ask

tambayi, roƙa

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) ask

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) asks

Past tense (ya wuce) asked

Past participle (ya wuce) asked

Present participle (ana cikin yi) asking

1. To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it. <> yin tambaya don samun amsa

   She sure does ask a lot of questions! <> Lalle kam, ta cika yin tambayoyi!

2. To approach someone to see if they will do something. <> neman taimako ko wani abu daga wani.

   Let me ask my mom if I can go. <> Bari na tambayi mama ta idan zan iya zuwa.