Difference between revisions of "teartear"
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* Make person or someting don tear or sey e get hole for body. | * Make person or someting don tear or sey e get hole for body. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Dat pikin don '''teartea'''r my certificate wey I put on top table.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dat pikin don '''teartea'''r my certificate wey I put on top table.|(That child has torn my certificate to pieces that I kept on the table.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| You dey complain sey de don '''teartear''' your heart, atleast you go fit see am sew. My heart wey de don use do peppersoup nko?|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| You dey complain sey de don '''teartear''' your heart, atleast you go fit see am sew. My heart wey de don use do peppersoup nko?|(You are complaining that your heart has been torn in pieces, well, you may be able to sew it together. What of my heart that has been cooked in peppery sauce and eaten?)}} |
====Antonym==== | ====Antonym==== | ||
* [[repair]] | * [[repair]] | ||
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===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
* Sey someting don get hole inside sotay di ting no good again. | * Sey someting don get hole inside sotay di ting no good again. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| No wear '''teartear''' cloth follow me o.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| No wear '''teartear''' cloth follow me o.|(Do not wear a shabby dress with the intention of accompanying me.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Na so so '''teartear''' paper full di bag.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Na so so '''teartear''' paper full di bag.|(The bag is full of moth-eaten papers.)}} |
====Antonym==== | ====Antonym==== | ||
* [[repair]] | * [[repair]] | ||
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* English: ''shabby, tattered, moth-eaten'' | * English: ''shabby, tattered, moth-eaten'' | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
- From: English tear
Pronunciation
- tɪȃtɪȃ
Verb
- Make person or someting don tear or sey e get hole for body.
- Dat pikin don teartear my certificate wey I put on top table. — (That child has torn my certificate to pieces that I kept on the table.)
- You dey complain sey de don teartear your heart, atleast you go fit see am sew. My heart wey de don use do peppersoup nko? — (You are complaining that your heart has been torn in pieces, well, you may be able to sew it together. What of my heart that has been cooked in peppery sauce and eaten?)
Antonym
Translation
- English: torn
Adjective
- Sey someting don get hole inside sotay di ting no good again.
- No wear teartear cloth follow me o. — (Do not wear a shabby dress with the intention of accompanying me.)
- Na so so teartear paper full di bag. — (The bag is full of moth-eaten papers.)
Antonym
Translation
- English: shabby, tattered, moth-eaten