Difference between revisions of "catch"

(Created page with "==Naija== ===Alternative forms=== * shoot 0.74 495, kill 0.68 3193, burn 0.67 571, bite 0.67 110, swallow 0.66 94, blow 0.66 324, boil 0.66 106, pour 0.65 199, bury 0.64 278...")
 
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* shoot 0.74 495, kill 0.68 3193, burn 0.67 571, bite 0.67 110, swallow 0.66 94, blow 0.66 324, boil 0.66 106, pour 0.65 199, bury 0.64 278
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English catch
+
From: English ''catch''
 +
===Pronunciation===
 +
* kâtʃ
  
===Pronunciation===
 
* kátʃ
 
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.m.ogg</sm2>  
+
<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 37
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 300
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 908
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 389
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
catch: (of brake) to grip, to intoxicate -- Definition in Naija?
+
# Sey someting /person hold someting/person.
 
+
#:* {{ux|dv| Na im Ben-hadad plan to '''catch''' Elisha. |(jw__4174, Ben-hadad planed to catch Elisha.)}}
 
+
#:* {{ux|dv| Comot, go canal, go '''catch''' fish. |(NST_cleaned__41838, Go out, go to the canal to catch fish.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
+
# Make person dey feel someting for body.
#: {{ux|dv|No dey '''catch''' brake like dat. |(Don't grip the brake like that.)}}
+
#:* {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__36, I was afraid.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Drink dey kach me. |(I am intoxicated by alcohol.)}}
+
#:* {{ux|dv| As I stand for dere, no be me dey dere. If you see di kind piss wey '''catch''' me eh, you for dey sorry for me. |(NSC_2022, Standing there, I was not myself. You’d have been very sorry for me, if you know how pressed I was.)}}
# obj (frequency:98)
+
#:* {{ux|dv| Dey do small small o, no go catch di one wey doctor no go fit treat. |(NSC_2022, Be very careful, don’t contract what the doctor cannot cure.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me. |(NST_cleaned__15782, __no translation__)}}
+
# Make person find out wetin person do.
#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me o. |(NST_cleaned__15777, __no translation__)}}
+
#:*{{ux|dv|You see, na dere I '''catch''' you. |(NST_cleaned__9069, You see, that was where I caught you.)}}
# mark-obj (frequency:61)
+
#:* {{ux|dv| You dey tink sey eye no dey see you. Di day your oga go '''catch''' you, you go remember sey I don first wan you. |(NSC_2022,You think no one sees you. The day your boss will catch you, you’ll remember that I had already warned you.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Na im Ben-hadad plan to '''catch''' Elisha. |(jw__4174, __no translation__)}}
+
# Make dem arrest person.
#: {{ux|dv|Peter no just dey enjoy to '''catch''' fish. |(jw__29982, __no translation__)}}
+
#:* {{ux|dv|If I go break im head, you know sey na me de go '''catch''' eheh. |(NST_cleaned__13157, If I break his head, I will be the one to be arrested.)}}
# nsubj-obj (frequency:26)
+
#:* {{ux|dv|Di driver of di bus don run and police for di area don close di school plus '''catch''' di owner. |(bbc__34187, The bus driver is at large; The school has been closed by the police and the owner has been arrested.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|but now when dem '''catch''' dem. |(deuber__2339, __no translation__)}}
+
====Synonym====
#: {{ux|dv|You see na dere I '''catch''' you. |(NST_cleaned__9069, __no translation__)}}
+
[[gbab]]
# aux-obj (frequency:21)
+
====Related Forms====
#: {{ux|dv|Fear dey '''catch''' you? |(NST_cleaned__24104, __no translation__)}}
+
* [[catch feelings]]
#: {{ux|dv|From dere, we go f-... comot, go canal, go '''catch''' fish. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__119, From there, we will f-... head out and go to the canal to catch fish.)}}
 
