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* {{ux|dv|Person '''finish''' fourth, dey go Europa, dey go struggle. |(NST_cleaned__14836, Someone finished fourth and is going to the Europa League, to struggle.)}} | * {{ux|dv|Person '''finish''' fourth, dey go Europa, dey go struggle. |(NST_cleaned__14836, Someone finished fourth and is going to the Europa League, to struggle.)}} | ||
− | * {{ux|dv| My wife go read my messages o, my own don '''''finish'''''. | (NSC_2020, | + | * {{ux|dv| My wife go read my messages o, my own don '''''finish'''''. | (NSC_2020, My wife reads my messages, It is over for me.) }} |
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* {{ux|dv|if de agree '''finish''' |(deuber__2294, If they finish agreeing...)}} | * {{ux|dv|if de agree '''finish''' |(deuber__2294, If they finish agreeing...)}} | ||
− | ===Related forms=== | + | ====Related forms===== |
[[ seefinish]] | [[ seefinish]] | ||
− | ===Antonyms=== | + | =====Antonyms===== |
* [[start]] | * [[start]] | ||
− | ===Translations=== | + | =====Translations===== |
* English: ''finish'' | * English: ''finish'' |
Revision as of 16:50, 30 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English finish.
Pronunciation
- fínîʃ
Verb
Transitive Verb
- Wetin dey happen or wetin de dey do wey be sey de don do am reach where be sey noting dey to do again
- Now, I thank God I don finish school. — (KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)
- Sey someting/person do person wetin e no go fit recover from.
- O boy, you see as dem take finish di former governor? — (Egbokhare 2020, Man, did you see how they dealt with the former governor?)
Intransitive Verb
- Person finish fourth, dey go Europa, dey go struggle. — (NST_cleaned__14836, Someone finished fourth and is going to the Europa League, to struggle.)
- My wife go read my messages o, my own don finish. — (NSC_2020, My wife reads my messages, It is over for me.)
Serial Verb
(For serial verb construction, de dey use am make e be number two verb, and e dey give meaning of sey de don do somting reach where be sey noting dey wey person/someting fit do.)
- We neva count gods and spirits finish if evil gods no dey inside. — (bbc__98308, we haven't finished counting the gods and the spirits, if there are no evil spirits there.)
- if de agree finish — (deuber__2294, If they finish agreeing...)
Related forms=
Antonyms
Translations
- English: finish