Difference between revisions of "dere"

Revision as of 04:49, 21 August 2020

Borrowed from English dere

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

dere: place/situation wey be sey e no near di person wey dey talk
Who dey dere? — (ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__1, Who's there?)

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
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)

here 0.68 1186, dis side

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 ====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====
-* English: no definition