shey

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: shey

Pronunciation

• ʃé

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Modal verb

• Wetin dem take dey ask question.

• Shey pile go show?.  — (Will father come?)
• Shey you fit cook?  — (Can you cook?)

Translations

• English: modal verb

Particle

• Wetin dem dey use ask question.

• So I con enter shey you know Yankwura?  — (JOS_30_Northern-Skirmishes_DG__117, So, I then entered, you know Yankwura right?)
• Shey you understand?  — (NST_cleaned__35044, Do you understand?)
• Shey na, shey na you marry am come, na me go marry am go.  — (NST_cleaned__31749, Aren't you the one who married her? I will her too.)

Synonyms

• shebi

Translations

• English: Question tag