Difference between revisions of "shey"

 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-shey.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-shey.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 24
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 398
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 153
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1570
 
 
 
  
 
===Modal verb===
 
===Modal verb===
:* {{ux|dv|'''Shey''' pile go show?.|NSC_2020, Will the pile show?)}}
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* Wetin dem take dey ask question.
:* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you fit cook? |(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, Can you cook?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Shey''' [[pile]] go show?.|(Will father come?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you fit cook? |(Can you cook?)}}
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''modal verb''
 
* English: ''modal verb''
  
 
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===Particle===
===Particles===
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* Wetin dem dey use ask question.
Na wetin dem dey use ask question.
 
 
:* {{ux|dv| So I con enter '''shey''' you know Yankwura? |(JOS_30_Northern-Skirmishes_DG__117, So, I then entered, you know Yankwura  right?)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| So I con enter '''shey''' you know Yankwura? |(JOS_30_Northern-Skirmishes_DG__117, So, I then entered, you know Yankwura  right?)}}
:* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you understand, '''shey''' you understand, |(NST_cleaned__35044, Do you understand?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you understand?|(NST_cleaned__35044, Do you understand?)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| '''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.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| '''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====
 
====Synonyms====

Latest revision as of 17:59, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: shey

Pronunciation

  • ʃé

Play Play

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

Translations

  • English: Question tag