present

Pronunciation

noun, adjective

• enPR: prĕ'zənt
• IPA: /ˈprɛzənt/
• SAMPA: /"prEz@nt/

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verb

• enPR: prĭzĕnt'
• IPA: /prɪˈzɛnt/
• SAMPA: /prI"zEnt/

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Noun

Tilo kyauta

Jam'i kyautoci or koyautoci

Singular present

Plural presents

1. (countable) A present is a gift; something that someone gives to someone else. <> kyauta, abin da ake bawa wani
   • Synonym: gift

   Here's a birthday present for you. I hope you like it. <> Ga kyautar ranar haihuwarka. Da fatan ka/kya so abin.

2. The present is the time now at this moment. <> Lokacin da ake ciki a yanzu. A halin yanzu.

Adjective

Positive present

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Someone is present if the person is here, or the person is at the place someone is talking about. <> Wani na nan kenan. Wani ya halarci/halarto wuri.
   1. And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us. <> Kuma lalle bãbu kõwa fãce waɗanda ake halartarwa ne a wurinMu. --Quran/36/32
   2. Five men and two women were present when the meeting started. <> Akai mazaje biyar da mata biyu a nan wajen, a lokacin da aka fara.
      • Antonym: absent
2. existing or occurring now. <> na yanzu.
   • Synonym: current

Related words

• presently

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) present

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) presents

Past tense (ya wuce) presented

Past participle (ya wuce) presented

Present participle (ana cikin yi) presenting

1. (transitive) When you present something, you show it or give it to someone. <> gabatarwa, wato gabatar da ko nuna wani ko wani abu. gitta
   • Synonyms: introduce and show
   1. And We will present Hell that Day to the Disbelievers, on display -
      Kuma mu gabatar da Jahannama, a ranar, ga kafirai gittawa. = Kuma Muka gitta Jahannama, a rãnar nan ga kãfirai gittãwa. --Quran 18:100
      
      
   2. And present to them an example of two men:...
      Kuma ka buga musu misãli da waɗansu maza biyu... --18:32

Google translation of present

Yanzu.