because

Naija

Alternative forms

• becos

Etymology

From: English because

Pronunciation

• bɪkôs

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Adverb

Word we de dey take show why someting be as e dey

1. Because of your kids.  — (NST_cleaned__17633, __no translation__)

   Because of your children.  — (NST_cleaned__17635, __no translation__)

1. Because of what? (LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__157, Because of what ?  — (Why ?))

2. advmod-dep (frequency:24)

   All this people no come Matthew house just because of food.  — (jw__30048, __no translation__)

   make dem no because of firewood, continue to dey lose trees.  — (bbc__97445, __no translation__)

3. conj-dep (frequency:15)

   E fit be because of the good thing wey dem do, or because dem get level pass us.  — (jw__31514, __no translation__)

   Because of the way John dey talk and because e fine, e dey quick catch people eye.  — (jw__3732, __no translation__)

4. cop-dep (frequency:10)

   Na because of wetin?  — (LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__106, Why ?)

   Na because of sey you no…  — (ENU_12_Social-Life_DG__112, It is because you know...)

5. discourse (frequency:10)

   Ehn because…  — (KAD_16_Driver-Mechanic-Talk_DG__120, Ehn, because...)

   Because ehen…  — (NST_cleaned__20861, __no translation__)

6. cc-dep (frequency:9)

   Sey because of di dirty wey…  — (ENU_12_Social-Life_DG__166, Because of the dirt that...)

   or dem no see am or because of sickness im no fit gree or im just no wan gree sey make dem foster di pikin.  — (hildrights__577, __no translation__)

7. conj:dicto (frequency:5)

   Because... and e will hold your stommy also.  — (LAG_21_I-Like-Stout_MG__9, Because... and it will also keep your belly full.)

   Because, becuase you sef know we have been three in number for our section before.  — (IBA_16_Drivers_DG__69, Because... because you also knew that we have been three in number in our section before.)

8. conj (frequency:4)

   Because if you check…  — (NST_cleaned__9695, __no translation__)

   Because ehn parents wey be sey, you born pikin, and somehow, somehow dem come do wetin?  — (NST_cleaned__9663, __no translation__)

9. xcomp (frequency:4)

   Na so because that kind love dey deceive people.  — (jw__10522, __no translation__)

   Na so because Matthew write many things about Joseph.  — (jw__24297, __no translation__)

10. nsubj (frequency:3)

    INEC say di reason why dem change di date na because di first date wey dem been announce clash with Bayelsa State Annual Thanksgiving Day.  — (bbc__57288, __no translation__)

    Ms Ogbu say e go too make sense if Vogue Africa fit happen because di kain tins wey di continent get to offer for di fashion industry boku.  — (bbc__89184, __no translation__)

11. dep-det (frequency:2)

    Di katakata wey dey happen for Somalia na because of di fight-fight between militant Islamist group al-Shabab, and di government wey UN and African Union dey support.  — (bbc__35431, __no translation__)

    CHRDA also tell goment say make deh gree say de war weh deh di use guns and with no rules dey for northwest and Southwest regions, stop violent military operations and even komot army for dis area, gree say de abduction for and torture for public servants an because of army violent operations, show way for peace and reconciliation.  — (bbc__24079, __no translation__)

12. dep-nsubj (frequency:2)

    Because of what, money.  — (ONI_13_Current-Interests_DG__55, Because of what ? money.)

    Wheder I because of you circumcise Taju we go see.  — (deuber__5657, __no translation__)

1. Because sey deir friends dey encourage dem.  — (IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__39, This is because their friends encourage them.)

   Because sey one man now, e don do ofofo, e don enter gbege for himsef, by himsef o, but sha dem dey fight for am o.  — (IBA_33_News-Comments_MG__6, Because here's a man, he engaged in gossip and now he's in trouble, courtesy of he himself, but they are fighting on his behalf.)

Synonyms

• sake of sey

Translations

• English: because