Difference between revisions of "finish"

 
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ˈfɪnɪʃ
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* fínîʃ
 
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===Frequency===
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===Verb===
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 96
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# Wetin dey happen or wetin de dey do wey be sey de don do am reach where be sey noting dey to do again
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 140
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#:* {{ux|dv|Now, I thank God I don '''finish''' school.|(KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)}}
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1638
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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.)}}
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 232
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#:* {{ux|dv|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.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|If de gree '''finish'''.|(deuber__2294, If they finish agree.)}}
===Definition===
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#Sey someting/person do person wetin e no go fit recover from.
* Wetin dey happen or wetin de dey do, de don do am reach where be sey noting dey to do again. Sey someting/person do person wetin e no go fit recover from.
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#:* {{ux|dv| O boy, you see as dem take '''''finish''''' di former governor? | (Man, did you see how they ruined the former governor?)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| My wife go read my messages o, my own don '''''finish'''''. | (My wife reads my messages, It is over for me.)}}
===Transitive Verb===
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=====Related forms=====
 
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[[ seefinish]], [[finish line]]
* {{ux|dv|Now, I thank God I don '''finish''' school. |(KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)}}
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=====Translation=====
* {{ux|dv| O boy, you see as dem take '''''finish''''' di former governor? | ( Man, did you see how they dealt with the former governor?)}}
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* English: ''finish'', ''ruin''
 
 
===Intransitive Verb===
 
* {{ux|dv|Person '''finish''' fourth, dey go Europa, dey go struggle. |(NST_cleaned__14836, If someone finishes fourth and they go to Europe, they will suffer.)}}
 
* {{ux|dv| My wife go read my messages o, my own don '''''finish'''''. | ( If my wife reads my messages, I am finished. ) }}
 
 
 
===Serial Verb===
 
In a serial verb construction, finish is used as a second verb to add an idea of completion.
 
* {{ux|dv|We neva count gods and spirits '''finish''' if evil gods no dey inside. |(bbc__98308, __no translation__)}}
 
* {{ux|dv|if de agree '''finish''' |(deuber__2294, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Related forms====
 
 
 
* [[finish line]]
 
 
 
* [[ seefinish]]
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[complete]], [[completely]]
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* [[start]], [[resume]]
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''finish''.
 

Latest revision as of 11:22, 31 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English finish.

Pronunciation

  • fínîʃ

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Verb

  1. 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.)
    • Person finish fourth, dey go Europa, dey go struggle.  — (NST_cleaned__14836, Someone finished fourth and is going to the Europa League, to struggle.)
    • 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 gree finish.  — (deuber__2294, If they finish agree.)
  2. Sey someting/person do person wetin e no go fit recover from.
    • O boy, you see as dem take finish di former governor?  —  (Man, did you see how they ruined the former governor?)
    • My wife go read my messages o, my own don finish.  —  (My wife reads my messages, It is over for me.)
Related forms

seefinish, finish line

Translation
  • English: finish, ruin