reckon

kintata, yi hisabi, tsammani

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɛkən/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) reckon

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) reckons

Past tense (ya wuce) reckoned

Past participle (ya wuce) reckoned

Present participle (ana cikin yi) reckoning

1. (estimate) kintata <> (transitive) If you reckon a number, cost, etc., you guess or calculate the value.
   • Synonym: result

   He reckoned that it would cost 100 naira <> ya kintaci kud'insa naira d'ari.

2. day of reckoning <> ranar hisabi. [1]
3. (intransitive) If you reckon on something, you expect it. <> tsammani, zato.
   • Synonyms: imagine and expect

   And provide for them from sources they could never reckon. <> Kuma Ya arzũta shi daga inda bã ya zato. --Quran/65/3

   Oh dear, we didn't reckon on so many people.