do

Naija

Alternative forms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Etymology

Borrowed from English do

Pronunciation

• du

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 840
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 25
• Frequency in raw corpus: 19271
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 25

The word is used equally in written texts and orally.

Auxiliary

do: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:209)

   How do you see it?  — (ONI_19_Make-We-Share-Di-Country_DG__60, How do you see it ?)

   So how do you tink?  — (JOS_39_Driver-Lady_M__39, So, what do you think ?)

2. nsubj (frequency:27)

   Wetin Saul do no make Jehovah happy.  — (jw__37189, __no translation__)

   And everything e do go get head.’​ — Ps.  — (jw__29822, __no translation__)

3. mark-nsubj (frequency:9)

   one oder thing wey dem do be say.  — (deuber__3413, __no translation__)

   “The evil wey you do fit finish the whole clan.  — (katakata__1038, __no translation__)

4. mark (frequency:3)

   This thing wey God do no go only bring many better things, but e settle matter wey concern heaven and earth.  — (jw__37293, __no translation__)

   One research wey British Sexual Attitudes do don see say sex fit tire women wey dey live with dia partner pass times two as e fit tire men.  — (bbc__62856, __no translation__)

5. compound:svc-nsubj (frequency:3)

   But no be wetin Asa do be that.  — (jw__11354, __no translation__)

   Some Nigerians do I-no-go-gree waka reach Abuja House, London, on Tuesday to protest against oga Buhari decision to contest again for 2019.  — (bbc__90914, __no translation__)

6. conj:dicto (frequency:2)

   Dem do, do, do, do, do, do, do.  — (NST_cleaned__2313, __no translation__)

   Ah, I don't want, eh, I don't... I, I don't care for dis eh Nigeria ehn... prophet.  — (ENU_34_Malaysia-Guy_MG__79, Uh, I don't want, uh, I don't... I, I don't care for these uh... Nigerian... uh... prophets.)

Synonyms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Antonyms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Translations

• English: no definition

Subordinating Conjunction

do: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:6)

   Do you know why Iheanacho no dey play ball for Mancity?  — (ONI_13_Current-Interests_DG__3, Do you know why Iheanacho does not play football for Mancity ?)

   Do you know dat dis is one of my brokest time, but, dis is one of my most happiest time.  — (WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__76, Do you know that this is one of the time I'm broke most, but this is one of my happiest time.)

Synonyms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Antonyms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

do: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. obj (frequency:1387)

   Do am o.  — (IBA_28_Moshood-And-Hassan_DG__85, they did it o.)

   Who do am?  — (KAD_22_Chatting-At-The-Restaurant_DG__56, Who did them?)

2. - (frequency:714)

   do...  — (NST_cleaned__39564, __no translation__)

   I must do am.  — (JOS_22_Marriage-Talk-With-Oscar-2_DG__29, I must do it.)

3. aux-obj (frequency:342)

   Go do wetin?  — (JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__44, To do what ?)

   Dey do exercise.  — (jw__6949, __no translation__)

4. nsubj (frequency:336)

   I do.  — (IBA_01_Fola-Lifestory_MG__75, I did...)

   Una do!  — (BEN_33_School-Issues_DG__9, Well done.)

5. mark (frequency:305)

   What to do?  — (BEN_32_I-Don-Tire-For-All-Dese-Boys_DG__92, What should we do ?)

   Na what to do.  — (BEN_19a_Man-Must-Wack_DG__37, That's what we should do.)

6. cc-obj (frequency:152)

   And do this work,  — (jw__1381, __no translation__)

   go and do di work.  — (NST_cleaned__38813, __no translation__)

7. obl:arg (frequency:147)

   Wetin I want do for house,  — (JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__13, What do I want to do at home ?)

   De just dey, dey do on e own tin.  — (LAG_34_Football-And-Everyday-Problems_M__11, They are just there, doing their own things.)

8. aux (frequency:108)

   So na so, dey do.  — (ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__91, So that was it.)

   Na so, I take dey do.  — (IBA_01_Fola-Lifestory_MG__45, That's how it was.)

9. advmod (frequency:56)

   Do well.  — (JOS_28_Exams_DG__13, Do it well.)

