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* Make two people dey like diersef. | * Make two people dey like diersef. | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv|Me and John dey '''friend''' | + | :* {{ux|dv|Me and John dey '''friend''' awasef. |(John and I are dating.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Any lecturer wey government hear sey dey '''friend''' student go lose im job. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|Any lecturer wey government hear sey dey '''friend''' student go lose im job. |(Any lecturer found guilty of having an affair with their students will lose his job.)}} |
:* {{ux|dv|Di men go dey one wey be sey as e dey '''friend''' di woman, e dey go di house everyday, |(WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__35, The men will be the ones that as he is befriending this woman, he is going to the house everyday.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|Di men go dey one wey be sey as e dey '''friend''' di woman, e dey go di house everyday, |(WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__35, The men will be the ones that as he is befriending this woman, he is going to the house everyday.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv|You know dat kind time wey you dey friend woman, wey you go go stand under rain, |(WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__36, You know that time when you are befriending a woman, when you will go and stand in the rain.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|You know dat kind time wey you dey friend woman, wey you go go stand under rain, |(WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__36, You know that time when you are befriending a woman, when you will go and stand in the rain.)}} |
Latest revision as of 13:27, 31 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: English friend
Pronunciation
- frɛ̂nd
Noun
- Person wey no be person family but wey close well well to person.
- Na my uncle friend. — (NST_cleaned__2338, He is my uncle's friend.)
- E hard to see better friend. — (jw__7296, It's difficult to find a true friend.)
- Na di advice wey I fit give you as friend be dat o. — (LAG_09_Country-Wahala_DG__117, That's the advice I can give to you as a friend.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: buddy, friend
Verb
- Make two people dey like diersef.
- Me and John dey friend awasef. — (John and I are dating.)
- Any lecturer wey government hear sey dey friend student go lose im job. — (Any lecturer found guilty of having an affair with their students will lose his job.)
- Di men go dey one wey be sey as e dey friend di woman, e dey go di house everyday, — (WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__35, The men will be the ones that as he is befriending this woman, he is going to the house everyday.)
- You know dat kind time wey you dey friend woman, wey you go go stand under rain, — (WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__36, You know that time when you are befriending a woman, when you will go and stand in the rain.)
Translation
English: date, court