Difference between revisions of "sef"
(→Naija) |
|||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
===Adverb=== | ===Adverb=== | ||
* Di main ting wey person dey talk about. | * 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 exactly?)}} | :* {{ux|dv|Wetin '''sef'''? |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What exactly?)}} | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Make person dey talk about who or wetin e first dey talk about. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| | + | :* {{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 |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Im papa '''sef''' dey come |(His father is coming too)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | * [[gangan]], [[ma]] [[himsef]], [[hersef]], [[itsef]], [[deirsef]] | + | * [[im]]sef, [[gangan]], [[ma]] [[himsef]], [[hersef]], [[itsef]], [[deirsef]] |
| + | |||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''individual self'', ''even'' | * 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