Difference between revisions of "fast"
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:* {{ux|dv|I dey wait make e come '''fast''' abeg make I go rest.|(JOS_23_Wedding_DG__30, I am waiting, I want it to come quick, I want to rest.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|I dey wait make e come '''fast''' abeg make I go rest.|(JOS_23_Wedding_DG__30, I am waiting, I want it to come quick, I want to rest.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Na your hand e dey. If you do am '''fast''' na you e go pay. If you no still do am like dat, na you still know. | :* {{ux|dv| Na your hand e dey. If you do am '''fast''' na you e go pay. If you no still do am like dat, na you still know. | ||
| − | |( | + | |(It’s in your hands. If you do it quickly, you’ll benefit. If you don’t do it that way, it’s still your business.)}} |
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===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
* Sey someting dey move quick. | * Sey someting dey move quick. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Dat babe '''fast''', just now just now she don finish law school.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dat babe '''fast''', just now just now she don finish law school.|(That lady is fast, she has already finished law school.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Dis car '''fast''' o. And e no be like wetin go fit run like dis o. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dis car '''fast''' o. And e no be like wetin go fit run like dis o. |( This car is fast, and it doesn't look very fast.)}} |
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* English: ''fast'', ''quick'' | * English: ''fast'', ''quick'' | ||
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* Make people gree dey de no go chop because of something.. | * Make people gree dey de no go chop because of something.. | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Oga Nababhani say pipo need to respect di month and odas wey dey '''fast'''. |(bbc__76791, Mr Nababhani said people need to respect the month and others who fast.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Oga Nababhani say pipo need to respect di month and odas wey dey '''fast'''. |(bbc__76791, Mr Nababhani said people need to respect the month and others who fast.)}} | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|If I tell you sey I dey '''fast''' you con see me dey chop, just take am sey I just fast finish before you see me.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv|If I tell you sey I dey '''fast''' you con see me dey chop, just take am sey I just fast finish before you see me.|(If I tell you that I’m fasting and you see me eating, just assume I just finished fasting before you saw me.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 5 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
From English: fast
Pronunciation
- fâst
Adverb
- As someting dey go quick.
- I dey wait make e come fast abeg make I go rest. — (JOS_23_Wedding_DG__30, I am waiting, I want it to come quick, I want to rest.)
- Na your hand e dey. If you do am fast na you e go pay. If you no still do am like dat, na you still know.
— (It’s in your hands. If you do it quickly, you’ll benefit. If you don’t do it that way, it’s still your business.)
Related Forms
Translations
- English: fast, quickly
Adjective
- Sey someting dey move quick.
- Dat babe fast, just now just now she don finish law school. — (That lady is fast, she has already finished law school.)
- Dis car fast o. And e no be like wetin go fit run like dis o. — ( This car is fast, and it doesn't look very fast.)
Translation
- English: fast, quick
Noun
- Wetin dey happen wey be sey person or people gree dey de no go chop because of something.
- Our tradition for my house na to break di fast wit dates , fruits and cold milkshake. — (bbc__79650, It is a tradition in my house to break every fast with dates, fruits and cold milkshakes.)
- Muslims across di world dey observe Ramadan fast now. — (bbc__64490, Muslims across the world observes the Ramadan fast.)
Translations
- English: fast
Verb
- Make people gree dey de no go chop because of something..
- Oga Nababhani say pipo need to respect di month and odas wey dey fast. — (bbc__76791, Mr Nababhani said people need to respect the month and others who fast.)
- If I tell you sey I dey fast you con see me dey chop, just take am sey I just fast finish before you see me. — (If I tell you that I’m fasting and you see me eating, just assume I just finished fasting before you saw me.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to abstain from food