scratch

Noun

Singular scratch

Plural scratches

1. sosa / susa; karce, ƙwarzana <> (countable) A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.

   don't scratch the pimples <> kada ka sosa ƙurajen.

   I found a scratch on my car, so I had to get paint to cover it.

2. If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before.

   It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) scratch

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) scratches

Past tense (ya wuce) scratched

Past participle (ya wuce) scratched

Present participle (ana cikin yi) scratching

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.

   I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.