   “You do well.  — (katakata__1123, __no translation__)

10. advcl (frequency:48)

    E want do good.  — (jw__27043, __no translation__)

    Try do more, tell people  — (jw__38289, __no translation__)

11. obl:mod (frequency:29)

    Wetin you want do for future,  — (KAN_01_Aishas-Lifestory_DG__27, What do want to do in the future ?)

    Dis na wetin Ghana dey plan do by di middle of 2018.  — (bbc__41761, __no translation__)

12. dep-obj (frequency:25)

    Na Olawale Malomo do am  — (bbc__69990, __no translation__)

    Do all di sacrifice for...  — (BEN_02_Andrew-Lifestory_MG__44, Do all the sacrifice for...)

13. cc (frequency:17)

    Ev’rything wey we talk and do  — (jw__10333, __no translation__)

    with the things we talk and do.  — (jw__48906, __no translation__)

14. ccomp (frequency:16)

    Wetin government suppose do to help?  — (bbc__99446, __no translation__)

    So you go, you go, wetin you go do sey you go come try be like me.  — (LAG_17_Food-On-Campus_DG__16, So, you will... you will, what you will do is that you'll come and try to be like me.)

15. dep (frequency:13)

    Di, my own do…  — (ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__7, The... my own has done...)

    Wetin Jezebel do so that dem go kill Naboth?  — (jw__41202, __no translation__)

16. conj (frequency:9)

    Do one, or two tings.  — (KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__21, Do one or two things.)

    This one dey make us do or talk things wey fit make other people vex.  — (jw__1077, __no translation__)

17. det (frequency:6)

    Interactive Session about the do &  — (ja102__2815, __no translation__)

    Ahmed Musa's mooted move to Turkish side Fenerbahçe is considered a do ...  — (brila__104, __no translation__)

18. aux-cc (frequency:4)

    Wetin dem talk and do fit ‘help’ us well well.— Col.  — (jw__8124, __no translation__)

    Anything wey person dey think about or dey do, wey Jehovah hate, na sin.  — (jw__1958, __no translation__)

19. cc-dep (frequency:2)

    Make de hear God voice o, and do di...  — (NST_cleaned__37617, __no translation__)

    Sometimes person fit just hit the book wey dey im hand and do as if na mistake, or just push am for back, and when e turn back e no go know who push am because dem plenty.  — (jw__21801, __no translation__)

Derived forms

• be sey do

1. E get some kind tins wey be sey you go do for, to please your heart.  — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__117, There are some kinds of things that you will do for... to please your heart.)

   Sey all dis people wey be sey de dey do dis kind badness, sey meh de stop am now, now, now.  — (WAZL_03_News-On-Gmns_MG__30, They said anyone who takes part in this kind of misbehavior should put an end to it right away.)

• dat do

1. Her own, she no get money so dat I should do eight hundred naira nails for dat one dat day,  — (KAD_22_Chatting-At-The-Restaurant_DG__141, Her, she didn't have any money, so I should also do the manicure for eight hundreed naira for that one, that day.)

   So as I dey work, I go go feed am, go fin-... so dat I go fit do dis eh... six months ehn... six months full t-... eh mtschew exclusive wey de talk.  — (ABJ_GWA_14_Mary-Lifestory_MG__90, So while I'm here at work, I'll go feed her, go fin-... so that I will be able to do this uh, six months ehn.. six months full t-... uh mtschew, exclusively like they recommend.)

• sey do

1. As in di ting dey make me feel like sey I never even do anyting.  — (JOS_21_Marriage-Talk-With-Oscar-1_DG__154, As in, the thing is making me feel like I haven't even done anything.)

   E come say, okay e be like sey I, I, I, I n-... I, I still no do wetin im want make I.  — (LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__18, Then he said, okay, it looks like I, I, I, I n-... I, I still wasn't performing like he wanted.)

Synonyms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Antonyms

• enjoy 0.58 843, arrange 0.57 831, happen 0.55 5212, understand 0.55 1148, choose 0.54 1099, learn 0.52 2210, stop 0.51 2535, achieve 0.51 184, gain 0.51 433

Translations

• English: no definition