Difference between revisions of "wahala"

 
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===Definition===
 
Di situation wey dey dangerous.
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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* Di situation wey dey dangerous.
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:* {{ux|dv|Di '''wahala''' dey too much for dem. |(The trouble is too much for them.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Na so e dey cause '''wahala''' everyday. |(That is how he was causing trouble everyday.)}}
  
#{{ux|dv|Di '''wahala''' dey too much for dem. |(NSC_Tella_2020, The trouble is too much for them.)}}
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===Verb===
#{{ux|dv|Na so e dey cause '''wahala''' everyday. |(NSC_Tella_2020, That is how he was causing trouble everyday.)}}
 
 
 
===Transitive Verb===
 
 
* Make person dey cause trouble give anoder person.
 
* Make person dey cause trouble give anoder person.
#{{ux|dv|Nigeria government dey '''wahala''' im people tire. |(NSC_Tella_2020, The Nigerian government is over troubling its people.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Nigeria government dey '''wahala''' im people tire. |(The Nigerian government is over troubling its people.)}}
#{{ux|dv|Di oga patapata for di company don dey '''wahala''' everybody make dem pay. |(NSC_Tella_2020, The overall boss of the company has been troubling everybody to pay.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Di oga patapata for di company don dey '''wahala''' everybody make dem pay. |(The overall boss of the company has been troubling everybody to pay.)}}
===Serial Verb===
 
#{{ux|dv|Na you dey '''wahala''' me pass. |(NSC_Tella_2020, It is you that troubles me most.)}}
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''The situation that is dangerous, To cause trouble for another person''.
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* English: ''peril''.

Latest revision as of 19:51, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From Hausa wahala

Pronunciation

  • ˈwàhálà

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Noun

  • Di situation wey dey dangerous.
  • Di wahala dey too much for dem.  — (The trouble is too much for them.)
  • Na so e dey cause wahala everyday.  — (That is how he was causing trouble everyday.)

Verb

  • Make person dey cause trouble give anoder person.
  • Nigeria government dey wahala im people tire.  — (The Nigerian government is over troubling its people.)
  • Di oga patapata for di company don dey wahala everybody make dem pay.  — (The overall boss of the company has been troubling everybody to pay.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: peril.