dere

Naija

Alternative forms

• there, der

Etymology

From English: there

Pronunciation

• dɛ̂r

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Adverb

1. Place or someting 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.  — (NSC_2022, 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.  —  (NSC_2020, 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