scratch

Noun

Singular scratch

Plural scratches

1. susa; karcewa, ƙwarzane <> (countable) A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.

   the car hasn't gotten a scratch on it <> motar bata da ko ƙwarzane a jikinta.

2. If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before. <> ƙirƙiro da wani abu daga farkon farko.

   It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) scratch

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) scratches

Past tense (ya wuce) scratched

Past participle (ya wuce) scratched

Present participle (ana cikin yi) scratching

1. sosa / susa; karce, ƙwarzana <> (transitive & intransitive) If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.

   don't scratch the pimples <> kada ka sosa ƙurajen.

   I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.

   he scratched his arm <> ya karce hannunsa.

2. (with claw, fingernail) yakusa, yaga

   My cat scratched up my chair. <> Muzuru na ya yakushi kujera ta.

3. scratch out, scrape <> kankare.

   he scratched out my name from the list <> ya kankare sunana daga tsarin.

4. (idiomatic / karin magana)

   You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. <> Cuɗan ni in cuɗe ka

Google translation of scratch

Karce.

1. (noun) ƙuje <> scratch;
2. (verb) ƙuje <> scratch;