shade

inuwa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃeɪd/

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Noun

Singular shade

Plural shades

Different shades of green.

1. The shade is the darker place under a tree or other thing, where the sun is not shining.

   She rested in the shade of the tree because she felt hot.

   On Friday in Magadi, Kajiado, Kenya, these Maasai women take to the shade...
   A ranar Juma'a a Magadi, Kajiado, kasar Kenya, wadannan matan kabilar Maasai na shan inuwa...--bbchausa verticals/pics

2. (countable) A shade is the slight difference between colors. <> ɗan banbanci da ke tsakanin launuka. irin launi.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) shade

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) shades

Past tense (ya wuce) shaded

Past participle (ya wuce) shaded

Present participle (ana cikin yi) shading

1. (transitive) If something is shaded, it is shielded from light. <> yin inuwa. bada inuwa.

   The old tree shaded the animals from the sun.

2. (intransitive) If something is shading, it is approaching something slightly.

   The grassland was green, shading towards brown in the drier areas.

3. (transitive) If you shade something in a drawing, you darken it. <> maida abu ya yi duhu.

   Mary started shading in the outlines of the house in her drawing.