as

Naija

Alternative forms

  • when 0.62 7140, wen 0.58 4261, if 0.51 11277, self 0.50 595, before 0.48 5895, how 0.47 9827, way 0.46 3238, sotay 0.45 416, wey 0.44 79530

Etymology

Borrowed from English as

Pronunciation

  • ɛz

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 521
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 39
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 18271
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 26

Usage

na wetin everybody dey use

Definition

as: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

Adverb

  1. - (frequency:52)
    Women no dey make as much as man.  — (bbc__101183, __no translation__)
    Try sleep for as long as you go fit.  — (bbc__99853, __no translation__)
  2. dep (frequency:8)
    We even get video coverage as well.  — (KAD_19_Kabiru-Gymnasium_DG__75, We even have video coverage service as well.)
    If assembly submit report and e no sweet us, we go join all groups protest as well.  — (bbc__4244, __no translation__)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • when 0.62 7140, wen 0.58 4261, if 0.51 11277, self 0.50 595, before 0.48 5895, how 0.47 9827, way 0.46 3238, sotay 0.45 416, wey 0.44 79530

Antonyms

  • when 0.62 7140, wen 0.58 4261, if 0.51 11277, self 0.50 595, before 0.48 5895, how 0.47 9827, way 0.46 3238, sotay 0.45 416, wey 0.44 79530

Translations

  • English: no definition


Preposition

as: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. - (frequency:17180)
    As...  — (BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__27, As...)
    As Mr.  — (deuber__6238, __no translation__)
  2. dep (frequency:645)
    As in…  — (ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__200, As in...)
    As in!  — (NST_cleaned__42563, __no translation__)
  3. nsubj (frequency:26)
    As Jehovah make Jesus King.  — (jw__2457, __no translation__)
    Dog farmers say dem no go gree as goment ban dog meat  — (bbc__43118, __no translation__)
  4. advmod (frequency:15)
    Even as rasta man dey here.  — (ABJ_GWA_11_Hungry-No-Go-Kill-Us_DG__24, Rasta man is here.)
    Even as, di Information Minister Hassan Ismail tok say di HQ dey cleared completely.  — (bbc__47457, __no translation__)
  5. discourse (frequency:9)
    As eh...  — (NST_cleaned__35818, __no translation__)
    So as, as…  — (JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__151, So as... as...)
  6. conj:dicto (frequency:9)
    As, I forgive her.  — (BEN_19b_Children-And-Divorce_DG__60, As... I forgive her.)
    If I go village, as, na, no carry akpu,  — (ONI_16_Thief_DG__194, If I go to the village, as...it's... didn't carry akpu.)
  7. advcl (frequency:8)
    As funny as it may sound and as joking as I might be, na so serious, di matter dey o.  — (NST_cleaned__36495, __no translation__)
    So all dese old mama wey full ground, all of dem go dey wan mah I carry mic as small as I were.  — (NST_cleaned__161, __no translation__)
  8. conj (frequency:5)
    De kidnap happen just as President Biya di take oath for rule kontri for de next seven years and for make sure say security tight for town e declare public holiday.  — (bbc__27532, __no translation__)
    Kondengui prison boil yesterday as Anglophone prisoners for Kondengui central prison komot cover pot di nack'am sing, for show dia anger say de conditions for prison no good.  — (bbc__62579, __no translation__)
  9. advmod-dep (frequency:5)
    Even as wen all dem go halla say I no fit do am, dem fit and dem dey do am.  — (bbc__47454, __no translation__)
    Annie, tell BBC say she dey try to finish all the Tilapia wey dey her hand, even as though ban dey.  — (bbc__15480, __no translation__)
  10. cc (frequency:2)
    For example, dem fit translate am as “who” or “whom”.  — (jw__36553, __no translation__)
    Tory out from di two hour meeting, e confam to newtory-pipo say, turu-turu kata-kata dey inside di APC party, b’cos of di senate presido wey ein kak-now and as, Yakubu Dogara, kak now as di speaker of di house of Rep, wey bi wetin di party no bin want.  — (ja102__5058, __no translation__)
  11. det (frequency:2)
    Many pipo dey hail di 76-year-old singer as di 'Queen of Soul'  — (bbc__65545, __no translation__)
    Di as dem also don adjourn dia general sitting to di number 24 day of September, 2019.  — (ja102__1658, __no translation__)
  12. cc-dep (frequency:2)
    But as for money to manage dis disaster...  — (bbc__21554, __no translation__)
    Di 2018 appropriation bill bin increase to N9.1 trillion from N8.6 trillion wey e be before and as at yesterday, pipo bin dey expect say na by di end of dis week dem go pass di budget.  — (bbc__30360, __no translation__)
  13. dep-nsubj (frequency:2)
    Gbedu as in…  — (NST_cleaned__5083, __no translation__)
    According to di NFF, e say, di reigning African women cup of nations champion, go follo participate inside one four–contri invitational tournament, wey go shele for, China as from on di number 17 to 20 day of January.  — (ja102__254, __no translation__)
  14. advmod:emph (frequency:2)
    But with dis judgement, belle sweet her as now, she know say judiciary no dey corrupt.  — (bbc__23782, __no translation__)
    where d correct pipul wey dey in charge no gree for am as e bi for dis part, dem go take paper tell am— why dem no gree ;  — (hildrights__1420, __no translation__)

Derived forms

  1. As if...  — (ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__30, As if...)
    Eh because if, as if e go fall ne.  — (JOS_10_Mothers-Against-Mini-Skirts_DG__162, Uh... because, if... like they're gonna fall...)
  1. As in!  — (KAD_22_Chatting-At-The-Restaurant_DG__157, As if!)
    As in you gats loyal.  — (ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__94, I mean, you have to be loyal.)

Synonyms

  • when 0.62 7140, wen 0.58 4261, if 0.51 11277, self 0.50 595, before 0.48 5895, how 0.47 9827, way 0.46 3238, sotay 0.45 416, wey 0.44 79530

Antonyms

  • when 0.62 7140, wen 0.58 4261, if 0.51 11277, self 0.50 595, before 0.48 5895, how 0.47 9827, way 0.46 3238, sotay 0.45 416, wey 0.44 79530

Translations

  • English: no definition
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