for

Naija

Alternative forms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Etymology

From: English for

Pronunciation

• fər

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 1786
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 8
• Frequency in raw corpus: 99682
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Auxiliary

for: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:962)

   Ah im for pay.  — (ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__38, Ah, he should have paid.)

   Okay you for put.  — (IBA_14_Bukky-And-Ope_DG__85, Okay, you would have added.)

2. mark-nsubj (frequency:4)

   Until God for better our bread, na all of us go just comot.  — (NST_cleaned__16259, __no translation__)

   Di girl nearly die, and na for prison na im I for still dey.  — (deuber__6151, __no translation__)

3. mark (frequency:3)

   E get some tins wey for don make Nigeria say dem no wan do again:  — (bbc__44555, __no translation__)

   And one line wey you for don hear na di way im dey call im name Bond.  — (bbc__15202, __no translation__)

4. nsubj (frequency:2)

   De Ghanaian MP talk Parliament sey dem for make fast den pass de Narcotics Control Commission Bill into law which dey decriminalize use of Cannabis for Ghana.  — (bbc__27309, __no translation__)

   E for no fit travel from Jericho on Sabbath day—from when sun come down on Friday to when sun come down on Saturday—because Jew people law no dey allow people travel on Sabbath day.  — (jw__20548, __no translation__)

5. mark-nsubj-obj (frequency:2)

   dem also make sure say everibodi wey de for secondary skuls, unifasiti,  — (human_rights__84, __no translation__)

   BBC tori pesin wey bin dey travel go Owerri, Imo state today, tok say dia plane go land for Port Harcourt and dem tell all di passengers for di flight say di plane dey go back to Lagos wey e for carri dem and any pesin wey no gree come down go see imsef for Lagos.  — (bbc__18796, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Antonyms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Translations

• English: no definition

Preposition

for: no definition, in -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:74919)

   For…  — (JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__234, For...)

   for you  — (deuber__3261, __no translation__)

2. dep (frequency:1791)

   If for like…  — (KAD_11_Edikaikong-Gbegiri_M__75, If for about...)

   For sey wetin?  — (IBA_38_News-Comment-By-Ogini_M__3, That why ?)

3. conj (frequency:35)

   Shey for here, abi for…?  — (NST_cleaned__19120, __no translation__)

   Open University na for old people, but na before,  — (ABJ_NOU_05_Patricias-Lifestory_M__41, Open University is for old people but that was before now.)

4. obl:mod (frequency:28)

   Abandoned chains for 'house of torture'  — (bbc__10978, __no translation__)

   For over 5 years wey dem buy dis facility nothing!  — (bbc__52161, __no translation__)

5. aux-obj (frequency:23)

   Tabernacle​—Place Wey Dem for Dey Worship God  — (jw__34198, __no translation__)

   Dis oga want make Nigerian singer, Wizkid for see im work.  — (bbc__42023, __no translation__)

6. advmod (frequency:20)

   because our situation as for now needs urgent uh attention.  — (deuber__6398, __no translation__)

   AFP/Getty No be only for airport runway herdsmen for Nigeria dey allow dia cow find food enter.  — (bbc__10672, __no translation__)

7. nsubj (frequency:15)

   I for…  — (LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__129, I would...)

   For di economy to better, make our government do something.  — (NST_cleaned__6948, __no translation__)

8. cc-dep (frequency:14)

   make dem solve di problem once and for all  — (deuber__2311, __no translation__)

   Two fingers to di air for everybody wey dey listen to us, and for inside dis programme,  — (NST_cleaned__5708, __no translation__)

9. aux (frequency:8)

   Weti for do wen pesin get crisis  — (bbc__98975, __no translation__)

   If I get person wey dey help me I for don  — (NST_cleaned__14078, __no translation__)

10. advcl (frequency:8)

    Also easy bleeding, wen pikin get wound, blood di komot for long before e stop.  — (bbc__49037, __no translation__)

    Buhari make dis promise for one ceremony for Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, for Kaduna State.  — (bbc__20927, __no translation__)

11. ccomp (frequency:5)

    Court talk say dem no believe she dey sick because no medical certificate to prove am and di sickness wen she dey claim no too dey serious enough for her not to travel come court.  — (bbc__26385, __no translation__)

    Also make goment free all prisoners weh deh get connection with anglophone crisis and stop all court case for de wan dem weh dey prison as correct condition for dem to attend dis conference.  — (bbc__14316, __no translation__)

12. cc (frequency:4)

    to search di matter wellwell or or for don lawyer witness wey testify against am and find witness wey testify for am witout wuruwuru;  — (gumbody__11, __no translation__)

    Unemployment na serious palava for Nigeria but Rivers state for south south of di kontri tanda as di state wey get di highest unemployment rate.  — (bbc__97164, __no translation__)

13. aux-dep (frequency:2)

    ah-ah why now?na di thing wey we just dey talk na so di oga wey for dey do.  — (deuber__3057, __no translation__)

    Even as dis poet get e own style weh na for look inside yi and for kontri, na Bate Besong e passion for kontri be de bond weh e bi connect yi with Dzekashu.  — (bbc__47421, __no translation__)

Derived forms

• for Arts

1. Na like two weeks ago wey interview comot wit Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, wey be oga of di National Council for Arts and Culture wia im call Bobrisky national disgrace.  — (bbc__71348, __no translation__)

   According to tori pipo for di kontri, Director-General of di National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe tok dis one wen im host di National Council of Women Societies .  — (bbc__12219, __no translation__)

• for Disease Control

1. Chikwe Ihekweazu, di oga of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control say 60 pipo don get di fever.  — (bbc__25360, __no translation__)

   In short, according to America Center for Disease Control and Prevention, e remain small make di dem say di president get obesity.  — (bbc__59869, __no translation__)

• for Refugees

1. Chief Dion Ngute di represent Cameroon for United Nations Commission for Refugees for Geneva and African Commission for Peoples Rights for Banjoul.  — (bbc__25294, __no translation__)

   Di volunteer dey help coordinate food and medicine from UNHCR and some local government for di Nigerian state dem where dem dey, together with Nigeria High Commission for Refugees.  — (bbc__39409, __no translation__)

• for inside

1. Where I get fault for inside?  — (ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__31, What did I do wrong?)

   Put your milk for inside and sugar.  — (JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__40, Add your milk to it, and sugar.)

Synonyms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Antonyms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Translations

• English: no definition, in

Verb

for: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:2)

   You, as you don dey play di thing, na make you dey follow person like Ayefele up, and down meh una dey play, dey play for Ayefele.  — (IBA_08_Music-And-Art-Students_DG__187, You, as you have been playing the thing, it's for you to be moving with Ayefele's troupe so that you will be singing and dancing for Ayefele.)

   Tori from wi super eagle team, dey suggest say, e bi like say, de won call wi South Africa-base goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, make e for follo con keep during wi contri next month world cup qualifier match against, Algeria.  — (ja102__4647, __no translation__)

2. advcl:periph-nsubj-obj (frequency:2)

   When sun shine, e shine for deir head.  — (PRT_10_Market_DG__44, When the sun shines, it shines on their head.)

   If di man sey wear trouser, you wear trouser for peace to reign.  — (ABJ_INF_06_Marriage-Counselling_DG__65, If the man say wear trouser, you should wear trouser for peace to reign.)

Synonyms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Antonyms

• since 0.48 2896, outside 0.44 702, full 0.42 1132, across 0.40 345, inside 0.39 9559, near 0.39 1010, before 0.38 5895, room 0.36 356, during 0.35 1389

Translations

• English: no definition