Difference between revisions of "touch"
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
| − | # Na for | + | # Na for person body to meet wit anoder person own. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Husband and wife fit '''touch''' demselves anyhow, e no wrong. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. A couple is free to engage in all kinds of romance.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' that pikin otherwise you go see my red eye! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Dont | + | #:* {{ux|dv|De boy mama hold im '''touch''' as dem dey give am injection |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The mother held the child's hand as he was being injected.)}} |
| + | # Na to try beat or try start fight with anoder person. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' that pikin otherwise you go see my red eye! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Dont think of beating that child or you will have me to contend with.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Touch''' me, and you go know! |(IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__45, Touch me, and you will know!)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Touch''' me, and you go know! |(IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__45, Touch me, and you will know!)}} | ||
# Na for person or someting to meet wit anoder ting. | # Na for person or someting to meet wit anoder ting. | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' your radio o. |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__33, Don't touch your radio.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' your radio o. |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__33, Don't touch your radio.)}} |
| − | # Na | + | #: {{ux|dv|If you '''touch''' stove wey still dey hot wit your hand, e go burn you o! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.if you touch a hot stove, you will burn your hand.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|De beggar talk wetin '''touch''' me. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.The beggar's tale broke my heart.)}} | + | # Na when someting person talk or wey happen fit melt person heart. |
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|De beggar talk wetin '''touch''' me. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.The beggar's tale broke my heart.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|This one go help us '''touch''' their heart, |(jw__37097. This one will help us melt their hearts.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|This one go help us '''touch''' their heart, |(jw__37097. This one will help us melt their hearts.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|This miracle '''touch''' many people wey see am. |(jw__28505. The miracle encouraged many people who witnessed it.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|This miracle '''touch''' many people wey see am. |(jw__28505. The miracle encouraged many people who witnessed it.)}} | ||
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#:* {{ux|dv|I go tell Oga say you don dey '''touch''' company money. |(I will inform the boss that you have been tampering with company's money.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|I go tell Oga say you don dey '''touch''' company money. |(I will inform the boss that you have been tampering with company's money.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|To dey do am every three-three month no too much, especially if you get very fine phone wey people just like to dey '''touch'''. |(bbc__80573. Quarterly security check is not too much especially if people tamper with your phone often.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|To dey do am every three-three month no too much, especially if you get very fine phone wey people just like to dey '''touch'''. |(bbc__80573. Quarterly security check is not too much especially if people tamper with your phone often.)}} | ||
| − | + | # Na to dey play or tamper wit someting. | |
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Him begin craze after wire wey dey him brain begin '''touch'''.|He has lost his sanity.}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Di wire dey touch. Im head dey '''touch'''.|Egbokhare_2020. He is suffering from mental issues.}} | ||
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
*[[touch touch]] | *[[touch touch]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 11 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
- From: English touch
Pronunciation
- tɔ́ tʃ
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 16
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 541
- Frequency in raw corpus: 445
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 715
Verb
- Na for person body to meet wit anoder person own.
- Husband and wife fit touch demselves anyhow, e no wrong. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. A couple is free to engage in all kinds of romance.)
- De boy mama hold im touch as dem dey give am injection — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The mother held the child's hand as he was being injected.)
- Na to try beat or try start fight with anoder person.
- No touch that pikin otherwise you go see my red eye! — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Dont think of beating that child or you will have me to contend with.)
- Touch me, and you go know! — (IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__45, Touch me, and you will know!)
- Na for person or someting to meet wit anoder ting.
- No touch your radio o. — (WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__33, Don't touch your radio.)
- If you touch stove wey still dey hot wit your hand, e go burn you o! — (NSC_Legbeti_2021.if you touch a hot stove, you will burn your hand.)
- Na when someting person talk or wey happen fit melt person heart.
- De beggar talk wetin touch me. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021.The beggar's tale broke my heart.)
- This one go help us touch their heart, — (jw__37097. This one will help us melt their hearts.)
- This miracle touch many people wey see am. — (jw__28505. The miracle encouraged many people who witnessed it.)
- Na when someting fit disturb wetin fit happen.
- no touch our peace, say no to violence'.' — (bbc__97092. Do not disturb the peace, avoid violence.)
- So as to avoid tori wey dey touch. — (bbc__9317. So as to avoid distruption.)
- Na to dey play or tamper wit someting.
- I go tell Oga say you don dey touch company money. — (I will inform the boss that you have been tampering with company's money.)
- To dey do am every three-three month no too much, especially if you get very fine phone wey people just like to dey touch. — (bbc__80573. Quarterly security check is not too much especially if people tamper with your phone often.)
- Na to dey play or tamper wit someting.
- Him begin craze after wire wey dey him brain begin touch. — He has lost his sanity.
- Di wire dey touch. Im head dey touch. — Egbokhare_2020. He is suffering from mental issues.
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: physical contact