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In grammar, a sentence is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period '.', question mark '?', or exclamation mark '!'. Usually a sentence has a subject, verb, and object.
The first sentence in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
In law, a sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a criminal. <> ɗauri, hukunci.
He received a 15-year sentence for the murder of his friend. <> Ya sami ɗaurin shekaru goma sha biyar saboda kisan abokinsa.

Plain form (yanzu)
sentence

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
sentences

Past tense (ya wuce)
sentenced

Past participle (ya wuce)
sentenced

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
sentencing

(transitive) If a judge sentences someone, they decide on a punishment for a crime. <> hukuntawa da alƙali ke yi; yanka hukunci.
He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend. <> An ka da masa hukuncin shekaru goma sha biyar saboda kisan abokinsa.

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 #:''The first '''sentence''' in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."''
 #In [[law]], a '''sentence''' is the [[punishment]] that a [[judge]] gives to a [[criminal]]. <> [[ɗauri]], [[hukunci]].
-#:''He received a 15-year '''sentence''' for the murder of his friend.''
+#:''He received a 15-year '''sentence''' for the murder of his friend. <> Ya sami '''[[ɗauri]]n''' shekaru goma sha biyar saboda kisan abokinsa.''
 ==Verb==
 {{verb|sentenc|e}}
 #{{transitive verb}} If a [[judge]] '''sentences''' someone, they decide on a [[punishment]] for a [[crime]]. <> [[hukunta]]wa da [[alƙali]] ke yi; [[yanka hukunci]].
-#:''He was '''sentenced''' to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.''
+#:''He was '''sentenced''' to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend. <> An ka da masa '''[[hukunci]]n''' shekaru goma sha biyar saboda kisan abokinsa.''