Difference between revisions of "shey"
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===Modal verb=== | ===Modal verb=== | ||
* Wetin dem take dey ask question. | * Wetin dem take dey ask question. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Shey''' [[pile]] go show?.| | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Shey''' [[pile]] go show?.|(Will father come?)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you fit cook? |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| '''Shey''' you fit cook? |(Can you cook?)}} |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''modal verb'' | * English: ''modal verb'' | ||
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