Difference between revisions of "use"
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
| − | + | # Sey person carry someting do someting. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|I don '''use''' | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I don '''use''' di knife finish.|(I have finished using the knife.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|So if person leave Jos go America now, e fit stay because you don dey '''use''' to di weather. |(JOS_20_Beauty-Of-Jos_MG__48, So if someone leaves Jos for America, they can stay there because you're already used to the weather.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|So if person leave Jos go America now, e fit stay because you don dey '''use''' to di weather. |(JOS_20_Beauty-Of-Jos_MG__48, So if someone leaves Jos for America, they can stay there because you're already used to the weather.)}} |
| − | *Make | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Dem '''use''' fufu eat di edikaikong soup wey grandma cook. |(They ate fufu with the vegetable soup that grandma cook.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Chima '''use''' me finish | + | #Make person [[nack]] person. |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Chima '''use''' me finish con go village bring wife. |(Chima slept with me and later dumped me.)}} | |
| − | + | # Make person dey waste person time. | |
| − | * | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dat girl dey '''use''' me talk. |(That girl has kept me waiting and is talking to someone.)}} |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dat yeye guy dey '''use''' me dey watch film.| (That stupid fellow is wasting my time and is watching a movie.)}} | |
| + | #:* Make person carry person do [[juju]]. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| E dey shout sey im uncle don '''use''' am, na im make as im uncle business dey big, e no dey even see market for im small shop. |(He has been shouting that his uncle has used him for charms, that's why his uncle's business keeps growing and he doesn't see any sales in his small shop.)}} | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''Use'' | + | * English: ''Use'', ''waste time'', ''use for rituals'' |
Latest revision as of 19:46, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: English use
Pronunciation
- jûz
Verb
- Sey person carry someting do someting.
- I don use di knife finish. — (I have finished using the knife.)
- So if person leave Jos go America now, e fit stay because you don dey use to di weather. — (JOS_20_Beauty-Of-Jos_MG__48, So if someone leaves Jos for America, they can stay there because you're already used to the weather.)
- Dem use fufu eat di edikaikong soup wey grandma cook. — (They ate fufu with the vegetable soup that grandma cook.)
- Make person nack person.
- Chima use me finish con go village bring wife. — (Chima slept with me and later dumped me.)
- Make person dey waste person time.
- Dat girl dey use me talk. — (That girl has kept me waiting and is talking to someone.)
- Dat yeye guy dey use me dey watch film. — (That stupid fellow is wasting my time and is watching a movie.)
- Make person carry person do juju.
- E dey shout sey im uncle don use am, na im make as im uncle business dey big, e no dey even see market for im small shop. — (He has been shouting that his uncle has used him for charms, that's why his uncle's business keeps growing and he doesn't see any sales in his small shop.)
Translations
- English: Use, waste time, use for rituals