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<big>[[saɓawa]]</big>
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en-us-defy.ogg|Audio (US)}}
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{{verb|def|y}}
{{verb|def|y}}
#When you '''defy''' someone, you [[refuse]] to do what he or she wants you to do. <> [[kangare]] wa wani.  
#When you '''defy''' someone, you [[refuse]] to do what he or she wants you to do. <> [[kangare]] wa wani.  
#:''The students '''defied''' the police <> Ɗalibai sun '''kangare wa''' 'yan sanda.
#:''The students '''defied''' the police'' <> Ɗalibai sun '''kangare wa''' 'yan sanda.
#: ''He is going to '''defy''' her orders for him to come here.''
#: ''He is going to '''defy''' her orders for him to come here.'' <> Zai '''[[saɓa wa]]''' umarnin da ta bashi na cewa ya zo nan.
#When you '''defy''' something, you [[challenge]] it. <> [[ƙalubalanta]]r wani abu, ƙi bin abu.
#When you '''defy''' something, you [[challenge]] it. <> [[ƙalubalanta]]r wani abu, ƙi bin abu.
#: ''That politician is willing to '''defy''' public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.''
#: ''That politician is willing to '''defy''' public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.''
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==Noun==
==Noun==
{{irrnoun|defies}}
{{irrnoun|defies}}
#A '''defy''' is a [[challenge]] to something.
#A '''defy''' is a [[challenge]] to something. <> [[ƙalubalanta]]r abu. [[ƙalubalanci]].

Latest revision as of 10:28, 27 September 2021

saɓawa

Pronunciation

Verb

Plain form (yanzu)
defy

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
defies

Past tense (ya wuce)
defied

Past participle (ya wuce)
defied

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
defying

  1. When you defy someone, you refuse to do what he or she wants you to do. <> kangare wa wani.
    The students defied the police <> Ɗalibai sun kangare wa 'yan sanda.
    He is going to defy her orders for him to come here. <> Zai saɓa wa umarnin da ta bashi na cewa ya zo nan.
  2. When you defy something, you challenge it. <> ƙalubalantar wani abu, ƙi bin abu.
    That politician is willing to defy public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.

Noun

Singular
defy

Plural
defies

  1. A defy is a challenge to something. <> ƙalubalantar abu. ƙalubalanci.