Difference between revisions of "were"

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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
Person wey dey [[kolo]]
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Person wey dey [[kolo]].
 
:* {{ux|dv| Dat girl don chop '''were'''|(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, The lady is insane.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| Dat girl don chop '''were'''|(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, The lady is insane.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| People don turn '''Were''' for dis queue.|(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, People have gone haywire at the queue. )}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| People don turn '''Were''' for dis queue.|(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, People have gone haywire at the queue. )}}
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====Translation====
 
====Translation====
 
*English: ''madness''
 
*English: ''madness''
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
 
Na person wey dey or don [[kolo]]
 
Na person wey dey or don [[kolo]]

Revision as of 12:24, 15 January 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba wèrè (mad man)

Pronunciation

wèrè


Noun

Person wey dey kolo.

  • Dat girl don chop were  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, The lady is insane.)
  • People don turn Were for dis queue.  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, People have gone haywire at the queue. )

Synonym

Translation

  • English: madness

Adjective

Na person wey dey or don kolo

  • Dat guy na were  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, The man is mad.)
  • Were don dey worry does peopl, na figt dem dey fight since morning.  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2020, Those people are deranged, they have been fighting since morning.)

Synonym

Translation

  • English: mad