Difference between revisions of "dis"
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#na word wey people dey use to talk about something or someone | #na word wey people dey use to talk about something or someone | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|'''dis''' boy. |(deuber__2103, This boy.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''dis''' boy. |(deuber__2103, This boy.)}} | ||
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#:* {{ux|dv|You tink sey age really matter for person to decide on top '''dis''' matter for now? |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__21, Do you think age really matters when deciding on this issue for now ?)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|You tink sey age really matter for person to decide on top '''dis''' matter for now? |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__21, Do you think age really matters when deciding on this issue for now ?)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Dis''' im kain of demand fit caus katakata for family, but Samuel say im no get any wahala wit im parents and e be like say di tin sef dey make dem laff. |(bbc__40724, ( Samuel's made a ludicrous demand but the demand only made his parents laugh)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Dis''' im kain of demand fit caus katakata for family, but Samuel say im no get any wahala wit im parents and e be like say di tin sef dey make dem laff. |(bbc__40724, ( Samuel's made a ludicrous demand but the demand only made his parents laugh)}} | ||
− | #: {{ux|dv| '''Dis''' life no balance at all, see as '''dis''' truck pusher dey drink garri for inside rainy season because e no fit buy better food|NSC_Agnes_2020(Life is really unfair. The truck pusher drank garri under the rains because he couldn' | + | #: {{ux|dv| '''Dis''' life no balance at all, see as '''dis''' truck pusher dey drink garri for inside rainy season because e no fit buy better food|NSC_Agnes_2020(Life is really unfair. The truck pusher drank garri under the rains because he couldn't afford a decent meal.)}} |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* anoda | * anoda | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''used as indicator'' | * English: ''used as indicator'' | ||
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===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
− | #wetin | + | #wetin replace de name of de thing dem dey talk about |
#:*{{ux|dv|E no dey like '''dis'''. |(NST_cleaned__9270, He does not like this)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|E no dey like '''dis'''. |(NST_cleaned__9270, He does not like this)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|Mummy, how much is '''dis''' eh… , |(IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__96, Mummy, how much is this eh...)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Mummy, how much is '''dis''' eh… , |(IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__96, Mummy, how much is this eh...)}} | ||
− | #: {{ux|dv|So '''dis''' 'call to bar' dey important for any lawyer wey get plan to dey argue case for court. |(bbc__77213, For every lawyer, the 'call to bar' | + | #:* {{ux|dv|So '''dis''' 'call to bar' dey important for any lawyer wey get plan to dey argue case for court. |(bbc__77213, For every lawyer, the 'call to bar' is very important.)}} |
− | + | #:* {{ux|dv|For 2012, di oga for Police then Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar give one order like '''dis''' and more than 3,500 checkpoints na im dem clear comot. |(bbc__41983, __no translation__)}} | |
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− | #: {{ux|dv|For 2012, di oga for Police then Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar give one order like '''dis''' and more than 3,500 checkpoints na im dem clear comot. |(bbc__41983, __no translation__)}} | ||
# case-mark (frequency:2) | # case-mark (frequency:2) | ||
#: {{ux|dv|all dose one now na im come bring wahala for '''dis''' country sotay like '''dis'''. |(deuber__2235, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|all dose one now na im come bring wahala for '''dis''' country sotay like '''dis'''. |(deuber__2235, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Di go sell any of '''dis''' wi refinery-dem, wey fail to begin work proper-proper, by di end of '''dis''' December. |(ja102__1541, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Di go sell any of '''dis''' wi refinery-dem, wey fail to begin work proper-proper, by di end of '''dis''' December. |(ja102__1541, __no translation__)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * dat | + | * dat |
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− | * English: | + | * English: ''an indicator word'' |
Revision as of 15:08, 17 November 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- di
Etymology
From: English This
Pronunciation
- dís
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 907
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 21
- Frequency in raw corpus: 18014
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 28
Adverb
- na word wey people dey use to talk about something or someone
- dis boy. — (deuber__2103, This boy.)
- because of dis she no fit breastfeed Orjowan. — (bbc__86870, (Due to this problem, she was unable to breastfeed Orjowon)
- You tink sey age really matter for person to decide on top dis matter for now? — (WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__21, Do you think age really matters when deciding on this issue for now ?)
- Dis im kain of demand fit caus katakata for family, but Samuel say im no get any wahala wit im parents and e be like say di tin sef dey make dem laff. — (bbc__40724, ( Samuel's made a ludicrous demand but the demand only made his parents laugh)
- Dis life no balance at all, see as dis truck pusher dey drink garri for inside rainy season because e no fit buy better food — NSC_Agnes_2020(Life is really unfair. The truck pusher drank garri under the rains because he couldn't afford a decent meal.)
Synonyms
- anoda
Translations
- English: used as indicator
Pronoun
- wetin replace de name of de thing dem dey talk about
- E no dey like dis. — (NST_cleaned__9270, He does not like this)
- Mummy, how much is dis eh… , — (IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__96, Mummy, how much is this eh...)
- So dis 'call to bar' dey important for any lawyer wey get plan to dey argue case for court. — (bbc__77213, For every lawyer, the 'call to bar' is very important.)
- For 2012, di oga for Police then Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar give one order like dis and more than 3,500 checkpoints na im dem clear comot. — (bbc__41983, __no translation__)
- case-mark (frequency:2)
- all dose one now na im come bring wahala for dis country sotay like dis. — (deuber__2235, __no translation__)
- Di go sell any of dis wi refinery-dem, wey fail to begin work proper-proper, by di end of dis December. — (ja102__1541, __no translation__)
Synonyms
- dat
Translations
- English: an indicator word