select

zaɓa, tsinta

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪˈlɛkt/

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• Hyphenation: se‧lect

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) select

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) selects

Past tense (ya wuce) selected

Past participle (ya wuce) selected

Present participle (ana cikin yi) selecting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you select something, you choose it. <> yi zaɓe / zaɓi, tsinto / tsinci abu.

   select what you want <> zā̀ɓi àbîn dà kakḕ sô"

Adjective

Positive select

Comparative more select

Superlative most select

1. If something is select it is special in a good way—high quality. <> mai kyau, zaɓaɓɓe

   His skill and efforts took him into the select group of men who have scored over 50 League goals for our club.

Related words

• selective
• selection