Difference between revisions of "den"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternate Form===
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===Alternative Form===
*dem
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* [[then]]
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: English ''then''
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From English: ''then''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* dɛ̌n
 
* dɛ̌n
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-den.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-den.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-den.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-den.m.ogg</sm2>  
===Frequency===
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 182
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 87
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 2052
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 189
 
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
#na wen person dey talk about time 
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# As someting take happen after anoder ting don first happen.
#:* {{ux|dv|Nobodi see am again since '''den'''. |(bbc__39553,_No one has seen them for awhile_)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv| For 1996 I go high school, do youth service, con still do Masters join, na after '''den''' I come enter politics. |(I graduated in 1996, served in the National Youth Service corps, still did my Masters then joined politics afterwards.)}}  
#: {{ux|dv|Na for March, de Lands and Natural Resources Ministry for Ghana direct de Forestry Commission make dem ban de harvesting, transportation '''den''' export of rosewood in de country. |(bbc__70886, __no translation__)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|I first cook correct egusi soup, '''den''' make Eba befor I come invite de guy. |(I cooked delicious egusi soup first, then made eba before calling the guy to come over.)}}
# dep (frequency:4)
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#:*{{ux|dv|If you see woman wey you like marry, toast am first, '''den''' go meet her people. |(If you admire a woman, woo her before approaching her family .)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Den''' wen newspapers and pipo damn de message, e vanish from ELECAM regional centre e page. |(bbc__30064, __no translation__)}}
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# Time wey someting happen.
#: {{ux|dv|President Nana Akufo-Addo, '''den''' in Vice President sit for di VVIP Lounge for di Airport as dem dey chat '''den''' smile. |(bbc__83540,_no translation__)}}
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#:* {{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.)}}
#say upon wetin dey ground
 
#: {{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 cabon in the air and store underground.)}}
 
# conj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Den''' later, aha. |(KAD_06_Cooking_DG__191, Then later, aha,...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Police for di region release names '''den''' pictures of some of di suspects give di public say of anyone get filla, dem go fit assist police. |(bbc__82495,)}}
 
# obl:mod (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I was very young '''den''', I dey very young you understand. |(KAD_18_My-Gunners-The-Musician_DG__58, I was very young then; I am very young, you understand.)}}
 
#na when dem wan join someting inside talk
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Another major issue Ghanaians dey expect be in di area of roads '''den''' infrastructure. |(bbc__15737, __no translation__)}}
 
# case-dep (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|But since '''den''', I no, I no understand dem. |(NST_cleaned__29841, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|From '''den''' on, Gambino begin make all kind of movement, and some small pikin dem come follow am dey dance. |(bbc__53163, __no translation__)}}
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
[[after]], [[and]]
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* [[after]]
====Translations====
 
* English: ''subsequently''
 
 
 
===Pronoun===
 
#dem dey use am instead of dem
 
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Den''' con born we. |(NST_cleaned__23335,(Then, we were born.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Den''' go know sey we don do am finish. |(NST_cleaned_38779, Then they will know we have finished it.)}}
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: next in order
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* English: ''afterwards'', ''subsequently''

Latest revision as of 10:29, 5 May 2023

Naija

Alternative Form

Etymology

From English: then

Pronunciation

  • dɛ̌n

Play Play

Adverb

  1. As someting take happen after anoder ting don first happen.
    • For 1996 I go high school, do youth service, con still do Masters join, na after den I come enter politics.  — (I graduated in 1996, served in the National Youth Service corps, still did my Masters then joined politics afterwards.)
    • I first cook correct egusi soup, den make Eba befor I come invite de guy.  — (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.  — (If you admire a woman, woo her before approaching her family .)
  2. Time wey someting happen.
    • 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: afterwards, subsequently