substitute

musanya, ɗan/'yar canji

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• Hyphenation: sub‧sti‧tute

Noun

Singular substitute

Plural substitutes

1. (countable) A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher. <> musanyar, ɗan/'yar canji. madadi, maimako [1].

   Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match.

Related words

• replacement

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) substitute

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) substitutes

Past tense (ya wuce) substituted

Past participle (ya wuce) substituted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) substituting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead. <> yin musanya ko canji.

   You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice

Related words

• change
• substitution