Difference between revisions of "beforebefore"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
*  
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* [[before before]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:English (before)
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From: English ''before''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* bìfɔ́bìfɔ́
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* /bìfɔ́bìfɔ̂
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-before before.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-beforebefore.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-beforebefore.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
beforebefore: long ago, before now -- Definition in Naija?
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* Time wey don pass [[taytay]].
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Beforebefore''', I dey sew clothes. |(A long time ago, I used to sew clothes.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Beforebefore''', plenty African men dey marry pass one wife. |(In the past, many African men used to marry more than one wife.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv|Dat kind correct food na im I dey eat '''beforebefore'''. |(Back in the days, I used to feed well.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Beforebefore''', I dey sew clothes. |(Before now, I used to sew clothes.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
*
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[[taytay]]
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
*  
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* [[now now]], [[nowadays]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: long ago, before now
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* English: ''In the past''

Latest revision as of 18:28, 14 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English before

Pronunciation

  • /bìfɔ́bìfɔ̂

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Adverb

  • Beforebefore, I dey sew clothes.  — (A long time ago, I used to sew clothes.)
  • Beforebefore, plenty African men dey marry pass one wife.  — (In the past, many African men used to marry more than one wife.)
  • Dat kind correct food na im I dey eat beforebefore.  — (Back in the days, I used to feed well.)

Synonyms

taytay

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: In the past