Difference between revisions of "ehn"

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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
ɛ̀hɛ̃n*
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ɛ̀hn*
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===Interjection===
 
===Interjection===
# Na wetin person dey talk wey sound like question but na to truly show say someting shock person.  
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# Na wetin person dey talk wey dey sound like say na question but na to 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)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', Papa Julie come beat Mama Julie! Na wa o. |(NSC_2021. Really?, Julie's dad beat his wife?. i'm shocked)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|So im confession 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.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|So him confession shock you? '''Ehn'''! You no sabi read people na im you mean so? |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. So, you are shocked at his confession? That means you lack intuition.)}}
 
#:* {{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.  
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# Na wetin person dey talk if him mean to question wetin him hear to fit dey sure.  
#:* {{ux|dv|Dem finally increase our salary, '''Ehn'''?. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. So, they finally increased our salary. Really?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dem finally increase our salary, '''Ehn'''?. |(NSC_2021. So, they finally increased our salary. Really?)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', You wan talk say you [[true true]] no follow de man go house?. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Are you truly saying you didn't follow him home?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', You wan talk say you [[true true]] no follow de man go house?. |(NSC_L2021. Are you truly saying you didn't follow him home?)}}
 
# Na wetin person dey talk if im no dey too sure about matter.
 
# 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.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', ehn, I no too sure say money dey dat account. |(NSC_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====
 
* [[true?]]
 
* [[true?]]

Revision as of 16:47, 16 July 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: Unknown

Pronunciation

  • ɛ̀hn*

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Interjection

  1. Na wetin person dey talk wey dey sound like say na question but na to show say someting shock person.
    • Ehn, Papa Julie come beat Mama Julie! Na wa o.  — (NSC_2021. Really?, Julie's dad beat his wife?. i'm shocked)
    • So him confession shock you? Ehn! You no sabi read people na im you mean so?  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. So, you are shocked at his confession? That means you lack intuition.)
    • If you see am now ehn  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now ehn...)
  2. Na wetin person dey talk if him mean to question wetin him hear to fit dey sure.
    • Dem finally increase our salary, Ehn?.  — (NSC_2021. So, they finally increased our salary. Really?)
    • Ehn, You wan talk say you true true no follow de man go house?.  — (NSC_L2021. Are you truly saying you didn't follow him home?)
  3. 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_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?