change

Naija

Etymology

From:English change

Pronunciation

• tʃêndӡ

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Noun

• Na money wey dem return give person as im balance when pesin pay for someting.

• Abeg give me my change madam.  — (NSC_2020, Madam please give me my balance.)
• I bin see when di conductor carry change give di fat woman wey siddon for back.  — (bbc__5096, I saw the conductor give out change to the fat lady at her back.)

Transitive Verb

• Make someting comot from how e be.

• Di day I begin get better salary like dis, my life go change sharpsharp.  — (NSC_2020, The day I start earning good salary, my life will change fast.)
• God don change my life for better.  — (NSC_2020, God has changed my life.)

Intransitive Verb

• Dat aproko woman don come change as she marry pastor man.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. The gossip changed after she married a pastor. )

Serial Verb

• Di guy don comot go change im name.  — (NSC_Tella_2020. The guy has left to change his name.)

Translations

• English: To replace something, difference between credit and debit of an account.