request

nemi, buƙaci, roƙa/roƙi

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Noun

Singular request

Plural requests

1. (countable) A request the act of asking for something (sometimes in a formal way).
   • Synonyms: petition, appeal, call, supplication and application

   We didn't hear his request that we be quiet.

2. fatawa <> request, usually for info.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) request

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) requests

Past tense (ya wuce) requested

Past participle (ya wuce) requested

Present participle (ana cikin yi) requesting

1. (transitive) If request something, you ask somebody to do something or to give you something. <> neman bayani.
   • Synonyms: ask for, demand, call for and petition

   He requested your presence.

Related words and phrases

• ask
• beg
• plead
• pray
• need
• want