Difference between revisions of "die"
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dem don '''die''' di guy for express.|(NSC_2021, The guy was killed at the highway.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem don '''die''' di guy for express.|(NSC_2021, The guy was killed at the highway.)}} | ||
# Make dem stop to dey do someting. | # Make dem stop to dey do someting. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Abeg make una '''die''' di matter.|(NSC_2020, Please let's settle this issue.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Abeg make una '''die''' di matter.|(NSC_2020, Please let's settle this issue.)}} |
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====Related form==== | ====Related form==== | ||
* [[die di matter]] | * [[die di matter]] | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 2 December 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English die
Pronunciation
- daɪ̂
Verb
Intransitive
- Make life comot kpatakpata for person/someting body.
- Abeg, carry you face put for di oder side, I no wan die young. — (NSC_Tella_2020, Please, face the other direction; I do not want to die an untimely death.)
- If you con expose yoursef, con get COVID-19, you fit die o. — (NSC_Tella_2020, If you throw caution to the winds in observing COVID-19 protocol, you may lose your life.)
Transitive
- Make dem make life comot for person body.
- Dem don die di guy for express. — (NSC_2021, The guy was killed at the highway.)
- Make dem stop to dey do someting.
- Abeg make una die di matter. — (NSC_2020, Please let's settle this issue.)
Related form
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: die, resolve