Difference between revisions of "congratulate"
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| − | * Na to follow person happy when better ting happen | + | * Na to follow person happy when better ting happen for di person. |
| − | :*{{ux|dv|Everybody gader go town hall today to go '''congratulate''' de new local government chairman.| | + | :*{{ux|dv|Everybody gader go town hall today to go '''congratulate''' de new local government chairman.| NSC_2020, Everyone went to the town hall to congratulate the newly elected local government chairman.)}} |
| − | :*{{ux|dv|Dat day wey she carry de twins come church for de 1st time, everybody just dey '''congratulate''' her|( | + | :*{{ux|dv|Dat day wey she carry de twins come church for de 1st time, everybody just dey '''congratulate''' her.|(NSC_2020, The first time she brought the twins to church, everyone was congratulating her.)}} |
| − | :*{{ux|dv|I go '''congratulate''' | + | :*{{ux|dv|I go '''congratulate''' di new Market chairman.|(NSC_2020, I went to congratulate the new Market Chairman.)}} |
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| − | * [[praise]] | + | * [[praise]], [[hail]] |
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| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''praise, congratulate'' |
Revision as of 11:26, 8 June 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: English congratulate
Pronunciation
- kóngrátùlatè
Verb
- Na to follow person happy when better ting happen for di person.
- Everybody gader go town hall today to go congratulate de new local government chairman. — NSC_2020, Everyone went to the town hall to congratulate the newly elected local government chairman.)
- Dat day wey she carry de twins come church for de 1st time, everybody just dey congratulate her. — (NSC_2020, The first time she brought the twins to church, everyone was congratulating her.)
- I go congratulate di new Market chairman. — (NSC_2020, I went to congratulate the new Market Chairman.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: praise, congratulate