Difference between revisions of "sef"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 12:17, 30 September 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- self 0.79 595
Etymology
From English self
Pronunciation
- sɛ̂f
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 164
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 92
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1489
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 258
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
Particle
sef: gangan
- gangan
- Who sef? — (JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__87, Who really ?)
- Wetin sef? — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What?)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- too, even
Antonyms
- self 0.79 595, dough 0.68 76, sometimes 0.60 599, if 0.59 11277, sotay 0.56 416, when 0.54 7140, though 0.53 1054, mahn 0.48 44, well-well 0.47 994
Translations
- English: even, exactly, even
Adverb
sef: too
- too
- You sef dey part of am — ( You too, are part of it)
- Im papa sef dey come — (His father is coming too)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- too
Antonyms
- self 0.79 595, dough 0.68 76, sometimes 0.60 599, if 0.59 11277, sotay 0.56 416, when 0.54 7140, though 0.53 1054, mahn 0.48 44, well-well 0.47 994
Translations
- English: even, exactly, even
Particle (reflexive)
sef: e dey refer back to person wey dey talk or wey dem send
- Dem dey use am dey halla when person no dey measure up
- you sef. — You!
- Barcelona sef. — Barcelona!
Derived forms
Synonyms
- too
Antonyms
Translations
- English: emphatic