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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) === | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 21 November 2016
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.