go

Naija

Alternative forms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Etymology

Borrowed from English go

Pronunciation

• gò

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 3128
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 3
• Frequency in raw corpus: 55797
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 7

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Auxiliary

go: shall -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   E go byforce bring di book.  — no translation

2. - (frequency:38209)

   Go…  — (ENU_07_South-Eastern-Politics_M__118, Go...)

   Go dey…  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__20, going to te...)

3. nsubj (frequency:91)

   I go.  — (ABJ_GWA_07_Waec-Money_DG__70, I went.)

   I go…  — (LAG_08_Austin-And-Donald_DG__24, I will...)

4. nsubj-obj (frequency:11)

   You go eh H.  — (NST_cleaned__30900, __no translation__)

   Trump go port you come back to Nigeria.  — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__198, Trump will deport you back to Nigeria.)

5. cc-nsubj (frequency:8)

   But de go… ,  — (PRT_10_Market_DG__149, But they will...)

   Because de go…  — (IBA_05_Cobbler_DG__75, because they will...)

6. conj (frequency:7)

   Go, and know what is all about.  — (WAZP_04_Ponzi-Scheme_MG__34, Go, and find out what it's all about.)

   Go, and see what is happening there.  — (IBA_18_Money-Wahala_M__35, Go and see what is happening there.)

7. mark (frequency:7)

   E be like, e be like sey we go just, we just just cook one…  — (NST_cleaned__27336, __no translation__)

   Im dey tell us sey dat cutlass, sey im get am for Biafra war when im go Biafra war.  — (ABJ_INF_09a_Children-Story_M__58, He used to tell us that he got that cutlass from Biafra war... when he went for Biafra war.)

8. obj (frequency:6)

   I never talk di part wey e be sey na di woman go still go market.  — (BEN_01_Woman-Life-No-Easy_M__35, I've not mentioned the fact that it's the woman who still goe to the market.)

   As you finish fifth now, maybe na nineteenth you go finish next season.  — (PRT_03_Football_DG__193, As you finish fith now, maybe it is nineteenth you will finish next season.)

9. dep-nsubj (frequency:6)

   Except sey PDP go…  — (ENU_31_Imo-State-Politics_DG__97, Except that PDP...)

   I go mix dat one too.  — (LAG_37_Soap-Making_MG__57, I will mix that too.)

10. advmod (frequency:5)

    If I record am finish, di money no come out, me, and you no go, you no go sleep for dis house today o.  — (NST_cleaned__25483, __no translation__)

    So dat sewing now, so yo~, yo~, your daughter, even dough make e play well, well, jump up, play for school, no go, no wahala.  — (NST_cleaned__13334, __no translation__)

11. dep (frequency:2)

    you go talk say rain go pack your dirty go throway  — (deuber__5345, __no translation__)

    Con begin serve food, carry go give relations, go give friends, neighbours.  — (IBA_02_Igwe-Festival_MG__82, They start serving the food, taking some to relatives, giving some to friends, neighbors.)

12. ccomp (frequency:2)

    Male, e be like sey I go carry you go school go help me beg am o.  — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__74, Mom, it seems like I'll have to take you to school to help me woo her.)

    E con say ah okay im dey think sey, im think sey na only three of us im go lecture.  — (IBA_11_Student-Wahala_DG__21, He now said, ah ! okay, he was thinking that... he thought that it is only three of us alone he will lecture.)

13. obl:mod (frequency:2)

    Theresa May cry tears wen she resign US economy go 'fall yakata' if dem inpeach me - Trump  — (bbc__93610, __no translation__)

    Eh but later, you know sey you go, na you go si~, send give money wey we go take go school?  — (NST_cleaned__3898, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Antonyms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Translations

• English: shall

Noun

go: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. det (frequency:7)

   A go, e go go ca, spoil my name for inside you.  — (NST_cleaned__2787, __no translation__)

   14 die last year and deh di attack peacekeepers as fighting di go on dia.  — (bbc__69048, __no translation__)

2. - (frequency:5)

   Because if you say love, if understanding no dey, di love go sour on time.  — (ABJ_INF_06_Marriage-Counselling_DG__166, Because if you say love, if there is no understanding, the love will go sour on time.)

