stir

juyawa, kadawa

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) stir

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) stirs

Past tense (ya wuce) stirred

Past participle (ya wuce) stirred

Present participle (ana cikin yi) stirring

juyawa, kadawa

1. If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement. <> juyawa, kadawa

   He needed to stir the water into the flour <> yana bukatar ya juya ruwa acikin fulawa.

   She stirred the paint to mix the color. <> ta juya fentin saboda ta gauraya kala din.

   He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

2. If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else. <> juyawa, kadawa<

   The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.

Noun

Singular stir

Plural stirs

1. A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

   Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.