Difference between revisions of "believe"
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* English: ''faith, belief'' | * English: ''faith, belief'' | ||
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Sey person mind dey strong sey someting na true. | Sey person mind dey strong sey someting na true. | ||
:*{{ux|dv|Na wetin I '''believe'''. |(WAZA_10_Bluetooth-Lifestory_MG__110, That’s what I believe.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Na wetin I '''believe'''. |(WAZA_10_Bluetooth-Lifestory_MG__110, That’s what I believe.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|Can you see, can you '''believe'''? |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__96, Can you see? Can you believe?)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Can you see, can you '''believe'''? |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__96, Can you see? Can you believe?)}} | ||
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:*{{ux|dv|Wetin fit make us '''believe''' sey David and Goliath story for Bible na true? |(jw__41983, Why should we believe that the biblical story about David and Goliath is factual?)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Wetin fit make us '''believe''' sey David and Goliath story for Bible na true? |(jw__41983, Why should we believe that the biblical story about David and Goliath is factual?)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|Wetin pipo wey no '''believe''' go tok no dey shame me again. |(bbc__3457, What rumourmongers will say would not make ashamed anymore.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Wetin pipo wey no '''believe''' go tok no dey shame me again. |(bbc__3457, What rumourmongers will say would not make ashamed anymore.)}} |
Revision as of 10:46, 14 May 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English believe
Pronunciation
- bìlív
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 28
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 371
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1617
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 237
Noun
Na sey person mind dey strong sey someting na true.
- I believe am. Na im believe save am. — (Egbokhare_2021, I believe him/her. It was his/her belief that saved him/her.)
- Na believe go kill holy holy. — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Being sanctimonious can be disastrous for a devout.)
Translations
- English: faith, belief
Verb
Intransitive Verb
Sey person mind dey strong sey someting na true.
- Na wetin I believe. — (WAZA_10_Bluetooth-Lifestory_MG__110, That’s what I believe.)
- Can you see, can you believe? — (LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__96, Can you see? Can you believe?)
Serial Verb
- Wetin fit make us believe sey David and Goliath story for Bible na true? — (jw__41983, Why should we believe that the biblical story about David and Goliath is factual?)
- Wetin pipo wey no believe go tok no dey shame me again. — (bbc__3457, What rumourmongers will say would not make ashamed anymore.)
Translations
- English: to believe