a

Naija

Alternative forms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Etymology

Borrowed from English a

Pronunciation

• ə

Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 156
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 96
• Frequency in raw corpus: 1932
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 195

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Article

a: no definition, INDF.ART -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:1772)

   a  — (bbc__60232, __no translation__)

   A girl.  — (KAN_02_Girls-Life-In-Kano_DG__35, a girl)

2. dep (frequency:5)

   Bamiyo Abati/Instagram Yaw a.k.a Steve Onu  — (bbc__19021, __no translation__)

   A, a, I hail, I hail di Govn~, Governor Ambode,  — (NST_cleaned__29120, __no translation__)

3. obl:mod (frequency:3)

   Di ex-lover Gladys Mensah Boaku, a.k.a Nayas who be kumawood actress den producer embarrass di gospel musician pasaa.  — (bbc__34307, __no translation__)

   I dey, I dey help mysef because da~, dat a li~, dat little, dat a little money wey I dey save for my work, na im I take care, na im I take take care of him.  — (IBA_16_Drivers_DG__9, I am... I am helping myself because that... that a li...that little... that a little money that I am saving for my work, that is what I use to care... that is what I use to care for him.)

4. conj:dicto (frequency:3)

   A, a, I hail, I hail di Govn~, Governor Ambode,  — (LAG_05_Government-Dey-Try_M__54, A... a... I salute Governor Ambode.)

   Dere is a, a, a, a, di, a gap de give dem, de give dem a gap from di rail to stay.  — (PRT_10_Market_DG__62, There is a... a... a... a... the... a... gap they gave them; They gave them a gap from the rail to stay.)

5. nsubj (frequency:2)

   You know sey you a bad guy.  — (NST_cleaned__17176, __no translation__)

   A tok-tok pesin for di South Africa national statistics bodi tell BBC say na 3.6 million migrants dey for di kontri of ova 50 million pipo.  — (bbc__9677, __no translation__)

6. advmod (frequency:2)

   It was such a di-... a disheartening uh... story to read if you be mama of pikin.  — (WAZL_02_Good-Morning-Nigeria_MG__61, It was such a di-... a disheartening story to read, if you're a mother.)

   To di extent sef, even a, one woman come, come meet my moder where my moder dey sell yesterday make she one mudu of gari.  — (NST_cleaned__25753, __no translation__)

7. flat:foreign (frequency:2)

   Now, he refused sey I am sorry, je je kafin a zo.  — (KAD_20_School-And-Working-Experience_M__49, Now, he refused that, I am sorry; XX)

   Eh mbola va agoloyin ru moin yaazu, o si eche n moya a ba.  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__151, eh, di stick that they throw, it has hit person that is infront and then backfire the person that is behind.)

Synonyms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Antonyms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Translations

• English: no definition, INDF.ART

Pronoun

a: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:52)

   A beg!  — (ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__12, I'm begging you!)

   A beg.  — (ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__97, I'm begging you.)

2. case (frequency:2)

   Ignore di nuisance dat is eh sitting sometin like a behind me,  — (WAZL_09_Talk-Show-Catman_DG__43, ignore the nuisance that is sittng behind me.)

   On my wedding day, eh di day wey I go marry, if I dey do reception for my wedding day, (may be like a day before, maybe my wedding na Saturday now as usual now), on Friday, person con call me say ah Nedu, please I have a wedding tomorrow, it's urgent, please, come, and MC my wedding, you tink sey I go dey my own wedding?  — (WAZL_13_Nedu_M__32, On my wedding day, the day i'll marry, if I'm doing a reception for my wedding day, maybe a day before, maybe my wedding is on Saturday as usual, on Friday someone calls me and says ah Nedu, please I have a wedding tomorrow, it's urgent, please come and MC my wedding. Do you think i'll be at my wedding ?)

Synonyms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Antonyms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Translations

• English: no definition

Unknown

a: no definition, X -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:19)

   a.  — (ja102__5801, __no translation__)

   Falz a.k.a.  — (bbc__48618, __no translation__)

2. flat:foreign (frequency:5)

   Igb a ma nou mstchew Igb.  — (WAZP_02_Porico_M__89, No.)

   Eni ebi npa a maa gbo waasu?  — (NST_cleaned__17042, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Antonyms

• an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Translations

• English: no definition, X