Difference between revisions of "borrow"

Revision as of 17:49, 9 March 2021

From: English borrow

Na to take someting from person or somewhere to return back later.
- I tell am to borrow me money make I take buy handout. — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. I asked him to lend me money for handout.)
- Okay make I go borrow money, — (ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__121, Okay, let me go and borrow money.)
Na to give person something to wey the person go return back later.
- I borrow am money. — (Egbokhare_2020. I lent him some money.)
- Ghana president say na Africa suppose dey borrow oda kontris money, no be say de continent go dey collect. — (bbc__54060, The President of Ghana says Africa should lend other continents money rather than borrow from them.)
- Di issue na because of N40 wey e tok say e borrow im late friend and as e come collect im money na im fight start wey lead to di death but investigations dey continue. — (bbc__7896. The issue is that the fight that led to the death of his friend broke out over the 40naira he lent him. investigation is however ongoing.)

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-* Na to take someting from person or somewhere to return back later.
+# Na to take someting from person or somewhere to return back later.
 #:* {{ux|dv|I tell am to '''borrow''' me money make I take buy handout. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. I asked him to lend me money for handout.)}}
 #:* {{ux|dv|Okay make I go '''borrow''' money, |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__121, Okay, let me go and borrow money.)}}
-* Na to give person something to wey the person go return back later.
+# Na to give person something to wey the person go return back later.
 #:* {{ux|dv|I '''borrow''' am money. |(Egbokhare_2020. I lent him some money.)}}
 #:* {{ux|dv|Ghana president say na Africa suppose dey '''borrow''' oda kontris money, no be say de continent go dey collect. |(bbc__54060, The President of Ghana says Africa should lend other continents money rather than borrow from them.)}}