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* [[ | * [[enquire]] (Usage note: In British English, the spelling enquire is more common, with inquire often reserved for official inquests. In Canada and the US, both spellings are acceptable, though inquire is favored. [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inquire]) | ||
=== Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi) === | === Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi) === | ||
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==Verb== | ==Verb== | ||
{{verb|enquir|e}} | {{verb|enquir|e}} | ||
# {{intransitive}}, {{formal}} If you '''enquire''' about something, you ask about it. <> [[yi tambaya]]r, yi [[fatawa]], yi [[cigiya]], [[bincika]]. | # {{intransitive}}, {{cx|formal}} If you '''enquire''' about something, you ask about it. <> [[yi tambaya]]r, yi [[fatawa]], yi [[cigiya]], [[bincika]]. | ||
#: ''He is '''enquiring''' about you <> Yana '''tambaya''' akan ki/ka.'' | #: ''He is '''enquiring''' about you <> Yana '''tambaya''' akan ki/ka.'' | ||
#: ''The police are '''enquiring''' into the matter <> 'Yan sanda suna '''binciken''' maganar.'' | #: ''The police are '''enquiring''' into the matter <> 'Yan sanda suna '''binciken''' maganar.'' | ||
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* [[enquiringly]] | * [[enquiringly]] | ||
* [[enquirer]] | * [[enquirer]] | ||
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== [[Category:Google Translations]][[:Category:Google Translations|Google translation]] of [[enquire]] == | |||
# {{cx|verb}} [[bincika]] <> [[search]], [[analyze]], [[explore]], [[inquire]], [[investigate]], [[research]]; | |||
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Other spellings
- enquire (Usage note: In British English, the spelling enquire is more common, with inquire often reserved for official inquests. In Canada and the US, both spellings are acceptable, though inquire is favored. [1])
Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)
Verb
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Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (intransitive), (formal) If you enquire about something, you ask about it. <> yi tambayar, yi fatawa, yi cigiya, bincika.
- He is enquiring about you <> Yana tambaya akan ki/ka.
- The police are enquiring into the matter <> 'Yan sanda suna binciken maganar.
- enquire at (for information) <> tuntuɓa
- I enquired the embassy for visa information <> Na tuntuɓi ofishin jakadanci don bayanin biza.
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