wasted

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Positive wasted

Comparative more wasted

Superlative most wasted

1. We say that something is wasted if it was not used, but should have been used, and now it can't be used. <> kashe ko ɓatad da wani abu a banza, ɓarnatad da.

   We forgot to put the food in the refrigerator to keep it cold, so it was all wasted.

2. Someone is wasted if they are very thin, as if they didn't eat enough. <> an kiran wani wannan kalmar idan siriri ne kamar bai cin isasshen abinci.

   She doesn't look healthy. She looks wasted.

3. (slang) very drunk or stoned. <> wanda ya buge da shaye-shaye, bugagge, ɗan/'yar maye.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) waste

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) wastes

Past tense (ya wuce) wasted

Past participle (ya wuce) wasted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) wasting

1. The past tense and past participle of waste. <> yi asara da abu, ɓatar da abu.