awake
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Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)
Adjective
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Comparative |
Superlative |
- Alert, not asleep. <> a farke ba wanda ke bacci ba. Tashi daga bacci. a wartsake
- It was 1:00 AM and Audu was still awake. <> Har sai da lokaci ya kai ƙarfe ɗaya da safe kuma Audu bai yi bacci ba.
- Are you awake? <> A farke kake? = (idiomatic) Idonka biyu?
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Verb
Plain form |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
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Note: "Awaked" is another past and past participle of this verb.
- (transitive & intransitive) If someone awakes, they stop sleeping. <> wanda ya daina barci, wanda ya farka (woke up).
- She awoke with the dawn.
Synonyms
- (stop sleeping) awaken, wake up
- (cause to stop sleeping) awaken, wake up
- (excite) excite, arouse, stir up
Antonyms
- (stop sleeping) go to sleep, fall asleep, not wake
- (cause to stop sleeping) put to sleep, lull to sleep, send to sleep
- (excite) soothe, calm