Yoruba for Academic Purpose: shove

shove (V/IṢ): (i) yí sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ kan kí o lè fún ẹnìkan láyè. Shove over and make some room for me. Yí sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ kan kí o fún mi láyè díẹ̀.

(ii) fi ipá ti nǹkan kan tàbi ẹni kan. Wait your turn; there is no need to shove. Dúró de àsìkò rẹ; má ti ènìyàn.

(iii) (èdè gbẹ̀fẹ́): fi àìbọ̀wọ̀ fún ni hàn sí ènìyàn tàbí fún ìdáhùn sí nǹkan kan tí a ti sọ. When I told him to work harder, he said I should have my job and shove it. Nígbà tí mo ní kí ó múra síṣẹ́, ó ní ki n gba iṣẹ́ mi kí n lọ ṣe é bí ó bá ṣe wù mí.

(iv) fi ìwà àìbìkítà kó nǹkan kan sí ibi kan. Shove the box just anywhere for now. Sáà ju àpótí yẹn sí ibì kan ná.

(v) (N/OR): nígbà tí a ti ẹni kan tàbí nǹkan kan. Help me give the big book a shove. Jọ̀wọ́ bá mi ti ìwé ńlá yẹn.

shove off (phrasal verb/ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe tí ó jẹ́ àpólà): fi orí ilẹ̀ sílẹ̀ bọ́ sínú ọkọ̀ ojú omi. He jumped into the boat and shoved off. Ó fò sí inú ọkọ̀ ojú omi ó sì ń lọ.

Shove off! (phrasal verb/ọ̀rò-ìṣe tí ó jẹ́ àpólà): (èdè gbẹ̀fẹ́): sọ fún ènìyàn pé kí ó kúrò níbi tí ó wà. Just shove off. Sáà kúrò ńbí.

Yoruba for Academic Purpose

Sunday, 26 July 2015

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