   Dis is di ting wey be like sey, dis ting, na dis ting wey I wan really do, dis ting, na im go dey enjoy,  — (NST_cleaned__31985, __no translation__)

3. amod (frequency:2)

   Dem come cari her back to UAE and na so dem start to dey cari her go hospital, up and down so insurance go fit pay for her treatment.  — (bbc__28642, __no translation__)

   Meanwhile, pipo don begin dey return small-small go to Abonnema for Akuku Toru local goment area for Rivers State, south south Nigeria afta dem run comot on Sunday wen dem be dey fear revenge attack afta tori land say soja dem die.  — (bbc__66622, __no translation__)

4. advmod (frequency:2)

   So when de come, de see di Ewere leaf like dis, de go run comot say mehn dis house na no go area o.  — (NST_cleaned__39231, __no translation__)

   Nigeria govnors say di N30,000 minimum wage wey labour and trade unions dey find no go work unless dem sack pipo.  — (bbc__73778, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Antonyms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

go: go -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   E go church.  — no translation

2. obj (frequency:2640)

   Go home.  — (katakata__1139, __no translation__)

   Go where?  — (JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__85, To where ?)

3. - (frequency:521)

   Go!  — (deuber__6704, __no translation__)

   Go?  — (ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__49, No...)

4. aux (frequency:184)

   Con go, go, go.  — (NST_cleaned__40224, __no translation__)

   Na only me dey go.  — (KAD_24_Biography_M__79, I was the only one going.)

5. nsubj (frequency:172)

   Im go.  — (NST_cleaned__2384, __no translation__)

   How we go…  — (LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__51, How we will...)

6. aux-obj (frequency:143)

   Dey go where?  — (KAD_07_Receptionists_DG__70, To go where ?)

   Don go sleep.  — (IBA_04_Alaska-Pepe_MG__178, He had gone to sleep.)

7. obl:arg (frequency:122)

   go for Agege  — (deuber__5377, __no translation__)

   go beyond im...  — (NST_cleaned__38818, __no translation__)

8. advmod (frequency:96)

   No go!  — (deuber__3616, __no translation__)

   Go back  — (bbc__54302, __no translation__)

9. mark (frequency:80)

   Wey go.  — (JOS_07_Trousers-And-Short-Skirts_DG__156, That will...)

   Na to go abi?  — (NST_cleaned__18157, __no translation__)

10. xcomp (frequency:78)

    Go do your own.  — (KAD_03_Why-Men-Watch-Football_MG__79, Go and enjoy yourself.)

    Go report to police!  — (ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__72, Go and report him to the police!)

11. dep-obj (frequency:30)

    X wan go Boys Brigade like dis…  — (KAD_27_Boys-Brigade-Talk_M__14, If want to go for Boys Brigade...)

    So dem say you go Ajegunle go di~…  — (NST_cleaned__25526, __no translation__)

12. dep (frequency:28)

    E dey, go dey inside.  — (ENU_06_After-School-Lessons_DG__51, It is, will be inside.)

    We no want let am go before.  — (jw__10973, __no translation__)

13. obl:mod (frequency:27)

    Let'S go haha!  — (JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__196, Let's go. Haha.)

    I see di dog, run go like dis.  — (KAD_17_Turkeys_MG__22, I saw the dog, it ran that way.)

14. advcl (frequency:24)

    I no wan go late.  — (deuber__4352, __no translation__)

    Eh you wan go dey smoke?  — (WAZP_01_The-Ramblers_M__32, eh ! you want to go and be smoking ?)

15. cc-obj (frequency:23)

    Dem go wake up, go beg, just di way pipo dey wake up and go work.  — (bbc__3856, __no translation__)

    If we go river or swimming pool go swim, make we use better cloth swim.  — (jw__9106, __no translation__)

16. ccomp (frequency:17)

    Wetin wan happun go happun.  — (bbc__5473, __no translation__)

    I no fit run go anywhere go hide.  — (jw__15875, __no translation__)

17. conj (frequency:16)

    Let me go and bring am for you.  — (JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__122, Let me go and bring it for you.)

    Go, and see what is happening there.  — (NST_cleaned__17005, __no translation__)

18. cc (frequency:11)

    Anyway sha, di Christmas don come, and go.  — (ENU_31_Imo-State-Politics_DG__14, Well,anyways, the Christmas has come and gone.)

    Di concert don come and go but how e take waka?  — (bbc__33735, __no translation__)

19. aux-cc (frequency:3)

    Some of di ones wey don come and go be:  — (bbc__97124, __no translation__)

    dem go begin dey come dey come dey kill and dey go  — (deuber__2519, __no translation__)

20. cc-conj (frequency:2)

    Go and X.  — (IBA_11_Student-Wahala_DG__55, go and X.)

    Kpatakpata, e go say go and, go and, go and, go and lock am.  — (NST_cleaned__16983, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Antonyms

• fit 0.66 19431, wan 0.64 6206, am 0.60 25602, suppose 0.57 3425, come 0.55 17524, dey 0.54 111403, again 0.53 3160, con 0.53 3175, must 0.53 1356

Translations

• English: go