ehn

Naija

Alternative forms

• ehen

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

• true

Translations

• English: really?