sef
Naija
Alternative forms
- self 0.79 595
Etymology
etymology:English ' self '.
Pronunciation
- sɛ̂f
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
- Who sef? — (JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__87, Who really ?)
- Wetin sef? — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__311, What?)
- cc (frequency:3)
- 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__)
- 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
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
sef: too
- too
- You sef dey part of am — ( You too, are part of it)
- 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
- you sef. — You!
- Barcelona sef. — Barcelona!
Derived forms
Synonyms
- too
Antonyms
Translations
- English: emphatic