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Usages of ku
Ku zauna a wuri nan.
You (plural) sit in this place.
Ku zauna a gida.
You (plural) sit at home.
Ku yi magana kaɗan, don Allah.
Speak a little, please.
Don Allah ku yi magana a hankali a cikin ɗaki.
Please speak slowly inside the room.
Ku tafi gida da sauri.
You (plural) go home quickly.
Me kuke so in kawo muku daga gari?
What do you (plural) want me to bring you from town?
Uwa ta ce, "Kar ku yi kuka, ana dafa abinci yanzu."
Mother said, "Don’t cry, the food is being cooked now."
Ku yi magana da kyau.
Speak well.
Kar ku kashe fitila kafin mu gama karatu.
Don’t turn off the lamp before we finish studying.
Kar ku faɗi a hanya.
Don’t fall on the way.
Kar ku yi haka.
Don’t do that.
Don Allah ku yi magana da murya ƙasa a cikin ɗaki.
Please speak in a low voice inside the room.
Na ji muryar malama ta ce, "To, yanzu ku buɗe littafi, mu fara darasi."
I heard the female teacher’s voice saying, "So, now open a book, let’s start the lesson."
To, idan kun gama aikin gida, za ku iya yin wasa a waje.
So, if you (plural) finish the homework, you can play outside.
Ku saurari ra'ayi na.
You (plural) listen to my opinion.
Lokacin hira, uwa ta ce, "Ina so ku yi wa ƙannenku gaisuwa lokacin da kuka ga su."
During the chat, mother said, "I want you (plural) to greet your younger siblings when you see them."
Ku rubuta amsa daidai.
Write the answer correctly.
Don Allah ku saurari malami da hankali.
Please listen to the teacher carefully.
Ni ma ina alfahari da ku saboda kuna ƙoƙari kullum.
I am also proud of you (plural) because you make an effort every day.
Kada ku yi magana da haushi.
Do not speak angrily.
Kar ku karya ƙofa.
Don’t break the door.
Don Allah kar ku yi tafiya cikin sauri a titi.
Please don’t walk in a hurry in the street.
Don Allah ku guji haɗari a titi.
Please avoid danger in the street.
Kar ku wuce gidanmu.
Don’t go past our house.
Malami yana so ku yi tunani kan abin da kuke koya, ba ku rubuta kalmomi kawai ba.
The teacher wants you (plural) to think about what you are learning, not just write words.
Ku karanta saƙon da malami ya tura mana ta waya.
Read the message that the teacher sent to us by phone.
Shin za ku iya rubuta jimloli biyu a kan nahawu na “da zarar”?
Can you (plural) write two sentences about the grammar of “da zarar” (“as soon as”)?
Don Allah ku zubar da shara yanzu.
Please throw out the trash now.
Ku tafi lafiya.
Go safely.
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