relative

Adjective

Positive relative

Comparative more relative

Superlative most relative

1. Compared to something else. <> kwatanci da wani abun.

   I feel good relative to yesterday. <> Ina jin daɗi ba kamar jiya ba.

2. If something is relative it could be the way it is in different amounts. <> gwargwado.

   Kano city is heavily populated relative its area. <> Birnin Kano mai ɗimbin mazauna ne gwargwadon girmansa.

   We use a relative measure for sound.

   Hot is relative, hot to you might be cold to me.

Related words

• relatively
• relate

Noun

Singular relative

Plural relatives

1. Someone you are related to, a member of your family. <> dangi, ɗan uwa/'yar uwa, iyali.

   My relatives came to visit last night. <> Iyalai na sun zo ziyara a daren jiya.

Related words

• relationship