tausasa: Difference between revisions

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tausasa verb

Plain form (yanzu)
soften

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
softens

Past tense (ya wuce)
softened

Past participle (ya wuce)
softened

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
softening

If you soften something, then you make it soft or softer.
You will have to use this to beat the flour to soften it before we can use it to make our cake.
When you soften your words, you make it less harsh and less critical.
Seeing that she was about to cry, I softened my tone and criticism about her project.
subtle
mai da abu ya zama laushi

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 '''tausasa''' ''verb''
 # [[rausasa]]
-#: ta '''tausasa''' murya
+#: ta '''tausasa''' murya <> she [[lower]] her [[voice]]
 # [[sassauta]]
-#: ya '''tausasa''' murya
+#: ya '''tausasa''' murya <> he lower his voice
 # jin [[tausayi]]
 #: ya '''tausasa'''wa [[almajiri]].