dè (edè)
Active verb4 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
exercise patience towards someone's offensiveness and waiting for the right time to act
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Nkanụ, Owere, Ọnịcha
- ḋẹ̀ (ẹḋẹ̀) Isuama
- gè (egè) Nkanụ
- ḋè (eḋè) Owere
- dè (edè) Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nne ya na-edè okwu ọjọọ ya.
— His mother patiently bears with his offensive words.
Dè ya, oge ga-abịa mgbe ọ ga-akwụ ụgwọ.
— Bear with him; the time will come when he will pay.
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