Difference between revisions of "how"

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# dep (frequency:2004)
 
# 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.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|You know '''how''' e be, |(PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__79, You know how it is.)}}
# - (frequency:847)
+
#: {{ux|dv|I know '''how''' to dance, |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__82, I know how to dance.)}}
 +
# Dem dey use am dey ask how person be
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''', |(IBA_42_Barrabas_DG__62, How ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How''', |(IBA_42_Barrabas_DG__62, How ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''How'''? |(KAD_06_Cooking_DG__251, 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====
 
====Derived forms====

Revision as of 18:44, 27 August 2020

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

Borrowed from English how

Pronunciation

  • haʊ

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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.


Usage

Definition

Di wey someting dey go or don happen

Adverb

  1. dep (frequency:2004)
    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 know how to dance.)
  2. Dem dey use am dey ask how person be
    How,  — (IBA_42_Barrabas_DG__62, How ?)
    How?  — (KAD_06_Cooking_DG__251, How ?)

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

  • English: no definition, how.Q