by
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Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English by
Pronunciation
- /báɪ̀/
Adverb
- Word wey dey dress near anoder word to show sey something don happen pass or dey happen.
- Im na maize and groundnut farmer, e say if na before, im maize for don tall reach human being by now. — (He is a maize and groundnut farmer, he mentioned that in the past, by this time, his maize would grown as tall as a person.)
- Nigeria go play Guinea for dia second group match by 3;30pm local time. — (The kick-off time for the match between Nigeria and Guinea in the second group game is 3.30pm local time.)
- Word wey de dey take show as person take do someting wit clear eye.
- After police gbab di kidnapper e come begin talk sey e no by kidnap anybody; sey na Devil handwork. — (The kidnapper blamed the Devil as the mastermind of the kidnappings after the police arrested him.)
- Some people for dis life na to by do person strong ting. — (By nature some persons are sadistic.)
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Translations
- English: by, deliberately