Difference between revisions of "sef"
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===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
* [[self]] | * [[self]] | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: | + | From English: ''self'' |
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<sm2>pcm-ng-sef.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>pcm-ng-sef.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
− | === | + | ===Adverb=== |
− | * | + | * Di main ting wey person dey talk about. |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Who get | + | :* {{ux|dv|Who get di [[phone]] '''sef'''? |(JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__87, Who even owns the phone?)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Wetin '''sef'''? |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What? | + | :* {{ux|dv|Wetin '''sef'''? |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What exactly?)}} |
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− | === | + | * English: ''even, exactly'' |
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− | === | + | ===Pronoun=== |
− | * | + | * Make person dey talk about who or wetin e first dey talk about. |
+ | :* {{ux|dv| You '''sef''', you no dey try at all!.|(You are not putting in enough effort yourself.)}} | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv| Im papa '''sef''' dey come |(His father is coming too)}} | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * [[gangan]], [[himsef]], [[hersef]], [[itsef]], [[deirsef]] | + | * [[im]]sef, [[gangan]], [[ma]] [[himsef]], [[hersef]], [[itsef]], [[deirsef]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: ''individual self'' | + | * English: ''individual self'', ''even'' |
Latest revision as of 12:14, 5 June 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English: self
Pronunciation
- sɛ̂f
Adverb
- Di main ting wey person dey talk about.
- Who get di phone sef? — (JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__87, Who even owns the phone?)
- Wetin sef? — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What exactly?)
Translation
- English: even, exactly
Pronoun
- Make person dey talk about who or wetin e first dey talk about.
- You sef, you no dey try at all!. — (You are not putting in enough effort yourself.)
- Im papa sef dey come — (His father is coming too)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: individual self, even