Difference between revisions of "first"
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* Na de one wey come before others. | * Na de one wey come before others. | ||
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|De '''first''' time wey I meet de man I fear am. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The first time i met the man I was scared of him.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Toh di very '''first''' story wey dey my hand for today, na im, dey yarn o. |(IBA_32_Tori-By-Samuel_MG__1, Well, the very first story I have for today is the one I'm talking about.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Na di very '''first''' day wey dem inaugurate dis 8th assembly dia yawa start. |(bbc__70567. The crisis started on the first day of the inauguration of the 8th assembly.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''First''' of all, we no be Red Cross. |(ENU_29_Personality-Show-On-Computer_DG__162, First of all, we are not Red Cross group.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''First''' lady equip de whole centre from kitchen to room and office. |(bbc__71905. The First Lady equipped the centre from the kitchen, to the room and to the office.)}} | |
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===Adverb=== | ===Adverb=== | ||
| − | * Na wetin be, before any oder ting be. | + | * Na wetin be, before any oder ting go fit be. |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''First''' boil am. |(ENU_11_Delicious-Beans-And-Plantain_M__17, First of all boil it.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Dey '''first''' look who dey de door before you open. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Ensure you know who is at the door before throwing the door open.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''First''' of all, make you look dat part wey be sey na woman naim dey carry di belle. |(NST_cleaned__21859. First consider the fact that it is the woman who gets pregnant.)}} | |
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Revision as of 14:20, 1 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English first
Pronunciation
- fɛ̂st
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 96
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 139
- Frequency in raw corpus: 4801
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 82
Adjective
- Na de one wey come before others.
- De first time wey I meet de man I fear am. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The first time i met the man I was scared of him.)
- Toh di very first story wey dey my hand for today, na im, dey yarn o. — (IBA_32_Tori-By-Samuel_MG__1, Well, the very first story I have for today is the one I'm talking about.)
- Na di very first day wey dem inaugurate dis 8th assembly dia yawa start. — (bbc__70567. The crisis started on the first day of the inauguration of the 8th assembly.)
- First of all, we no be Red Cross. — (ENU_29_Personality-Show-On-Computer_DG__162, First of all, we are not Red Cross group.)
- First lady equip de whole centre from kitchen to room and office. — (bbc__71905. The First Lady equipped the centre from the kitchen, to the room and to the office.)
Adverb
- Na wetin be, before any oder ting go fit be.
- First boil am. — (ENU_11_Delicious-Beans-And-Plantain_M__17, First of all boil it.)
- Dey first look who dey de door before you open. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Ensure you know who is at the door before throwing the door open.)
- First of all, make you look dat part wey be sey na woman naim dey carry di belle. — (NST_cleaned__21859. First consider the fact that it is the woman who gets pregnant.)
Relative forms
Translations
- English: foremost