overcome

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) overcome

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) overcomes

Past tense (ya wuce) overcame

Past participle (ya wuce) overcame

Present participle (ana cikin yi) overcoming

1. To overwhelm, especially with emotion. <> shawo kai

   I was overcome with anger. <> Fushi ne ya ɗauke ni.

2. To surmount. <> yi rinjaye/rinjaya

   She overcame all obstacles. <> Ta rinjayi duka ƙalubalen.

3. To win a battle or defeat or other contest. <> kawar da, ka da, kayar da

   We shall overcome our enemies. <> Za mu ka da maƙiyan mu.