cos

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

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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?

1. - (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__)

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?

1. - (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__)

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?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   I no want go cos dem no call me.  — (I don't want to go because they didn't invite me.)

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