abbreviate

taƙaita kalma

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) abbreviate

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) abbreviates

Past tense (ya wuce) abbreviated

Past participle (ya wuce) abbreviated

Present participle (ana cikin yi) abbreviating

1. If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. <> Idan ka taƙaita wani abu, balanta na ma kalma ko rubutu, to anyi ne don a gajartashi.

   He abbreviated his first name to Alec. <> Ya taƙaita kalmar sunan sa na Alec.