telling

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) tell

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) tells

Past tense (ya wuce) told

Past participle (ya wuce) told

Present participle (ana cikin yi) telling

1. The present participle of tell. <> gayawa, faɗawa, yi wa magana.

Adjective

Positive telling

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is telling, it has a strong effect. <> mai muhimmanci, mai tasiri.
   • Synonym: significant
2. If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something. <> kan iya sa mutum ya ce "ashe!" don nunin gaskiya.

Related words

• tellingly