zato

Verb

yi zato / zata / zaci / zace

1. to think or guess, to have thought, assume, predict, imagine <> tsammani ko rashin tabbatar da shaida kan wani abu
   • Synonyms: zaci, tunani and zartaku

   Na zata zai zo. <> I thought he would come.

2. believe

   Experts believe the trove dates back some 2,500 years.
   Masana suna kyautata zaton wannan gunkin ya kai shekara 2,500. --bbchausa verticals/pics

Noun

Tilo zato

Jam'i zace-zace

m

1. a guess, thought, thinking, supposing, assuming, assumption

   (Idiomatic) Ba zato ba tsammani <> Unexpectedly = All of the sudden.

   Wannan zaton ka ne kawai. <> This is just your guess.