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<sm2>Pcm-ng-down.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-down.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-down.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-down.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Preposition=== | ===Preposition=== | ||
| + | # Make someting from somewhere up fall | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Di baby climb table come from dere fall '''down''' |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The baby fell from the table he had climbed.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Na di day wey Oga fall '''down''' for step i know sy na strong man e be because he no reach ground finish. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The day the boss fell down the taircase was when i knew he was a strong man because he didnt land flat on the floor.)}} | ||
| + | # Na ending part of someting. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|I follow di road go '''down''' [[well well]] before I see di junction you talk about. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I walked really far down the road before I found the junction you talked about.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Go '''down''', '''down''' '''down'''. But na you talk say dat land no be our own. My son! |(deuber__5673. I thought you said that land down the road is not part of our inheritance?)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|When dem touch the '''down''' part of Jesus outer garment, all deir sickness go just vanish. |(jw__9280, when the sick touched the helm of his garment, they received healing.)}} | ||
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| − | + | # Make person mind reach ground. | |
| − | # | + | :* {{ux|dv|My mind no gree come '''down''' until my I hear di baby cry and my wife smile.! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I didn't relax until the beaby cried and my wife smiled.)}} |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|I beg dey calm '''down''' [[small small]], life no hard o! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Kindly learn to take things easy, life is not that difficult.)}} | |
| − | + | # Make person dey do bad ting, no stop. | |
| − | # | + | :* {{ux|dv|Men dey cheat up and '''down'''. |(IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__35, Men cheat everywhere.)}} |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|E go dey waka up, and '''down'''. |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__13, He will be walking up and down.)}} | |
| − | + | # Make person wey dey up reduce himself for people eye. | |
| − | # | + | :* {{ux|dv|Upon as my landlord get money reach, im no dey mind, e dey join us clear gutter. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Despote the wealth of my landlord, he joins the tenant to clear up the gutter.)}} |
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====Derived forms==== | ====Derived forms==== | ||
| − | + | * [[down part]], [[down below]] | |
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| − | * up | + | * up, [[ontop]] |
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Revision as of 19:41, 26 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English down
Pronunciation
- dáʊ̀n
Preposition
- Make someting from somewhere up fall
- Di baby climb table come from dere fall down — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The baby fell from the table he had climbed.)
- Na di day wey Oga fall down for step i know sy na strong man e be because he no reach ground finish. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The day the boss fell down the taircase was when i knew he was a strong man because he didnt land flat on the floor.)
- Na ending part of someting.
- I follow di road go down well well before I see di junction you talk about. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I walked really far down the road before I found the junction you talked about.)
- Go down, down down. But na you talk say dat land no be our own. My son! — (deuber__5673. I thought you said that land down the road is not part of our inheritance?)
- When dem touch the down part of Jesus outer garment, all deir sickness go just vanish. — (jw__9280, when the sick touched the helm of his garment, they received healing.)
Adverb
- Make person mind reach ground.
- My mind no gree come down until my I hear di baby cry and my wife smile.! — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I didn't relax until the beaby cried and my wife smiled.)
- I beg dey calm down small small, life no hard o! — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Kindly learn to take things easy, life is not that difficult.)
- Make person dey do bad ting, no stop.
- Men dey cheat up and down. — (IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__35, Men cheat everywhere.)
- E go dey waka up, and down. — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__13, He will be walking up and down.)
- Make person wey dey up reduce himself for people eye.
- Upon as my landlord get money reach, im no dey mind, e dey join us clear gutter. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Despote the wealth of my landlord, he joins the tenant to clear up the gutter.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- up, ontop