occasion

Noun

Singular occasion

Plural occasions

1. (countable) An occasion is a particular time. <> wani lokaci, karo.

   “On occasion I have mentioned this to other men and they usually think that I am attempting to be facetious.” [1] <> Ya ce, wani lokaci idan ya gaya wa mutane abin sai su dauk wasa kawai yake. [2]

   It was a happy occasion. <> Lokacin farin ciki ne.

   On certain occasions. A wasu lokutan.

2. (countable) An occasion is a special time or event. <> karo ko lokaci ko rana na musamman.

   Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

   On this important occasion. <> A wannan babbar ranar.

Related words

• occasional
• occasionally

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) occasion

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) occasions

Past tense (ya wuce) occasioned

Past participle (ya wuce) occasioned

Present participle (ana cikin yi) occasioning

1. (transitive) If x occasions y, x causes y. <> kawo, haifar da, sa abu ya faru.

   Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting. <> Yanzu mun zo kan matsalolin da suka kawo wannan haɗuwar.

Google translation of occasion

Lokaci.

1. (noun) ranar aukuwa <> occasion;