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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative Form===
 
===Alternative Form===
*[[dem]] [[then]]
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* [[then]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: English ''then''
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From English: ''then''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* dɛ̌n
 
* dɛ̌n
 
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<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 dem dey relate matter to time.  
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# As someting take happen after anoder ting don first happen.  
#:*{{ux|dv|For 1996 I go high school, do youth service, come still do Masters join and since '''den''' na im I don enter politics. |(NSC_Agnes_2020,(I graduated in 1996, had Youth Service year and Masters program, then joined politics soon afterwards)}}  
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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|Nobodi see am again since '''den'''. |(bbc__39553,_No one has seen them for awhile_)}}
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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.)}}
#:*{{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; very young, understandably.)}}
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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 .)}}
#na when dem dey talk say upon wetin dey ground
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# Time wey someting happen.
#:*{{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 forever.)}}
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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.)}}
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Den''' wen newspapers and pipo damn de message, e vanish from ELECAM regional centre page. |(bbc__30064,(The message vanished from ELECAM regional centre page after newspapers and people in general damn the message.)}}
 
====Synonyms====
 
[[after]]
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''subsequently''
 
  
===Conjunction===
 
#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, Another major issue Ghanaians have expectation is in the area of roads and infrastructure.)}}
 
#:*{{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,(The regional Police released the names of the suspects and then added pictures of some of the suspects to the public for assistance in their investigation police. )}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|President Nana Akufo-Addo, '''den''' im Vice President sit for di VVIP Lounge for di Airport as dem dey chat '''den''' smile. |(bbc__83540,(President Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice President sat at the VVIP Lounge at the Airport while chatting and later smiled at each other.)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
[[and]]
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* [[after]]
====Translations====
 
* English: ''and''
 
 
 
===Pronoun===
 
#dem dey use am instead of 'dem' for some places
 
#:*{{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: ''used to indicate next thing in order of occurrence''
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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