focus

maida hankali kan abu

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈfoʊ.kəs/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈfəʊ.kəs/, SAMPA: /"f@U.k@s/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) focus

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) focuses

Past tense (ya wuce) focused

Past participle (ya wuce) focused

Present participle (ana cikin yi) focusing

1. (transitive) If you focus on something, you pay special attention to it. <> maida hankali kan abu.
   • Synonym: concentrate

   A small company will probably focus its attention on each artist's project more than a major label.

   Class, please focus on your assignment and stop talking.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you focus a lens, you adjust it to make a clear picture. <> gyara hoto, tsaftata hoto.

   Most digital cameras automatically focus on the object in the centre.

   You know, without my glasses, my eyes just can't focus well enough to read.

Noun

Singular focus

Plural focuses

The dog on the left is out of focus, the dog on the right is in focus

1. (countable); (usually singular) The focus is the main thing or person that people are paying attention to. <> ainihin batun.
2. (uncountable) If your focus is on something, your attention is on it. <> hankali.
3. (uncountable) If something is in focus, the image is clear. <> kasancewar hoto ya zamo garau.

Google translation of focus

mayar da hankali.