Difference between revisions of "cos"
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Naija
Alternative forms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Etymology
Borrowed from English cos
Pronunciation
- kɔ́s
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 5
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1110
- Frequency in raw corpus: 36
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3856
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
Coordinating Conjunction
cos: no definition, because -- Definition in Naija?
- - (frequency:13)
- And I no fear, cos I dey sure, — (jw__1351, __no translation__)
- I go trust my God, cos I know sey, — (jw__15822, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Antonyms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Translations
- English: no definition, because
Preposition
cos: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
- - (frequency:9)
- Lucky enough now, when I wan dash now, I see one of my guy like dat cos dat... — (NST_cleaned__35570, __no translation__)
- Dem also say make Cas no worry cos dem go implement di law wit care and compassion. — (bbc__28232, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Antonyms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Translations
- English: no definition
Subordinating Conjunction
cos: because -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- I no want go cos dem no call me. — (I don't want to go because they didn't invite me.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Antonyms
- cardi 0.48 91, meaning 0.46 126, mata-dem 0.44 19, killi-killi 0.44 64, aware 0.44 90, sake 0.43 1356, course 0.43 144, agenda 0.43 122, guility 0.43 6
Translations
- English: because