Difference between revisions of "put eye"
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* From: English ''put'' and ''eye'' | * From: English ''put'' and ''eye'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * pútaɪ̂ |
<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> | ||
| − | * | + | * púaɪ̂ |
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 8 March 2024
Naija
Etymology
- From: English put and eye
Pronunciation
- pútaɪ̂
- púaɪ̂
Verb phrase
- Make person carry im mind put for someting.
- I don put eye for the work wey I dey learn. — (I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)
- Put eye for wetin dem dey teach you for school. — (Be committed to what you are taught in school.)
- Make person dey want someting wey anoder person get.
- Why you dey put eye for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house? — (Why is your attention on another woman? Isn't your wife at home?)
- How you go dey put eye for your guy wife? — (How could you start desiring your friend’s wife?)
Related forms
Translation
- English: committed', dedicated, focused