Noun
- susa; karcewa, ƙwarzane <> (countable) A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.
- the car hasn't gotten a scratch on it <> motar bata da ko ƙwarzane a jikinta.
- If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before. <> ƙirƙiro da wani abu daga farkon farko.
- It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.
Verb
Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- sosa / susa; karce, ƙwarzana <> (transitive & intransitive) If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.
- don't scratch the pimples <> kada ka sosa ƙurajen.
- I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.
- he scratched his arm <> ya karce hannunsa.
- (with claw, fingernail) yakusa, yaga
- My cat scratched up my chair. <> Muzuru na ya yakushi kujera ta.
- scratch out, scrape <> kankare.
- he scratched out my name from the list <> ya kankare sunana daga tsarin.
- (idiomatic / karin magana)
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. <> Cuɗan ni in cuɗe ka