last

na ƙarshe, (year) bara

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Positive last

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Something is last in a row or in time if there are other things before it but no more things after it. <> na ƙarshe, na baya.

   I was the last person to go there: when I went, the others were all already there. <> Ni ne na can bayan mutumin da ya iso wajen: da na je kowa na nan.

   My house is the last house at the end of the street. <> Gidannawa na ƙarshe ne a titin.

2. lokacin da ya wuce.

   Investors are being urged to vote against a $99m (£73m) pay package awarded to Apple boss Tim Cook last year. <> An bukaci masu hannun jari a kamfanin da su kada kuri'ar kin amincewa da albashin dala miliyan 99 (£73m) da aka yanka wa shugaban kamfanin na Apple TIm Cook a shekarar da ta wuce. --bbchausa_verticals/093_Tim_Apple_backlash

Determiner

Determiner last

1. Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one. <> na ƙarshe, na baya, na da, jiya. (year) bara.
   • Synonym: previous
   • Antonym: next

   I didn't see you last week. <> Ban gan ki ba a makon jiya.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) last

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) lasts

Past tense (ya wuce) lasted

Past participle (ya wuce) lasted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) lasting

1. (intransitive) To endure, continue over time. <> jajurce, iya daɗewa.

   Summer seems to last longer each year.

2. (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.

   I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.