Difference between revisions of "put eye"
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* Make person carry im mind put for someting. | * Make person carry im mind put for someting. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| I don '''put eye''' for the work wey I dey learn.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| I don '''put eye''' for the work wey I dey learn.|(I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Put eye''' for wetin dem dey teach you for school.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Put eye''' for wetin dem dey teach you for school.|(Be committed to what you are taught in school.)}} |
| − | * {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''put eye''' for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? |( | + | * {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''put eye''' for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? |(Why is your attention on another woman? Isn't your wife at home?)}} |
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===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
* [[put]] | * [[put]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''committed', dedicated, focused'' | * English: ''committed', dedicated, focused'' | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
- From: English put and eye
Pronunciation
- pʊ́taɪ̂
- pʊ́aɪ̂
Verb phrase
- Make person carry im mind put for someting.
- I don put eye for the work wey I dey learn. — (I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)
- Put eye for wetin dem dey teach you for school. — (Be committed to what you are taught in school.)
- Why you dey put eye for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? — (Why is your attention on another woman? Isn't your wife at home?)
Related forms
Translation
- English: committed', dedicated, focused