Difference between revisions of "swear"
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− | When dey curse a person. | + | * When dey curse a person. |
:* {{ux|dv| Person wey tiff meat don buy '''swear'''. |(NSC_Olukayode S.M_2021, Anyone who steals a meat, has taken something accursed.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Person wey tiff meat don buy '''swear'''. |(NSC_Olukayode S.M_2021, Anyone who steals a meat, has taken something accursed.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Go beg your papa make im comot di '''swear''' for your head.|(NSC_2020, Go plead with your father, so that he lifts up the curse from your head.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Go beg your papa make im comot di '''swear''' for your head.|(NSC_2020, Go plead with your father, so that he lifts up the curse from your head.)}} | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: '''curse''' | * English: '''curse''' | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
− | + | * Make person talk sey wetin im dey talk na di true. | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Swear''' sey you no like me.|(LAG_22_I-Senior-You_DG__191, Swear that you don't like me.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| Some of di victims say dem first cari dem go babalawo shrine to '''swear''' say dem no go tell police or anybodi wetin dey happen. |(bbc__91257, Some of the victims claimed that they were taken to a witch doctors shrine to take an oath, never to disclose what happened to anybody or the police.)}} | |
− | + | * Make person promise anoder person. | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| Because for Bible, promise be like '''swear'''. |(jw__4705, The promises found in the bible is guaranteed.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| I '''swear''' to God! |(ENU_13_School-Life_DG__61, I vow to God!)}} | |
− | + | * Make dey curse person. | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dem don '''swear''' for dat boy. |(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The boy is accursed.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| If you no pay my money, I go '''swear''' for you. |(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, If you do not pay my money, I will place a curse on you.)}} | |
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* [[curse]] | * [[curse]] |
Revision as of 13:37, 5 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: swear
Pronunciation
- swêr
Noun
- When dey curse a person.
- Person wey tiff meat don buy swear. — (NSC_Olukayode S.M_2021, Anyone who steals a meat, has taken something accursed.)
- Go beg your papa make im comot di swear for your head. — (NSC_2020, Go plead with your father, so that he lifts up the curse from your head.)
Related form
Translations
- English: curse
Verb
- Make person talk sey wetin im dey talk na di true.
- Swear sey you no like me. — (LAG_22_I-Senior-You_DG__191, Swear that you don't like me.)
- Some of di victims say dem first cari dem go babalawo shrine to swear say dem no go tell police or anybodi wetin dey happen. — (bbc__91257, Some of the victims claimed that they were taken to a witch doctors shrine to take an oath, never to disclose what happened to anybody or the police.)
- Make person promise anoder person.
- Because for Bible, promise be like swear. — (jw__4705, The promises found in the bible is guaranteed.)
- I swear to God! — (ENU_13_School-Life_DG__61, I vow to God!)
- Make dey curse person.
- Dem don swear for dat boy. — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The boy is accursed.)
- If you no pay my money, I go swear for you. — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, If you do not pay my money, I will place a curse on you.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: vow, promise, cursed, swear