Difference between revisions of "finish"
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===Intransitive Verb=== | ===Intransitive Verb=== | ||
+ | * {{ux|dv|Person '''finish''' fourth, dey go Europa, dey go struggle. |(NST_cleaned__14836, __no translation__)}}? | ||
* {{ux|dv| my wife go read my messages o, my own don '''''finish''''' | ( If my wife reads my messages, I am finished ) }} | * {{ux|dv| my wife go read my messages o, my own don '''''finish''''' | ( If my wife reads my messages, I am finished ) }} | ||
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===Serial Verb=== | ===Serial Verb=== |
Revision as of 13:17, 19 September 2020
Naija
Etymology
From English finish.
Pronunciation
- ˈfɪnɪʃ
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 96
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 140
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1638
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 232
Definition
- 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.
Transitive Verb
- Now, I thank God I don finish school. — (KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)
- O boy, you see as dem take finish di former governor? — ( 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, __no translation__)?
- 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.
- We neva count gods and spirits finish if evil gods no dey inside. — (bbc__98308, __no translation__)
- if de agree finish — (deuber__2294, __no translation__)
Related forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: finish.