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#:*{{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.)}} | #:*{{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.)}} | ||
#na when dem dey talk say upon wetin dey ground | #na when dem dey talk 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, | + | #:*{{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.)}} |
#:*{{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.)}} | #:*{{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==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
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===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
| − | #dem dey use am instead of dem | + | #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''' 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.)}} | #:*{{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 of | + | * English: ''used to indicate next thing in order of occurrence'' |
Revision as of 15:17, 18 November 2020
Naija
Alternate Form
- dem
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
- na wen dem dey relate matter to time.
- 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)
- Nobodi see am again since den. — (bbc__39553,_No one has seen them for awhile_)
- 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.)
- na when dem dey talk say upon wetin dey ground
- 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.)
- 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
Translations
- English: subsequently
Conjunction
- na when dem wan join someting inside talk
- 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.)
- 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. )
- 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
Translations
- English: and
Pronoun
- dem dey use am instead of 'dem' for some places
- Den con born we. — (NST_cleaned__23335,(Then, we were born.)
- Den go know sey we don do am finish. — (NST_cleaned_38779, Then they will know we have finished it.)
Translations
- English: used to indicate next thing in order of occurrence