fast
Naija
Etymology
From English: fast
Pronunciation
- fâst
Adverb
- As someting dey go quick.
- I dey wait make e come fast abeg make I go rest. — (JOS_23_Wedding_DG__30, I am waiting, I want it to come quick, I want to rest.)
- Na your hand e dey. If you do am fast na you e go pay. If you no still do am like dat, na you still know.
— (It’s in your hands. If you do it quickly, you’ll benefit. If you don’t do it that way, it’s still your business.)
Related Forms
Translations
- English: fast, quickly
Adjective
- Sey someting dey move quick.
- Dat babe fast, just now just now she don finish law school. — (That lady is fast, she has already finished law school.)
- Dis car fast o. And e no be like wetin go fit run like dis o. — ( This car is fast, and it doesn't look very fast.)
Translation
- English: fast, quick
Noun
- Wetin dey happen wey be sey person or people gree dey de no go chop because of something.
- Our tradition for my house na to break di fast wit dates , fruits and cold milkshake. — (bbc__79650, It is a tradition in my house to break every fast with dates, fruits and cold milkshakes.)
- Muslims across di world dey observe Ramadan fast now. — (bbc__64490, Muslims across the world observes the Ramadan fast.)
Translations
- English: fast
Verb
- Make people gree dey de no go chop because of something..
- Oga Nababhani say pipo need to respect di month and odas wey dey fast. — (bbc__76791, Mr Nababhani said people need to respect the month and others who fast.)
- If I tell you sey I dey fast you con see me dey chop, just take am sey I just fast finish before you see me. — (If I tell you that I’m fasting and you see me eating, just assume I just finished fasting before you saw me.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to abstain from food