Difference between revisions of "want"
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===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
* [[wan]] | * [[wan]] | ||
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− | * | + | * wɔ̑nt |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-want.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-want.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-want.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-want.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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− | + | * Make person dey do wetin im mind tell am sey make e do. | |
+ | #:* {{ux|dv| People no go read, people no '''want''' read. |(JOS_06_Ear-Piercing_DG__13, People will not read; people don't want to read.)}} | ||
+ | #: {{ux|dv|De no wan '''want''' work, people no wan go school. |(JOS_05_Buhari-Government_M__39, They don't want to work; people don't want to go to school.)}} | ||
+ | * Make person dey do wetin im mind dey tell am. | ||
+ | #: {{ux|dv| Im no tell us since sey na student im '''want'''. |(IBA_11_Student-Wahala_DG__11, He didn't tell us earlier that he want a student.)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Wetin God '''want''' |(jw__40757, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin God '''want''' |(jw__40757, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Police '''want''' ansa |(bbc__82775, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Police '''want''' ansa |(bbc__82775, __no translation__)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|You '''want''' all di filla? |(bbc__101884, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|You '''want''' all di filla? |(bbc__101884, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|insult you, talk everything wey you do, and '''want''' make you gree sey na your fault |(jw__48744, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|insult you, talk everything wey you do, and '''want''' make you gree sey na your fault |(jw__48744, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|E do wetin God '''want''' even though sey e go die. |(jw__4453, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|E do wetin God '''want''' even though sey e go die. |(jw__4453, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Meanwhile, di fear of sey Nigerians no go patronise you, sey, na di Obodo Oyinbo pattern dey '''want''' patronise. |(WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__89, Meanwhile, the fear of the fact that Nigerians will not patronise you. That it is the foreign things they want to patronise.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Meanwhile, di fear of sey Nigerians no go patronise you, sey, na di Obodo Oyinbo pattern dey '''want''' patronise. |(WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__89, Meanwhile, the fear of the fact that Nigerians will not patronise you. That it is the foreign things they want to patronise.)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Na im I dey tell you sey na wetin I '''want''' now. |(ENU_12_Social-Life_DG__155, That's what I'm telling you, that's what I want.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Na im I dey tell you sey na wetin I '''want''' now. |(ENU_12_Social-Life_DG__155, That's what I'm telling you, that's what I want.)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|So I, wetin I '''want''' for you is advice. |(ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__83, So I... what I want from you is advice.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|So I, wetin I '''want''' for you is advice. |(ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__83, So I... what I want from you is advice.)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Na so we go do sotay we go achieve wetin we '''want''' for life? |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__70, Is that how we'll do till we achieve what we want to achieve in life ?)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Na so we go do sotay we go achieve wetin we '''want''' for life? |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__70, Is that how we'll do till we achieve what we want to achieve in life ?)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Con dey '''want''' embarrass, con dey '''want''' embarass us. |(NST_cleaned__18576, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Con dey '''want''' embarrass, con dey '''want''' embarass us. |(NST_cleaned__18576, __no translation__)}} | ||
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+ | #: {{ux|dv| You understand we no wan anyting wey go catch us by surprise right now, we no '''want''' at all. |(WAZK_09_Fuel-Price-Increase_M__70, You understand, we don't want anything that we catch us by surprise right now; we don't want, at all.)}} | ||
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* English: no definition | * English: no definition |
Revision as of 17:52, 28 August 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English want
Pronunciation
- wɔ̑nt
Verb
- Make person dey do wetin im mind tell am sey make e do.
- People no go read, people no want read. — (JOS_06_Ear-Piercing_DG__13, People will not read; people don't want to read.)
- De no wan want work, people no wan go school. — (JOS_05_Buhari-Government_M__39, They don't want to work; people don't want to go to school.)
- Make person dey do wetin im mind dey tell am.
- Im no tell us since sey na student im want. — (IBA_11_Student-Wahala_DG__11, He didn't tell us earlier that he want a student.)
- Wetin God want — (jw__40757, __no translation__)
- Police want ansa — (bbc__82775, __no translation__)
- You want all di filla? — (bbc__101884, __no translation__)
- insult you, talk everything wey you do, and want make you gree sey na your fault — (jw__48744, __no translation__)
- E do wetin God want even though sey e go die. — (jw__4453, __no translation__)
- Meanwhile, di fear of sey Nigerians no go patronise you, sey, na di Obodo Oyinbo pattern dey want patronise. — (WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__89, Meanwhile, the fear of the fact that Nigerians will not patronise you. That it is the foreign things they want to patronise.)
- Na im I dey tell you sey na wetin I want now. — (ENU_12_Social-Life_DG__155, That's what I'm telling you, that's what I want.)
- So I, wetin I want for you is advice. — (ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__83, So I... what I want from you is advice.)
- Na so we go do sotay we go achieve wetin we want for life? — (KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__70, Is that how we'll do till we achieve what we want to achieve in life ?)
- Con dey want embarrass, con dey want embarass us. — (NST_cleaned__18576, __no translation__)
- You understand we no wan anyting wey go catch us by surprise right now, we no want at all. — (WAZK_09_Fuel-Price-Increase_M__70, You understand, we don't want anything that we catch us by surprise right now; we don't want, at all.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: no definition