destroy

Verb

Plain form (yanzu)
destroy

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
destroys

Past tense (ya wuce)
destroyed

Past participle (ya wuce)
destroyed

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
destroying

If you destroy something, you break it or make it not exist anymore. <> halaka, ragargaje [1]
- Synonyms: break, smash, tear-up and crush
- Antonyms: make, create, fix and repair
1. Perhaps you may destroy yourself with grief if they do not believe in this message.
  To, kã yi kusa ka halaka ranka a gurabbansu, wai dõmin ba su yi ĩmãni da wannan lãbãri ba sabõda baƙin ciki. = Tamkar kana son ka halaka kanka saboda bakin ciki idan ba su yi imani da wannan zancen ba. --Qur'an 18:6
2. Indian security officials have continued to persecute and destroy houses of Muslim faithful in the country following demonstrations against recent derogatory remarks made against the holy prophet of Islam, Muhammad, peace be upon him.
  Jami'an tsaron Indiya, suna cigaba da daukan matakan muzgunawa Musulmi tare da rusa musu gidaje kan zanga-zangar nuna rashin amincewa da cin zarafin manzon Allah, tsira da amincin Allah su tabbata a gareshi da mutanen gidansa. --Iran Hausa Radio 2022-06-13
If you destroy someone, you hurt them badly, especially their feelings, or cause them much trouble. <> yi kaca-kaca da wani.
Mary was destroyed by her failure to get into college.

The other kids destroyed him with cruel lies.