cry

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) cry

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) cries

Past tense (ya wuce) cried

Past participle (ya wuce) cried

Present participle (ana cikin yi) crying

1. yin kuka; share hawaye; fid da hawaye saboda ɓacin rai <> To shed tears; to let water come from your eyes, usually while making a sound, usually when you feel sad.
   • Synonyms: shed tears, sob, bawl, weep and tear up

   He started to cry because he was so upset. <> Ya soma kuka saboda ɓacin ransa.

   I cried when my brother died. <> Na yi kuka da wa na ya rasu.

2. Ƙara ko wani sauti tare <> To shout loudly or suddenly.
   • Synonyms: cry out, yell, call, call out, shriek, roar, bellow, holler, howl and wail
   • Antonyms: whisper, murmur and sigh

   They cried for us to stop. <> Sun yi kukan mu daina.

Noun

Singular cry

Plural cries

Tilo kuka

Jam'i koke-koke

1. Ƙara mai ƙarfin sauti <> A loud shout.
   • Synonyms: shout, yell, holler, scream, howl, wail, call, shriek, roar and bellow
   • Antonyms: whisper, murmur and sigh
2. A period of shedding tears. <> Lokacin share hawaye da kuka

   He had a good cry. <> Ya sha kuka.

Related words

• crier (mai kuka)
• crybaby (mai shagwaɓa da kuka)
• don't cry over spilt milk (karin magana na Turanci)
• tears (hawaye)

Google translation of cry

1. kira, kuka, da'awarsu, cry
2. (noun) a spell of weeping.

   I still have a cry , sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead

   synonyms: sob, weep, crying fit, crying jag, vagitus

3. (verb) shed tears, especially as an expression of distress or pain.

   don't cry—it'll be all right

4. (verb) kuka <> cry, howl;
5. (noun) kira <> call, cry;