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# [[change]] direction <> [[karkata]], [[karkace]]
# [[change]] direction <> [[karkata]], [[karkace]]
#: ''The road '''turns''' to the south. <> Hanya ta '''karkata''' kudu.''
#: ''The road '''turns''' to the south. <> Hanya ta '''karkata''' kudu.''
# turn's one head around. <> [[waiwaya]] / [[waiwayo]].
# [[turn]]'s one head around. <> [[waiwaya]] / [[waiwayo]].
#: ''He '''turned''' his head around and looked at them. <> Ya '''waiwaya''' ya duba su.''
#: ''He '''turned''' his head around and looked at them. <> Ya '''waiwaya''' ya duba su.''
# [[turn]] to the [[right]] or [[left]]. <> yi [[dama]] ko [[hagu]] = [[juya]] dama ko hagu.
# [[turn]] to the [[right]] or [[left]]. <> yi [[dama]] ko [[hagu]] = [[juya]] dama ko hagu.

Revision as of 12:54, 7 May 2017

Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)

Homophones

Verb

Plain form (yanzu)
turn

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
turns

Past tense (ya wuce)
turned

Past participle (ya wuce)
turned

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
turning

  1. rotate <> juya
    Turn a key in a lock. <> Juya mabuɗi cikin kwaɗo.
  2. to turn something around. <> jirkita.
    They turned the table around. <> Sun jirkita teburin.
  3. change direction <> karkata, karkace
    The road turns to the south. <> Hanya ta karkata kudu.
  4. turn's one head around. <> waiwaya / waiwayo.
    He turned his head around and looked at them. <> Ya waiwaya ya duba su.
  5. turn to the right or left. <> yi dama ko hagu = juya dama ko hagu.
  6. (figuratively) seek help or guidance, turn to for help <> nema, roƙa
    He didn't know which way to turn to. <> Ya rasa inda zai sa kansa.
    It is You we worship and You we ask for help. = You alone do we turn to for help <> Kai muke bauta wa, kuma Kai muke neman taimakonKa. --Qur'an 1:5