Difference between revisions of "sef"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* self 0.79 595, dough 0.68 76, sometimes 0.60 599, if 0.59 11277, sotay 0.56 416, when 0.54 7140, though 0.53 1054, mahn 0.48 44, well-well 0.47 994
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* [[self]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:English ' self '.
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From English: ''self''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* sɛ̂f
 
* sɛ̂f
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 164
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 92
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1489
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 258
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
 
 
===Particle===
 
sef: gangan
 
 
 
 
 
# gangan
 
#: {{ux|dv|Who '''sef'''? |(JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__87, Who really ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Wetin '''sef'''? |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What?)}}
 
# cc (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Iboro Otu na di governorship candidate from di Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP. E be business man wey school for Nigeria and United Kingdom and even '''sef''' don consult for di World Bank. |(bbc__57445, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|From how you take apply for di job, how you take perform for di interview, how you dress and even '''sef''', how you take siddon for chair, all fit follow join hand to decide weda na you go get di work abi na anoda pesin. |(bbc__53203, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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===Adverb===
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* Di main ting wey person dey talk about.
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:* {{ux|dv|Who get di [[phone]] '''sef'''? |(JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__87, Who even owns the phone?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Wetin '''sef'''? |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What exactly?)}}
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====Translation====
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* English: ''even, exactly''
  
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===Pronoun===
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* Make person dey talk about who or wetin e first dey talk about.
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:* {{ux|dv| You '''sef''', you no dey try at all!.|(You are not putting in enough effort yourself.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Im papa '''sef''' dey come |(His father is coming too)}}
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* too, even
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* [[im]]sef, [[gangan]], [[ma]]  [[himsef]], [[hersef]], [[itsef]], [[deirsef]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* self 0.79 595, dough 0.68 76, sometimes 0.60 599, if 0.59 11277, sotay 0.56 416, when 0.54 7140, though 0.53 1054, mahn 0.48 44, well-well 0.47 994
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: even, exactly, even
 
 
 
===Particle (reflexive)===
 
sef: e dey refer back to person wey dey talk or wey dem send
 
 
 
 
 
# Dem dey use am dey halla when person no dey measure up
 
#: {{ux|dv|you '''sef'''.|You!}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Barcelona '''sef'''.|Barcelona!}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* too
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: emphatic
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* English: ''individual self'', ''even''

Latest revision as of 12:14, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English: self

Pronunciation

  • sɛ̂f

Play Play

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