neehn
Jamaican Creole
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]neehn
- not (negates the meaning of the modified verb)
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Iibruu 10:8:
- Fos Jiizas se, “A neehn sakrifais an aafrin yu did waahn, yu neehn waahn dem fi tek no uol-a animal an bon mek sakrifais gi yu an yu neehn waahn no sin aafrin niida. Dem sitn de neehn mek yu api” — duo bies pan di laa a dem sitn de piipl did fi gi.
- As mentioned above, “You didn't want sacrifices or offerings, and burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin gave you no pleasure,” (even though they are offered in accordance with the law's requirements).
- (literally, “For Jesus said, "You did not want sacrifices and offerings, you didn't want them to take whole-animal and bone sacrifices and you didn't want no sin offerings neither. Those things didn't make you happy" – even though they were given following the law.”)