Difference between revisions of "better"
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| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|This travel na really '''better''' one! |(jw__7630, The was really good!)}} | |
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#: {{ux|dv|house wey dey '''better''' jejejejejejejejeje. |(deuber__785, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|house wey dey '''better''' jejejejejejejejeje. |(deuber__785, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Our life dey '''better''' as we dey learn Bible. |(jw__28651, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Our life dey '''better''' as we dey learn Bible. |(jw__28651, __no translation__)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|But e get other things wey Bible still talk wey go make our life '''better''' if we do dem. |(jw__22145, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|But e get other things wey Bible still talk wey go make our life '''better''' if we do dem. |(jw__22145, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|So I tink it's '''better''' to have female first before I go come get boys. |(KAN_02_Girls-Life-In-Kano_DG__47, So, I think it's better to have females first before I'll have boys.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|So I tink it's '''better''' to have female first before I go come get boys. |(KAN_02_Girls-Life-In-Kano_DG__47, So, I think it's better to have females first before I'll have boys.)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E '''better''' to chop vegetable for where love dey.’” So make you no dey worry yourself. |(jw__8409, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E '''better''' to chop vegetable for where love dey.’” So make you no dey worry yourself. |(jw__8409, __no translation__)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[correct]], [[good]] |
====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[bad]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: better, good | + | * English: ''better, good'' |
Revision as of 14:19, 12 January 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
etymology:English ' better'
Pronunciation
- bètá
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 84
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 163
- Frequency in raw corpus: 2664
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 154
Adjective
Na sey someting or somewhere good.
- This travel na really better one! — (jw__7630, The was really good!)
- So e go dey better dat way. — (IBA_11_Student-Wahala_DG__60, So, it will be better that way.)
- house wey dey better jejejejejejejejeje. — (deuber__785, __no translation__)
- Our life dey better as we dey learn Bible. — (jw__28651, __no translation__)
- But e get other things wey Bible still talk wey go make our life better if we do dem. — (jw__22145, __no translation__)
- cc (frequency:6)
- Sleep more and better — (bbc__90281, __no translation__)
- And nothing better pass the love wey no dey fail wey Jehovah dey show us.— Isa. — (jw__16337, __no translation__)
- conj (frequency:6)
- Better dey come, — (jw__4210, __no translation__)
- Better dey chop better food. — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__241, You better eat nutritious food.)
- det (frequency:4)
- Di one wey you don dey talk now, na im be di better. — (NST_cleaned__42329, __no translation__)
- When I don get one better somewhere, I go come back, con con carasa. (JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__157, when I have gotten one good — (thing) somewhere, I will come back, then come and complete it.)
- case (frequency:4)
- Na everyday we dey hear about better. — (LAG_09_Country-Wahala_DG__18, It's everyday we hear about better.)
- E go help you put mind for better tomorrow.— Romans 15:4 . — (jw__8677, __no translation__)
- aux (frequency:3)
- Because if de create deir own party, be llike sey sey na im go better. — (JOS_11_Nigeria-Political-Issues_DG__92, Because, if they create their own party, it seems it will be better.)
- And de say de wan make di country fine meh better, but, di government no dey do anyting. — (ABJ_INF_12_Evictions_MG__31, And they say they want the country to be fine, to be better, but the government is not doing anything.)
- iobj (frequency:3)
- E still show sey the way Jehovah dey rule na im better pass. — (jw__4373, __no translation__)
- To do wetin go make person fine no be bad thing, but na the kind person wey you be, your character na im better pass. — (jw__37605, __no translation__)
- dep (frequency:2)
- Our own better. — (LAG_06_Easter-Preparation_DG__45, Yours is better.)
- Buhari: I go leave Nigeria better dan wen I meet am — (bbc__21031, __no translation__)
- mark (frequency:2)
- Today na fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa go help us get Zimbabwe wey better. — (bbc__6421, __no translation__)
- Jesus sey: ‘E better make you lose one part of your body, than for dem to trowey you inside Gehenna’ . — (jw__32709, __no translation__)
- ccomp (frequency:2)
- So I tink it's better to have female first before I go come get boys. — (KAN_02_Girls-Life-In-Kano_DG__47, So, I think it's better to have females first before I'll have boys.)
- Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E better to chop vegetable for where love dey.’” So make you no dey worry yourself. — (jw__8409, __no translation__)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: better, good