would

Homophones

• wood

Verb

Simple present will

Simple past would

Negative wouldn't

Contraction 'd

1. Would is used to show your past plan or decision. <> ana amfani da kalmar don nuna hukunci ko shawarar da ka yanke.

   He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday. <> Ya ce zai ga Mr Moi a Bonn a ranar Litinin.

   which would give brief access to food after a two-second delay, [1] <> wanda zai ba su damar samun abinci bayan an samu tsaiko sau biyu, [2]

2. Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen. <> nuna kan cewa ka/kin yi tsammanin wani abu zai faru.

   It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave. <> Nan gaba kaɗan, lokacin tafiya zai yi, amma dai ban so na tafi.

   It looked like it would rain soon. <> Kamar da cewa za'a yi ruwa jim kaɗan.

3. expresses conditionality or possibility; <> idan ana ba da labarin abin da aka faɗa a da, ko kuwa don ƙara ladabi wajen roƙo

   he told me he would come <> ya ce mini zai zo.

4. (in a polite question) ko + future/abin gaban...

   would you like a cold drink? <> ko za ka sha wani abu mai sanyi?

Related words

• woulda
• would-be
• would rather

Google translation of would

Zai, dã.