promise

Noun

Singular promise

Plural promises

Tilo alƙawari

Jam'i alƙawarai or alƙawarori

1. When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person. <> alƙawari - Zancen tabbatar da niyya da a nan gaba za a aikata abin da aka ce zai yiwu.

   Jane was angry that John broke his promise to take her out to the movies.

Synonyms

• pledge
• wa'adi
• alwashi

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) promise

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) promises

Past tense (ya wuce) promised

Past participle (ya wuce) promised

Present participle (ana cikin yi) promising

1. When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action. <> yin alƙawari

   I promise that I will come back home by noon. You can trust me.

   Sun cika mana alƙawarin <> They fulfilled their promise to us.