Pronunciation
Noun
- The beginning of something in place or time. <> farawa, soma.
- We went back to the start.
- A movement in reaction to surprise.
- I surprised him and he gave a start.
- A surprise, often not pleasant. <> tada hankali a firgice.
- She gave him quite a start.
Synonyms
- (beginning) beginning, outset, square one, drawing board, introduction
- (movement) jump
- (surprise) surprise, scare
Antonyms
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) |
- To begin; to do something for the first time. <> fara, soma.
- They started the race in first place.
- To make a machine begin to work. <> kunna na'ura.
- I will start the car.
- To move in surprise. <> yin motsi a firgice.
- When I touched his arm, he started.
Synonyms
- (begin) begin, introduce
- (make a machine begin to work) start up, turn on, initialize
- (move in surprise) flinch
Antonyms
- (begin) end, finish, terminate, complete, finalize, conclude
- (make a machine begin to work) shut down, turn off, cut