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.)}}

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English believe

Pronunciation

  • bìlív

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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