grammar

Naija

Alternative forms

• girama

Etymology

From English grammar.

Pronunciation

• grámà

Noun

1. Oyibo people language wey de dey call English.

   • Na dere de dey even learn how to speak di grammar.  — (ENU_06_After-School-Lessons_DG__3, That's where they even learn to speak proper English.)
   • You con dey use big, big grammar for me now.  — (JOS_34_Constitutional-Law_DG__129, You are speaking to me in very complex English words.)
   • If I come dey blow big, big grammar you no understand, I no communicate.  — (WAZK_06_Prince-Daniel_M__18, If I start speaking bogus words and you don't understand, I didn't communicate.)

2. Talk talk wey dey hard for person to grab

   • We dey talk, you dey speak big big grammar.  — Egbokhare_2021, we are talking, you are making the discussion complex.

3. yeye talk wey person dey talk.

   • Oga, dat one na grammar o. when you ready come back.  — (NSC_2021, Mister, that's a lot of nonsense. When you are ready, please come back. )

Synonyms

• jargons

Translations

• English: English, bogus words, nonsense