Verb
Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |

- neman sanin wani abu. <> seeking knowledge, gaining an education.
Verb 2
Plain form |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |

- karantar ko nuna yadda ake yin abu. <> to educate, demonstrate, teach.
- Synonym: koayr da
- Baba na ne ya koya mana yadda ake tuƙa mota. <> Our dad taught us how to drive.
Noun
f
- jar ƙasa da mata kan shafa a fuska don kwalliya.
- Synonym: kowa
Bargery's definition of koya
koya.
I. [ko/ya"].
1. {v.tr.2c; only plus dat.}. Teach. e.g. ya/ k. mini karatu, he taught me to read.
2. {n.f.; pl. ko/yo/yi/}.
(a) Various kinds of red earth and red coloured stones used in making red ink, in staining the heads of cotton-spindles, and for smearing on the face.
(b) Red ink. (= (Kats.) kwaya.)
II. [ko/+ya"] {4d koya I.1}.
III. [ko/"ya/+].
1. {v.tr.1a}. Learn. (Vide koyo.) (Cf. makoyi.)
2. {n.f.; 4e koya III.1}.