Difference between revisions of "ehn"
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===Interjection=== | ===Interjection=== | ||
| − | + | # Na wetin person dey talk wey sound like question but na to truly show say someting shock person. | |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', Papa Julie come beat Mama Julie! Na wa o. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Really?, Julie's dad beat his wife?. i'm shocked)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Ehn'''. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|So im cconfession shock you? '''Ehn'''! You no sabi read people na im you mean so? So, you are shocked at his confession? |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. That means you lack intuition.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Ehn'''! | ||
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#:* {{ux|dv|If you see am now '''ehn'''… |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now ehn...)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|If you see am now '''ehn'''… |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now ehn...)}} | ||
| + | # Na wetin person dey talk if im mean to question wetin im hear to dey sure. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Dem finally increase our salary, '''Ehn'''?. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. So, they finally increased our salry. Really?)}} | ||
| + | # Na wetin person dey talk if im no dey too sure about matter. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', ehn, I no too sure say money dey dat account. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I doubt there is money in that account.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|For '''ehn''', igbo dey, Hausa dey, Yoruba dey, |(LAG_03_Lagos-Life_M__77, In ehn, there is Igbo; there is Hausa; there is Yoruba.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|For '''ehn''', igbo dey, Hausa dey, Yoruba dey, |(LAG_03_Lagos-Life_M__77, In ehn, there is Igbo; there is Hausa; there is Yoruba.)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[you mean am?]], [[true]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''really?'' | * English: ''really?'' | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 4 February 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: Unknown
Pronunciation
- ɛ̀hɛ̃n*
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 357
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 53
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1637
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 233
Interjection
- Na wetin person dey talk wey sound like question but na to truly show say someting shock person.
- Ehn, Papa Julie come beat Mama Julie! Na wa o. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Really?, Julie's dad beat his wife?. i'm shocked)
- So im cconfession shock you? Ehn! You no sabi read people na im you mean so? So, you are shocked at his confession? — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. That means you lack intuition.)
- If you see am now ehn… — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now ehn...)
- Na wetin person dey talk if im mean to question wetin im hear to dey sure.
- Dem finally increase our salary, Ehn?. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. So, they finally increased our salry. Really?)
- Na wetin person dey talk if im no dey too sure about matter.
- Ehn, ehn, I no too sure say money dey dat account. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I doubt there is money in that account.)
- For ehn, igbo dey, Hausa dey, Yoruba dey, — (LAG_03_Lagos-Life_M__77, In ehn, there is Igbo; there is Hausa; there is Yoruba.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: really?