Difference between revisions of "sef"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* self 0.79 595
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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?)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* too, even
 
 
 
====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
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
sef: too
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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?)}}
# too
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====Translation====
#: {{ux|dv|You '''sef''' dey part of am |( You too, are part of it)}}
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* English: ''even, exactly''
#: {{ux|dv| Im papa '''sef''' dey come |(His father is coming too)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* too
 
 
 
====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====
 
 
 
  
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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
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* [[im]]sef, [[gangan]], [[ma]]  [[himsef]], [[hersef]], [[itsef]], [[deirsef]]
 
 
====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