. I hope you like it. <> Ga kyautar ranar haihuwarka. Da fatan ka/kya so abin.

2. The present is the time now at this moment. <> Lokacin da ake ciki a yanzu. A halin yanzu.

Adjective

Positive present

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Someone is present if the person is here, or the person is at the place someone is talking about. <> Wani na nan kenan. Wani ya halarci wuri.

   Five men and two women were present when the meeting started. <> Akai mazaje biyar da mata biyu a nan wajen, a lokacin da aka fara.

   • Antonym: absent

Related words

• presently

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) present

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) presents

Past tense (ya wuce) presented

Past participle (ya wuce) presented

Present participle (ana cikin yi) presenting

1. (transitive) When you present something, you show it or give it to someone. <> gabatarwa, wato gabatar da wani ko wani abu.
   • Synonym: introduce