gone

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: gŏn, IPA: /gɒn/, SAMPA: /gQn/
• (US) enPR: gŏn, IPA: /gɑn/, SAMPA: /gAn/

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Verb

Plain form go

Third person singular goes

Simple past went

Past participle gone

Present participle going

1. The past participle of go. <> tafi, tafiya (bayan ya wuce)
   1. I swear, Mom, I have not gone. <> Wallahi, Umma ban je ba. --UMD_NFLC_Hausa_Lessons/Dadin_Kowa_1
   2. Buhari ya tafi Landan domin a duba lafiyarsa. <> Buhari has gone to London for medical checkup. [1]

Adjective

Positive gone

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Not there any more, because it has moved or because it does not exist anymore. <> ɓace, rashi, babu.

Noun

Singular gone

Plural gones

1. (slang) A term meaning someone is dead. <> mace, rasu.

   Katie: "Doctor, is he okay?."

   The doctor: "I'm sorry, he's gone".

   Katie: "Oh, God no, please don't tell me my father's gone! (crying)."