own

Naija

Etymology

From: English own

Pronunciation

• óùn

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Adjective

1. Sey wetin be pesin ting.

   • Di one wey I get na my own, de one you get, na your own.  — (NST_cleaned__14071. What is mine is mine and what is yours is yours.))
   • Na your own.  — (NST_cleaned__41571. Its your own.)
   • Dey go your own.  — (deuber__4162, Keep on doing your part.)

2. Sey person idea or opinion about someting.

   • De organizers no gree hear dia own even though deir idea na better one.  — (NSC_2021. Despite their plea, nobody l.))
   • But nobody wan hear dia own.  — (bbc__51943. But no one was willing to listen to their opinion.)

3. Sey person no dey under another person again.

   • I don fit open my own tailoring store ma, e dey near waterside.  — (NSC_2021. I now have my own tailoring store madam. It's close to the waterside.))
   • So everyone want to be on his own.  — (JOS_11_Nigeria-Political-Issues_DG__268, So, everyone wants to be on his own.)

4. Sey na person turn.

   • Life na turn by turn, soon e go be my own turn.  — (NSC_2021. Life is taken in turns, soon, I trust it will be my turn.))
   • So I no know di day wey our own tomorrow go reach o.  — (LAG_13_Our-Life_M__7, So, I don't know the day that our own tomorrow will come o.)

5. Sey where someting get value reach.

   • I beg help me buy rice, like 200naira own.  — (NSC_2021. Kindly buy rice worth 200naira for me.))
   • Like fifty naira abi, hundred naira own.  — (ABJ_INF_02_Cooking-Recipes_M__52, Either fifty naira or hundred naira worth.)
   • Oya, compare ya money with senator own.  — (bbc__79800. Compare your pay with the pay of senators.)

6. Na make person like or connect wit anoder person.

   • I don dey gree your own since last year.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I have been admiring you since last.))
   • Ehen na so me, and her own just click dat day wey I see her.  — (JOS_23_Wedding_DG__156, Ehe, that was how she and I just connected the first day that I saw her.)
   • As I even meet you sef, I no know my blood, wit your own just connect instantly.  — (KAD_16_Driver-Mechanic-Talk_DG__3, As I even met you, I don't know, my blood with yours just connected instantly.)

Verb

• Make person claim someting as im own.

• Di pesin wey own di virus fit follow you with your GPS, according to Mike.  — (bbc__1722, The owner of di virus can trace you with your GPS, according to Mike )

Related forms

• owner, owning

Synonyms

• property,

Translations

• English: Something that belongs to someone, possessive determiner