Difference between revisions of "den"
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 189 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 189 | ||
===Adverb=== | ===Adverb=== | ||
| − | + | * As matter take concern time. | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv| For 1996 I go high school, do youth service, con still do Masters join, na after '''den''' I come enter politics. |(NSC_Agnes_2020, I graduated in 1996, served in the National Youth Service corps, still did my Masters then joined politics afterward.)}} | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|I first cook correct egusi soup, '''den''' make Eba befor I come invite de guy. |(NSC_Legbeti-2020. I cooked delicious egusi soup first, then made eba before calling the guy to come over.)}} | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|If you see woman wey you like marry, toast am first, '''den''' go meet her people. |(NSC_Legbeti-2020. If you admire a woman, woo her before approaching her family .)}} | |
| + | * As dem dey talk put join wetin dem don first talk. | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv|If you see see snake dey come near you, '''den'' you come stand dey wait, your village people dey worry you. |(NSC_Legbeti-2020. If you see a snake gliding towards you and you fail to run, your ancestors must hate you.)}} | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv|Even '''den''', we go still need machines, trees and plants to capture carbon for di air wey we fit store for underground - forever. |(bbc__47473, Regardless of what is on ground there is a need to acquire machines, trees and plants to capture carbon in the air and store underground forever.)}} | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | [[after]] | + | * [[after]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''Regardless'', ''subsequently'' | * English: ''Regardless'', ''subsequently'' | ||
===Conjunction=== | ===Conjunction=== | ||
| − | Na word wey | + | Na word wey dem dey take join sentence put for sentence make di [[talk]] for complete. |
''Go look'' [[naim]] | ''Go look'' [[naim]] | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''Then'' |
Revision as of 14:50, 14 January 2021
Naija
Alternative Form
Etymology
From: English then
Pronunciation
- dɛ̌n
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 182
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 87
- Frequency in raw corpus: 2052
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 189
Adverb
- As matter take concern time.
- For 1996 I go high school, do youth service, con still do Masters join, na after den I come enter politics. — (NSC_Agnes_2020, I graduated in 1996, served in the National Youth Service corps, still did my Masters then joined politics afterward.)
- I first cook correct egusi soup, den make Eba befor I come invite de guy. — (NSC_Legbeti-2020. I cooked delicious egusi soup first, then made eba before calling the guy to come over.)
- If you see woman wey you like marry, toast am first, den go meet her people. — (NSC_Legbeti-2020. If you admire a woman, woo her before approaching her family .)
- As dem dey talk put join wetin dem don first talk.
- If you see see snake dey come near you, 'den you come stand dey wait, your village people dey worry you. — (NSC_Legbeti-2020. If you see a snake gliding towards you and you fail to run, your ancestors must hate you.)
- Even den, we go still need machines, trees and plants to capture carbon for di air wey we fit store for underground - forever. — (bbc__47473, Regardless of what is on ground there is a need to acquire machines, trees and plants to capture carbon in the air and store underground forever.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Regardless, subsequently
Conjunction
Na word wey dem dey take join sentence put for sentence make di talk for complete. Go look naim
Translations
- English: Then