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:* {{ux|dv| Who open dis tap '''down'''. |(NSC_2021, Who left this tap open?)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Who open dis tap '''down'''. |(NSC_2021, Who left this tap open?)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| E no good to open door '''down''' sleep even for afternoon. |(NSC_2021, It is not good to leave the door ajar and fall asleep even in the afternoon.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| E no good to open door '''down''' sleep even for afternoon. |(NSC_2021, It is not good to leave the door ajar and fall asleep even in the afternoon.)}} | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv| Abeg warm soup '''down''' I don near house. |(NSC_2021, Please warm the soup in anticipation of my arrival, I'm close to the house. | + | :* {{ux|dv| Abeg warm soup '''down''' I don near house. |(NSC_2021, Please warm the soup in anticipation of my arrival, I'm close to the house.)}} |
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Revision as of 15:34, 7 September 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English down
Pronunciation
- dáʊ̀n
Preposition
- Place wey no be up or middle of someting or somewhere.
- Na di day wey Oga fall down for step I know sey na strong man e be because he hold himself, no fall reach ground finish. — (NSC_2021, The day my boss fell down the staircase was when I knew he was a strong man because he didn't land flat on the floor.)
- Men dey cheat up and down. — (IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__35, Men cheat everywhere.)
- Place wey far from where someting from start.
- 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.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: down
Adverb
- As person do someting leave am.
- Who open dis tap down. — (NSC_2021, Who left this tap open?)
- E no good to open door down sleep even for afternoon. — (NSC_2021, It is not good to leave the door ajar and fall asleep even in the afternoon.)
- Abeg warm soup down I don near house. — (NSC_2021, Please warm the soup in anticipation of my arrival, I'm close to the house.)
Related forms
Translation
- English down