Difference between revisions of "hafodu"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English hafodu
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From Naija: [[how]] [[I]] [[for]] [[do]]
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* háfɔ̀dû
 
* háfɔ̀dû
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
 
 
===Noun===
 
hafodu: a last resort -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|How I for do?|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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===Adverbial===
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* Wetin person dey talk when e be sey e no get anoder option or as person dey ask when matter don tire person.
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:* {{ux|dv| You no see how di guy take strike di ball, '''hafodu'''?|(Didn't you see how he struck the ball? What would I have done?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| You dey call me make we go fight, di people wey I want fight big pass me and you join, '''hafodu'''. |(You are calling me to fight alongside you and the people we want to fight against are bigger than the both of us, what would I have done?)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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[[whosai]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: a last resort
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* English: ''what would I have done''?

Latest revision as of 21:15, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From Naija: how I for do

Pronunciation

  • háfɔ̀dû

Play Play

Adverbial

  • Wetin person dey talk when e be sey e no get anoder option or as person dey ask when matter don tire person.
  • You no see how di guy take strike di ball, hafodu?  — (Didn't you see how he struck the ball? What would I have done?)
  • You dey call me make we go fight, di people wey I want fight big pass me and you join, hafodu.  — (You are calling me to fight alongside you and the people we want to fight against are bigger than the both of us, what would I have done?)

Synonyms

whosai

Translations

  • English: what would I have done?