Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)
Noun
- (countable) A book is a lot of paper joined together with writing and pictures printed on them for you to read or write in. <> Littafi shi ne tarin warƙoƙin takardu da aka yi masu bango don karatu ko rubutu.
- (countable) A book is a group of stamps, matches, tickets, etc., held together inside a paper cover. <> tarin warƙoƙin takardu.
- (plural) A company's books, are its money records. <> ajiyar littafin banki ko rejista kamar ta otel ko ta kuɗin kamfani ko wani.
- Synonym: account
- An outside accountant kept the books and signed the checks until he joined the company.
Verb
Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (transitive) If you book something or someone, you reserve them for a certain time. <> kama wuri (kamar a jirgi, otel)
- I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.
- I can book tickets for the concert next week.
- (transitive) (law) If you book someone, you someone officially put their name in police records for a crime. <> kama mutum da laifin karya doka
- Synonym: record
- The police booked him for driving too fast.
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