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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* gatz 0.58 61, can 0.58 260, must 0.54 1356, need 0.53 3037, mey 0.53 183, should 0.51 56, will 0.50 598, yoursef 0.49 74, unless 0.49 187
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* [[gatz]], [[gaz]], [[gas]], [[gast]], [[gat]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English gats
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From: English ''got''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* gás
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* gáz
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gats.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gats.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gats.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-gats.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 20
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 453
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 140
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1671
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Auxiliary===
 
===Auxiliary===
gats: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Sey e get wetin person suppose do.
 
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** {{ux|dv|I '''gats''' dey well. |(ABJ_GWA_11_Hungry-No-Go-Kill-Us_DG__44, I have to be well.)}}
 
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** {{ux|dv|You '''gats''' chop now. |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__33, You have to eat now.)}}
# - (frequency:136)
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** {{ux|dv|So I '''gats''', I '''gats''' make sure sey I hustle well, take care of mumsy, and pupsy dem. |(NST_cleaned__17298, I have to, I have to make sure that I work hard, to take care of my family.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I '''gats''' dey well. |(ABJ_GWA_11_Hungry-No-Go-Kill-Us_DG__44, I have to be well.)}}
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** {{ux|dv|You '''gats''' chop make you no go faint.|(You should eat so you won't faint.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|You '''gats''' chop now. |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__33, You have to eat now.)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|So I '''gats''', I '''gats''' make sure sey I hustle well, take care of mumsy, and pupsy dem. |(NST_cleaned__17298, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|So you '''gats''', you '''gats''' gallant, you '''gats''' dey for ground well so dat at least, you ma, you go know sey you fit provide for yourself, provide for your family, buy di things wey you like, take care of your, yourself, your family members too. |(NST_cleaned__4698, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* gatz 0.58 61, can 0.58 260, must 0.54 1356, need 0.53 3037, mey 0.53 183, should 0.51 56, will 0.50 598, yoursef 0.49 74, unless 0.49 187
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* gatz 0.58 61, can 0.58 260, must 0.54 1356, need 0.53 3037, mey 0.53 183, should 0.51 56, will 0.50 598, yoursef 0.49 74, unless 0.49 187
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Verb===
 
gats: have to -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You '''gats''' eat make you no go faint.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* gatz 0.58 61, can 0.58 260, must 0.54 1356, need 0.53 3037, mey 0.53 183, should 0.51 56, will 0.50 598, yoursef 0.49 74, unless 0.49 187
 
  
====Antonymes====
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====Synonyms====
* gatz 0.58 61, can 0.58 260, must 0.54 1356, need 0.53 3037, mey 0.53 183, should 0.51 56, will 0.50 598, yoursef 0.49 74, unless 0.49 187
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[[need]], [[suppose]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: have to
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* English: ''ought to'', ''should''

Latest revision as of 14:14, 31 May 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English got

Pronunciation

  • gáz

Play Play

Auxiliary

  • Sey e get wetin person suppose do.
    • I gats dey well.  — (ABJ_GWA_11_Hungry-No-Go-Kill-Us_DG__44, I have to be well.)
    • You gats chop now.  — (JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__33, You have to eat now.)
    • So I gats, I gats make sure sey I hustle well, take care of mumsy, and pupsy dem.  — (NST_cleaned__17298, I have to, I have to make sure that I work hard, to take care of my family.)
    • You gats chop make you no go faint.  — (You should eat so you won't faint.)

Synonyms

need, suppose

Translations

  • English: ought to, should