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How to say “late” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 2 · Easy
English
late
Hausa translation
Makara

Hear it in a sentence

Na makara don ilimin kimiyyar lissafi.

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Examples

Yau na makara.

I'm on a late shift today.

Ina jin za ku makara.

I had a feeling you would be late.

Na yi alkawarin ba zan makara ba.

I promise that I won't be late.

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

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