Difference between revisions of "better"

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:*{{ux|dv|'''Better''' dey chop better food. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__241, You better eat nutritious food.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Better''' dey [[chop]] better food. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__241, You better eat nutritious food.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E '''better''' to chop vegetable for where love dey.’”  So make you no dey worry yourself. |(jw__8409, What he said made me recall what my mother told me as a child that it is preferable to eat vegetable where there is love.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E '''better''' to chop vegetable for where love dey.’”  So make you no dey worry yourself. |(jw__8409, What he said made me recall what my mother told me as a child that it is preferable to eat vegetable where there is love.)}}
  
 
====Translation====
 
====Translation====
 
English: ''better''
 
English: ''better''

Revision as of 16:09, 15 July 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English better

Pronunciation

  • bɛ̀tá

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Adjective

  • Sey someting or somewhere good pass.
  • This travel na really better one!  — (jw__7630, The journey was really a good one!)
  • Who no like better ting? If de give you okada or de give you moto which one you go collect?  — (NSC_2021, Who hates good things? If you are given a motorcycle or a car which will you choose?)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: better, good

Verb

Modal

  • Better dey chop better food.  — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__241, You better eat nutritious food.)
  • Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E better to chop vegetable for where love dey.’” So make you no dey worry yourself.  — (jw__8409, What he said made me recall what my mother told me as a child that it is preferable to eat vegetable where there is love.)

Translation

English: better