# - (frequency:15)
 
#: {{ux|dv|and na you shame go '''catch''' |(deuber__3005, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|comot, go canal, go '''catch''' fish. |(NST_cleaned__41838, __no translation__)}}
 
# advcl-obj (frequency:12)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Catch''' glaucoma quick na im be solution |(bbc__24900, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Social media wan '''catch''' fire as Eminem yab Trump |(bbc__90758, __no translation__)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You see na dere I '''catch''' you. |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__228, You see, that's where I caught you.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If you jump, de '''catch''' you, na your luck o! |(IBA_22_School-Children_DG__79, If you jump and they catch you, it will be your luck o.)}}
 
# cc-obj (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di driver of di bus don run and police for di area don close di school plus '''catch''' di owner. |(bbc__34187, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na only two pipo survive di Sosoliso Airline crash wey hit di ground as e land and '''catch''' fire. |(bbc__71643, __no translation__)}}
 
# mark (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Bird get sense well well, dem no easy to '''catch''' |(jw__4998, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di person wey your power no reach to '''catch''', no be God you go carry am give? |(deuber__5994, __no translation__)}}
 
# aux-nsubj (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|No be only PDP im dey '''catch'''? |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__119, Is it not only PDP he is catching ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If I go break im head, you know sey na me de go '''catch''' eheh. |(NST_cleaned__13157, __no translation__)}}
 
# csubj-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__36, I was overwhelmmed with fear.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me o. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__31, I was afraid o.)}}
 
# conj-obj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na private beach for Lekki area of Lagos wey people like to go sidon '''catch''' fun and enjoy nature. |(bbc__71708, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na so fear '''catch''' AEK Athens players and dem run comot field say e no safe for dem and dem no come back again. |(bbc__71958, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* shoot 0.74 495, kill 0.68 3193, burn 0.67 571, bite 0.67 110, swallow 0.66 94, blow 0.66 324, boil 0.66 106, pour 0.65 199, bury 0.64 278
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* shoot 0.74 495, kill 0.68 3193, burn 0.67 571, bite 0.67 110, swallow 0.66 94, blow 0.66 324, boil 0.66 106, pour 0.65 199, bury 0.64 278
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: (of brake) to grip, to intoxicate
+
* English: ''catch, arrest,

Latest revision as of 09:48, 28 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English catch

Pronunciation

  • kâtʃ

Play Play

Verb

  1. Sey someting /person hold someting/person.
    • Na im Ben-hadad plan to catch Elisha.  — (jw__4174, Ben-hadad planed to catch Elisha.)
    • Comot, go canal, go catch fish.  — (NST_cleaned__41838, Go out, go to the canal to catch fish.)
  2. Make person dey feel someting for body.
    • Fear catch me.  — (KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__36, I was afraid.)
    • As I stand for dere, no be me dey dere. If you see di kind piss wey catch me eh, you for dey sorry for me.  — (NSC_2022, Standing there, I was not myself. You’d have been very sorry for me, if you know how pressed I was.)
    • Dey do small small o, no go catch di one wey doctor no go fit treat.  — (NSC_2022, Be very careful, don’t contract what the doctor cannot cure.)
  3. Make person find out wetin person do.
    • You see, na dere I catch you.  — (NST_cleaned__9069, You see, that was where I caught you.)
    • You dey tink sey eye no dey see you. Di day your oga go catch you, you go remember sey I don first wan you.  — (NSC_2022,You think no one sees you. The day your boss will catch you, you’ll remember that I had already warned you.)
  4. Make dem arrest person.
    • If I go break im head, you know sey na me de go catch eheh.  — (NST_cleaned__13157, If I break his head, I will be the one to be arrested.)
    • Di driver of di bus don run and police for di area don close di school plus catch di owner.  — (bbc__34187, The bus driver is at large; The school has been closed by the police and the owner has been arrested.)

Synonym

gbab

Related Forms

Translations

  • English: catch, arrest,