Difference between revisions of "dat"
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===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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===Determiner=== | ===Determiner=== | ||
− | + | * Word wey de dey use point to di person or ting wey person dey talk about. | |
− | *{{ux|dv|'''Dat''' na di insect wey I tell you.|( | + | :*{{ux|dv|'''Dat''' na di insect wey I tell you.|(That is the insect I mentioned earlier.)}} |
− | *{{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.)}} | + | :*{{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.)}} |
+ | :*{{ux|dv|Na '''dat''' governor dash people money.|(That is the governor who gave out money.)}} | ||
===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
− | + | * Word wey dem dey use instead of person name or name of someting. | |
− | *{{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 | + | :*{{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.)}} |
− | *{{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.)}} | + | :*{{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.)}} |
− | *{{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.)}} | + | * Na to explain how someting be. |
+ | :*{{ux|dv|Na like '''dat''' di matter be. |(Things are exactly as I explained.)}} | ||
+ | :*{{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.)}} | ||
+ | :*{{ux|dv|All '''dat''' na [[showbody]] abeg. |( All that you are putting up is mere show.)}} | ||
====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== |
Latest revision as of 22:00, 28 February 2024
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English that
Pronunciation
- dât
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
Translations
- English: that