sofarieshan

English Definition

suffering

Etymology

• (Derived from English suffer + -ation.)

Examples

• "Dong in di geto we mi baan an gruo / sofarieshan we mi riili nuo / mi mama lok di duo mi afi sliip outaduo / mi duohn av no bed mi afi sliip on di fluo / sofarieshan we mi nuo"

  Down in the ghetto where I was born and raised / I know what sufferance is / my mama locked the door and I had to sleep outdoors / I had no bed I had to sleep on the floor / I know what sufferance is

• "Bot mi afi go chuu som siiros sofarieshan, an mi aat evi til it don!"

  But I have to go through some serious suffering first, and my heart is heavy until it is done!

• "Dat miin se di Centre a go du nof wok fi mek shuor se wi no figet bout wi ischri an di sofarieshan we wi lang-taim piipl dem go chruu iina slievri diez."

  That means that the Centre will make sure that we don't forget our history and the suffering our ancestors went through during slavery.

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.