Difference between revisions of "how"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* way 0.67 3238, wetin 0.55 19897, ways 0.53 190, why 0.52 4261, who 0.52 2485, whether 0.51 776, sofri 0.49 136, as 0.47 20188, opportunity 0.43 272
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English how
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From: English ''how''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* haʊ
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* háù
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-how.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-how.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-how.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-how.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 212
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 76
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 8095
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 50
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
how: no definition, how.Q -- Definition in Naija?
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* Dem dey use am dey ask as person or someting be or take [[happen]].
 
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:*{{ux|dv|You know '''how''' e be. |(PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__79, You know how it is.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|I know '''how''' to dance. |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__82, I can dance.)}}
# dep (frequency:2004)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' of… |(ENU_11_Delicious-Beans-And-Plantain_M__74, How...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|You know '''how''' e be, |(PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__79, You know how it is.)}}
 
# - (frequency:847)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''', |(IBA_42_Barrabas_DG__62, How ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How'''? |(KAD_06_Cooking_DG__251, How ?)}}
 
# acl (frequency:335)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I know '''how''' to dance, |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__82, I know how to dance.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Show am '''how''' to prepare. |(jw__32075, __no translation__)}}
 
# case (frequency:57)
 
#: {{ux|dv|As '''how'''? |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__98, As how ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E depend on '''how'''… |(JOS_23_Wedding_DG__10, It depends on how...)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:47)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' you XX. |(NST_cleaned__5278, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' market Ma? |(NST_cleaned__839, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj (frequency:35)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Me, I know '''how''' to… , |(NST_cleaned__25764, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|show us '''how''' to love. |(jw__48819, __no translation__)}}
 
# advcl (frequency:33)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dis na '''how''' to stop Malaria |(bbc__41558, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|•Sabi '''how''' to write well-well |(bbc__103120, __no translation__)}}
 
# ccomp (frequency:30)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' to grow dada |(bbc__56626, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' to prevent am |(bbc__56630, __no translation__)}}
 
# det (frequency:17)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E say di minister dey do any '''how'''. |(bbc__45384, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Any '''how''' work sef, omo, you gats to do work. |(NST_cleaned__16423, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc-dep (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|dis wan di affect family dignity and '''how''' pikin dem di grow. |(bbc__49457, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If to sey Bible tell us the style wey we go sew or '''how''' we go dress, by now that one for don be old school. |(jw__5453, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Until de, until de wear pant before de no sabi dey dress, or '''how'''? |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__99, Until they wear...until they wear undies before they know how to dress or how ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But di big kwesion wen neva get ansa na '''how''' soon and '''how''' well dis clean exercise go complete. |(bbc__22141, __no translation__)}}
 
# mark (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''how''' we go take behave, even di kind tins wey we go do so dat eh... |(NST_cleaned__39262, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|I sey haha '''how''' possible wey you go use computer take catch thief like dis? |(WAZP_05_Anthony_M__18, I said haha, how is it possible, that you will use computer to catch a thief like this.)}}
 
# nmod (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Any people wey Jesus dey talk to, im know '''how''' to talk to dem. |(JOS_18_Xtian-Preach_M__34, Any people that Jesus talk to, he knows how to talk to them.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Other song go still help us know '''how''' to ‘show love and do better’ things. |(jw__23645, __no translation__)}}
 
# csubj (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''how''' to use money for dis. |(deuber__6403, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' love take big pass faith? |(jw__14678, __no translation__)}}
 
# advmod (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' now, '''how''' now? |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__86, How now ? How now ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|No '''how''', no '''how''', I go pass am. |(ENU_13_School-Life_DG__21, Whatever it takes, I will pass.)}}
 
# obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' about that medium? |(KAD_19_Kabiru-Gymnasium_DG__23, How about that medium one ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|di guardian ad litem, '''how''' de go follow for amy review, as e be set di rules of court talk, as di court dey do am. |(hildrights__210, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You come learn '''how''' to near Jehovah. |(jw__45339, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|e no get '''how''' di sleep deep, or '''how''' di dream be eh, you go must wake up. |(NST_cleaned__39211, __no translation__)}}
 
# appos (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''' This Book ‘Good News Wey Come From God!’ Go Take Help You |(jw__14448, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E depend '''how''', '''how''' you struggle, and '''how''' you wan really help yourself. |(NST_cleaned__41060, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* way 0.67 3238, wetin 0.55 19897, ways 0.53 190, why 0.52 4261, who 0.52 2485, whether 0.51 776, sofri 0.49 136, as 0.47 20188, opportunity 0.43 272
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* way 0.67 3238, wetin 0.55 19897, ways 0.53 190, why 0.52 4261, who 0.52 2485, whether 0.51 776, sofri 0.49 136, as 0.47 20188, opportunity 0.43 272
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition, how.Q
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* English: ''How''

Latest revision as of 21:44, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English how

Pronunciation

  • háù

Play Play

Adverb

  • Dem dey use am dey ask as person or someting be or take happen.
  • You know how e be.  — (PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__79, You know how it is.)
  • I know how to dance.  — (ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__82, I can dance.)

Translations

  • English: How