turn

Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)

Homophones

• tern

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) turn

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) turns

Past tense (ya wuce) turned

Past participle (ya wuce) turned

Present participle (ana cikin yi) turning

1. rotate <> juya

   Turn a key in a lock. <> Juya mabuɗi cikin kwaɗo.

2. to turn something around. <> jirkita.

   They turned the table around. <> Sun jirkita teburin.

3. change direction <> karkata, karkace

   The road turns to the south. <> Hanya ta karkata kudu.

4. turn's one head around. <> waiwaya / waiwayo.

   He turned his head around and looked at them. <> Ya waiwaya ya duba su.

5. turn to the right or left. <> yi dama ko hagu = juya dama ko hagu.
6. (figuratively) seek help or guidance, turn to for help <> nema, roƙa

   He didn't know which way to turn to. <> Ya rasa inda zai sa kansa.

   It is You we worship and You we ask for help. = You alone do we turn to for help <> Kai muke bauta wa, kuma Kai muke neman taimakonKa. --Qur'an 1:5

   Have you seen the one who turned away <> Shin, ka ga wannan da ya jũya baya? = Shin, ka ga wannan da ya juya baya? --Qur'an 53:33

Noun

Singular turn

Plural turns

Tilo kwana

Jam'i juye-juy or kwane-kwane

The road will turn

1. A change of direction or orientation. <> juyawa.

   Turn right, then turn left. <> Juya dama, sannan juya hannun hagu.

2. A change in temperament or circumstance. <> canjin yanayi ko hali.

   She took a turn for the worse.

   Well that took a turn.

3. dama <> One's chance or opportunity to make a move in a game having two or more players.

Google translation of turn

Juya, bi da bi.

1. (noun) juya <> turn; ratsawa <> intersection, turn;
2. (verb) nuna <> show, exhibit, indicate, turn, produce;