belonging

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) belong

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) belongs

Past tense (ya wuce) belonged

Past participle (ya wuce) belonged

Present participle (ana cikin yi) belonging

1. The present participle of belong. <> na, ta wadda ya mallaka.

Noun

Singular belonging

Plural belongings

1. (countable); (usually plural) Your belongings are the things that you own. <> abubuwan ka.

   Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave. <> Ka tabbata ka tafi da duk abubuwan ka idan za ka tafi.

2. (uncountable) The feeling that one belongs. <> ji kamar ka cancance.

   I have a feeling of belonging in Kano. <> Ina ji ni kamar ɗan Kano ne.

   A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.