urge

Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)

urj

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) urge

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) urges

Past tense (ya wuce) urged

Past participle (ya wuce) urged

Present participle (ana cikin yi) urging

1. (transitive) To urge something is to press or push it forward. <> buƙaci wani abu daga wani; ƙarfafa wa wani; sa wa ƙaimi; matsa wa; tsananta wa.

   He urged them to be quick <> Ya ce musu don Allah su yi sauri.

   He urged me to do it <> Shi ne ya ƙarfafa mini in yi.

   They urged her to get marry <> Sun matsa mata ta yi aure.

Synonyms

• encourage
• incite
• spur (urge a horse <> doki)

Noun

Singular urge

Plural urges

1. (countable) An urge is a want to do something. <> nema, iza, zuga, cunna, hasa, buƙata

   After watching the basketball game, he had an urge to play too. <> Bayan kallon wasan kwandon, shi ma ya samu buƙatar yin wasan.

Synonyms

• desire
• push