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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* that
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* [[that]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From: English ''that''
 
From: English ''that''
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* dât
 
* dât
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dat.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dat.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dat.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dat.m.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 980
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 18
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 8214
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 48
 
  
 
===Determiner===
 
===Determiner===
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Na di word wey de dey use point to person or di ting person de talk about.  
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* Word wey de dey use point to di person or ting wey person dey talk about.  
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Dat''' na di insect wey I tell you.|(That is the insect I mentioned earlier.)}}
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*{{ux|dv|'''Dat''' na di insect wey I tell you.|(Egbokhare_2020, That is the insect I mentioned earlier.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Even di student dey suffer, do dis, and '''dat''', do dis, and '''dat''', but nothing.|(ENU_36_I-Go-Go-Outside-Country_M__75, Despite all efforts suffering persists even for students.)}}
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*{{ux|dv|Dere is nothing '''dat''' prayer cannot do.|(LAG_15_Prayer_M__4, Prayer is a panacea.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Na '''dat''' governor dash people money.|(That is the governor who gave out money.)}}
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*{{ux|dv|E get mass 6.5 billion times '''dat''' of di Sun.|(bbc__2403, The sun has a mass 6.5 billion times than it does.)}}
 
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*{{ux|dv|Even di student dey suffer, do dis, and '''dat''', do dis, and '''dat''', but nothing.|(ENU_36_I-Go-Go-Outside-Country_M__75, Despite all efforts suffering persists even for students.)}}
 
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===Conjunction===
 
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Na word wey de use join anoder word.
 
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*{{ux|dv|Is like I told you di oder time '''dat''' Syndora is still alive.|(KAD_04_Indian-Movies_DG__58, Just as I had informed you, Syndora is still alive.)}}
 
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*{{ux|dv|Depends on any style '''dat''' you want.|(IBA_19_Beauty-Salon_M__48, It depends on which style you prefer.)}}
 
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*{{ux|dv|And we have different part of things '''dat''' eh you have to do. |(KAD_20_School-And-Working-Experience_M__26, And we have different types of things that eh you have to do.)}} (conj)
 
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===Adverb===
 
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Na word wey de use show why person do someting or as someting be.
 
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*{{ux|dv|It's just '''dat''' shows no dey come as before you understand now?|(LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__17, Business has not been okay for a while, do you get?)}}
 
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*{{ux|dv|No be like '''dat'''.|(deuber__6345, It is not as you think.)}}
 
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*{{ux|dv|E no suppose be like '''dat'''. |(JOS_07_Trousers-And-Short-Skirts_DG__87, It's not supposed to be like that.)}}
 
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*{{ux|dv|And when e dey talk to you, e dey talk like '''dat''', |(ABJ_INF_09a_Children-Story_M__10, And when he is talking to you, he talks that way.)}} (adv)
 
  
 
===Pronoun===
 
===Pronoun===
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Na word wey de use instead of person name make di name e no tire person to talk again again.
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* Word wey dem dey use instead of person name or name of someting.
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:*{{ux|dv|From dere, struggle start on mysef, I take care of mysef, and all of '''dat'''. |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__51, I started trying to make a living from that time on.)}}
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*{{ux|dv|From dere, struggle start on mysef, I take care of mysef, and all of '''dat'''. |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__51, I started trying to eke out a living from that time on.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Security agencies bin block road to im house and '''dat''' of im deputy Ike Ekweremadu for di capital Abuja. |(bbc__87345, The security agents barricaded the road to his house and that of the deputy Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja.)}}
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*{{ux|dv|Security agencies bin block road to im house and '''dat''' of im deputy Ike Ekweremadu for di capital Abuja. |(bbc__87345, The security agents barricaded the road to his house and that of the deputy Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja.)}}
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* Na to explain how someting be.
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*{{ux|dv|Im say im go secure di FCT because dia security also mean im own security and '''dat''' of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. |(bbc__59157, )}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Na like '''dat''' di matter be. |(Things are exactly as I explained.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|E no suppose be like '''dat'''. |(JOS_07_Trousers-And-Short-Skirts_DG__87, That is not how it is supposed to be.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|All '''dat''' na [[showbody]] abeg. |( All that you are putting up is mere show.)}}
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====Antonyms====
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[[dis]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: ''that'', ''because''
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* English: ''that''

Latest revision as of 22:00, 28 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English that

Pronunciation

  • dât

Play Play

Determiner

  • Word wey de dey use point to di person or ting wey person dey talk about.
  • Dat na di insect wey I tell you.  — (That is the insect I mentioned earlier.)
  • Even di student dey suffer, do dis, and dat, do dis, and dat, but nothing.  — (ENU_36_I-Go-Go-Outside-Country_M__75, Despite all efforts suffering persists even for students.)
  • Na dat governor dash people money.  — (That is the governor who gave out money.)

Pronoun

  • Word wey dem dey use instead of person name or name of someting.
  • From dere, struggle start on mysef, I take care of mysef, and all of dat.  — (WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__51, I started trying to make a living from that time on.)
  • Security agencies bin block road to im house and dat of im deputy Ike Ekweremadu for di capital Abuja.  — (bbc__87345, The security agents barricaded the road to his house and that of the deputy Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja.)
  • Na to explain how someting be.
  • Na like dat di matter be.  — (Things are exactly as I explained.)
  • E no suppose be like dat.  — (JOS_07_Trousers-And-Short-Skirts_DG__87, That is not how it is supposed to be.)
  • All dat na showbody abeg.  — ( All that you are putting up is mere show.)

Antonyms

dis

Translations

  • English: that
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