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Jamaican Patois · Verbs and actions

Lef

To leave; left (direction)

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What “Lef” means

Lef is the Patois form of "leave" and "left". It means to leave a place, to leave something behind, to be left over, and the direction left. The final "t" of English "left" drops away.

Examples

Di bus done lef aready

The bus has already left

Mi tired but mi nah lef

I am tired but I am not leaving

Nuh bun nuh lef

There is no bun left

How to use it

Neutral and everyday.