Difference between revisions of "put eye"
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* From: English ''put'' and ''eye'' | * From: English ''put'' and ''eye'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * pʊ́taɪ̂ |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-put eye.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-put eye.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-put eye.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-put eye.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
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:* {{ux|dv| I don '''put eye''' for the work wey I dey learn.|(NSC_2021, I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| I don '''put eye''' for the work wey I dey learn.|(NSC_2021, I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv|'''Put eye''' for wetin dem dey teach you for school.|(NSC_2021, Be committed to what you are taught in school.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|'''Put eye''' for wetin dem dey teach you for school.|(NSC_2021, Be committed to what you are taught in school.)}} | ||
| − | * {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''put eye''' for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? |(NSC_2021, Why | + | * {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''put eye''' for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? |(NSC_2021, Why is your attention on another woman? Isn't your wife at home?)}} |
===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
* [[put]] | * [[put]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''committed', dedicated, focused'' | * English: ''committed', dedicated, focused'' | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 24 November 2022
Naija
Etymology
- From: English put and eye
Pronunciation
- pʊ́taɪ̂
- pʊ́aɪ̂
Verb phrase
- Make person carry im mind put for someting.
- I don put eye for the work wey I dey learn. — (NSC_2021, I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)
- Put eye for wetin dem dey teach you for school. — (NSC_2021, Be committed to what you are taught in school.)
- Why you dey put eye for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? — (NSC_2021, Why is your attention on another woman? Isn't your wife at home?)
Related forms
Translation
- English: committed', dedicated, focused