better

Adjective

Positive good

Comparative better

Superlative best

Positive kyau

Comparative mafi kyau

Superlative mafi kyau duka

1. The comparative form of good; more good.

   I am a better person than you are. <> Ni mutum ne wanda ya fi ka.

   Better you than he <> Gwamma kai da shi.

   It would have been better <> Ai da ya fi.

2. better late than never <> gara a makara da ƙin zuwa.
3. (figuratively) the sooner the better <> da zafi-zafi kan buge ƙarfe.
4. (figuratively) for better or worse <> da daɗi ko ba daɗi

Adverb

Positive well

Comparative better

Superlative best

1. The comparative form of well; more well.

   Are you feeling better? <> Ya jiki?

2. had better do (future event) <> gara, gwamma (wani abu akan wani)

   We had better hurry. <> Ya kamata mu yi sauri. = Gwamma fa mu yi hanzari.

   We'd better not go there <> Gara kada mu je can.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) better

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) betters

Past tense (ya wuce) bettered

Past participle (ya wuce) bettered

Present participle (ana cikin yi) bettering

1. To improve. <> daɗa gyaruwa ko kyautatawa ko ingantawa ko bunƙasa.

   I intend to better my situation by going back to school. <> Na yi niyar da na bunƙasa halin da nake ciki ta hanyar komawa makaranta.

Noun

Singular better

Plural betters

1. Another way to spell bettor.
2. Someone or something who is superior to another.

   I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.