done

Naija

Etymology

From: English done

Pronunciation

• dɔ̂n

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Adverb

As food take cook finish or as someting take dey ready or mature.

• Put small kanwan, cover am make e dey done.  — (KAD_11_Edikaikong-Gbegiri_M__74, Put a little potash and cover it for it to cook well.)
• Moh say patapata gbegiri na one hour e dey take done.  — (KAD_11_Edikaikong-Gbegiri_M__93, Let's say, at the most, it takes an hour to finish preparing gbegiri soup.)
• Di food never done.  — (Egbokhare _2020, The food is not yet ready.)
• When boys hammer de go sey e e don done.  — (Egbokhare _2020, Swindlers brag once they hit jackpot.)

Translations

• English: done