Difference between revisions of "ground"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | # Na part of | + | # Na dat part of dis world wey dem dey waka [[ontop]]. |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|E come fall for '''ground'''. |(jw__5558. It fell on the surface of the earth.)} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|E come fall for '''ground'''. |(jw__5558. It fell on the surface of the earth.)} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv|As de boy just dey '''ground''' dey shake because of de epilepsy, de oder children begin fear, nobody gree go near am. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. As the boy fell down and began shaking badly from epilepsy, the other kids got scared and didnt dared go near him.)}}} |
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# Na make person dey available for anyting wey wan happen. | # Na make person dey available for anyting wey wan happen. | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na we dey '''ground'''. |(LAG_38_Elections_DG__75. We are the people available.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Na we dey '''ground'''. |(LAG_38_Elections_DG__75. We are the people available.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Me I don let dem know say I full '''ground''' remain. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I have already informed them | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Me I don let dem know say I full '''ground''' remain. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I have already informed them that I am very much available.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|I dey o, I dey full '''ground'''. |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__10, I am fine, I am very fine.)}} | + | #*: {{ux|dv|I dey o, I dey full '''ground'''. |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__10, I am fine, I am very fine.)}} |
# Na when matter dey wey never get head. | # Na when matter dey wey never get head. | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na im make trouble full '''ground'''. |(jw__25707 | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Na im make trouble full '''ground'''. |(jw__25707. That is why issues are on ground.)}} |
| + | #:*{{ux|dv|Oga, wahala full '''ground''' remain. |(jw__25707. There are lots of unresolved issues on ground boss.)}} | ||
===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
* Na situation wey be say e still dey happen. | * Na situation wey be say e still dey happen. | ||
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====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
| − | * [[groundnut]] | + | * [[groundnut]], [[background]] |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 25 March 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English ground
Pronunciation
- grănd
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 45
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 262
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1245
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 299
Noun
- Na dat part of dis world wey dem dey waka ontop.
- {{ux|dv|E come fall for ground. |(jw__5558. It fell on the surface of the earth.)}
- As de boy just dey ground dey shake because of de epilepsy, de oder children begin fear, nobody gree go near am. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. As the boy fell down and began shaking badly from epilepsy, the other kids got scared and didnt dared go near him.)}
- Na make person dey available for anyting wey wan happen.
- Na we dey ground. — (LAG_38_Elections_DG__75. We are the people available.)
- Me I don let dem know say I full ground remain. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I have already informed them that I am very much available.)
- I dey o, I dey full ground. — (WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__10, I am fine, I am very fine.)
- Na when matter dey wey never get head.
- Na im make trouble full ground. — (jw__25707. That is why issues are on ground.)
- Oga, wahala full ground remain. — (jw__25707. There are lots of unresolved issues on ground boss.)
Verb
- Na situation wey be say e still dey happen.
- Confusion bin dey ground as to weda pipo die; — (bbc__26119. It was unclear whether there were casualties or not.)
- Soldiers and police dey ground to control di protests — (bbc__90798. The Soldiers and Police are ready to prevent riot from breaking out.)
- Plenti tori dey ground for how di soldier take die. — (bbc__82045. There are different accounts on the death of the soldier. )
- If na for di matter wey dey ground na im you wan put mouth, put mouth. — (WAZK_09_Fuel-Price-Increase_M__84, If it's the matter on ground that you wish to have input, go ahead.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: surface of the earth.. matter at hand