Hausa · Verbs · Level 3

How to say “Cry” in Hausa

(verb)

VerbsLevel 3 · Intermediate
English
Cry(verb)
Hausa translation
Kuka

Hear it in a sentence

E! hikima ba ya kuka.

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Examples

Tsuntsayen na kuka.

The birds are singing.

Ina kuka tafi?

Where did you go?

Mama tayi kuka.

Mama cried.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

“Cry” across Nigerian languages

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