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Language points
The word kè.
The word kõΩis used at the end of a word to express great surprise.
It does not have a direct translation in English. For example:
KoΩ$næpútà kõΩ!
A computer!
Ìyàwó tuntun kõΩ!
ÕgbõΩrún méjìlá kõΩ!
A new wife!
Twelve thousand!
Using léhìn tí and léhìn tí . . . bá
Both lõœhìn tí and lõœhìn tí . . . bá are used in a way similar to nígbà tí
and nígbà tí . . . bá (see Unit 10). lõœhìn tí and lõœhìn tí . . . bá both mean
“after,” but they are used in different ways. For example:
Using lõœhìn tí
Lõœhìn tí mo parí ißõœ, mo sùn.
After I finished work, I slept.
Lõœhìn tí a sùn, ara wa yá.
After we slept, we felt good.
A ßeré lõœhìn tí màmá wa dé.
We played after our mother returned.
Using lõœhìn tí . .. bá
Lõœhìn tí Kúnlé bá jõun tán, o máa sùn.
After Kunle finishes his food, he will sleep.
A máa lo≥sí ilé sinimá lõœhìn tí a bá simi.
We will go to the movies after we rest.
Kí ni o máa ße lõœhìn tí o bá parí õΩkoœ$ rõ?
What will you do after you finish your studies?
Use lõœhìn tí . . . bá in a clause that states the condition that the other
action will take place, as in the examples above.