Difference between revisions of "dere"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* there 0.79 972, der
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* [[there]], [[der]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English dere
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From English: ''there''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* dere*
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* dɛ̂r
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dere.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dere.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dere.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-dere.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 206
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 80
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 905
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 391
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
# dere: place/situation wey be sey e no near di person wey dey talk
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# Place where no be where person dey.
#: {{ux|dv|Who dey '''dere'''? |(ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__1, Who's there?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Who dey '''dere'''? |(ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__1, Who's there?)}}
#: {{ux|dv|no go '''dere'''. |(Dont go there.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| No go '''dere'''.|(Dont go there.)}}
# someting wey person don say or do wey be sey e no near wetin e dey talk or do now now
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# . Someting wey person don say or do wey be sey e no near wetin e dey talk or do now now.
#: {{ux|dv| When I write di book, I talk for dere sey e better make I jump from ontop roof dan make I chop beans. | (When I wrote the book, I said there that I'd rather jump from the roof of my house than eat beans) }}
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#:* {{ux|dv| When I write di book, I talk for '''dere''' sey e better make I jump from ontop roof dan make I chop beans. | (when I wrote the book, I said there that I'd rather jump from the roof of my house than eat beans.)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
here 0.68 1186, dis side
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[[here]]
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition, there
 
 
 
===Pronoun===
 
dere: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# - (frequency:55)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Dere''' are… |(WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__50, There are...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Dere''' was dis eh... |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__2, There was this, uh...)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* there 0.79 972, here 0.68 1186, where 0.64 3085, ehn 0.58 1757, outside 0.56 702, drive 0.53 431, farm 0.52 413, dirty 0.52 242, anywhere 0.51 224
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* there 0.79 972, here 0.68 1186, where 0.64 3085, ehn 0.58 1757, outside 0.56 702, drive 0.53 431, farm 0.52 413, dirty 0.52 242, anywhere 0.51 224
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''there''

Latest revision as of 22:23, 28 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English: there

Pronunciation

  • dɛ̂r

Play Play

Adverb

  1. Place where no be where person dey.
    • Who dey dere?  — (ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__1, Who's there?)
    • No go dere.  — (Dont go there.)
  2. . Someting wey person don say or do wey be sey e no near wetin e dey talk or do now now.
    • When I write di book, I talk for dere sey e better make I jump from ontop roof dan make I chop beans.  —  (when I wrote the book, I said there that I'd rather jump from the roof of my house than eat beans.)

Antonyms

here

Translations

  • English: there