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<sm2>Pcm-ng-shey.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-shey.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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− | * | + | * Wetin dem take dey ask question. |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Shey''' [[pile]] go show?.|(Will father come?)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you fit cook? |(Can you cook?)}} | |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: | + | * English: ''modal verb'' |
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===Particle=== | ===Particle=== | ||
− | + | * 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| '''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.)}} | |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * [[shebi]] |
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− | * English: | + | * English: ''Question tag'' |
Latest revision as of 17:59, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From Yoruba: shey
Pronunciation
- ʃé
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