dey

Tone: High

1. verb: Used to describe the state of a person or thing.
   • E déy yer.
     • It’s here.
   • She déy happy.
     • She is happy.

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Tone: Low

1. verb: Auxiliary verb used to create tenses.
   • Dem dey play.
     • They are playing.
   • We bin don dey live for under-bridge for five years until government pursue us komot.
     • We had been living under the bridge for five years until the government kicked us out.

Common misspellings

de, deh, dei