jest

Pronunciation

• enPR: jĕst, IPA: /ʤest/, SAMPA: /dZest/

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Noun

Singular jest

Plural jests

1. (countable) A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun. In jest. <> da wasa, a wasance, abin raha.

   It was only a jest, a piece of fun.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) jest

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) jests

Past tense (ya wuce) jested

Past participle (ya wuce) jested

Present participle (ana cikin yi) jesting

1. (transitive & intransitive) To jest is to joke or make fun of something. <> tsokana, sa dariya, yin wasa.

   Don't jest about serious things.

   He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.

   He was just jesting.