Difference between revisions of "ntor"
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# Wetin de dey tell person wey be sey bad ting wey do person good for am. | # Wetin de dey tell person wey be sey bad ting wey do person good for am. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| I no tell you? You no dey gree hear word! '''Ntor''! |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| I no tell you? You no dey gree hear word! '''Ntor'''! |(Didn't I tell you? You don't listen. You deserve it!)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| You don see as e dey be, shey? '''Ntor'''. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| You don see as e dey be, shey? '''Ntor'''. |(You have seen how things play out, right? You deserve it.)}} |
| − | # Wetin small small pikin dem de use | + | # Wetin small small pikin dem de use dey yab anoder person. Dem go carry one one hand use drag eye come down con comot tongue for outside. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| See as dis pikin dey cry say im broder do am ''' | + | #:* {{ux|dv| See as dis pikin dey cry say im broder do am '''ntor'''.|(Look at the way this child is crying because his brother told him in a jeering manner that that was good for him.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| As e fall for ground all of dem shout say ''' | + | #:* {{ux|dv| As e fall for ground all of dem shout say '''ntor'''.|(As he fell on the ground, all his friends shouted that it served him right.)}} |
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====Antonym==== | ====Antonym==== | ||
* [[sorry]] | * [[sorry]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''You deserve it'', ''good for you'' | * English: ''You deserve it'', ''good for you'' | ||
Latest revision as of 04:59, 4 June 2023
Naija
Alternative Form
Etymology
- From: unknown
Pronunciation
- ńtɔ̀ɔ̂
Interjection
- Wetin de dey tell person wey be sey bad ting wey do person good for am.
- I no tell you? You no dey gree hear word! Ntor! — (Didn't I tell you? You don't listen. You deserve it!)
- You don see as e dey be, shey? Ntor. — (You have seen how things play out, right? You deserve it.)
- Wetin small small pikin dem de use dey yab anoder person. Dem go carry one one hand use drag eye come down con comot tongue for outside.
- See as dis pikin dey cry say im broder do am ntor. — (Look at the way this child is crying because his brother told him in a jeering manner that that was good for him.)
- As e fall for ground all of dem shout say ntor. — (As he fell on the ground, all his friends shouted that it served him right.)
Antonym
Translation
- English: You deserve it, good for you