Difference between revisions of "how"
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#: {{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.)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|I know '''how''' to dance, |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__82, I know how to dance.)}} | #: {{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 | + | # Dem dey use am dey ask as 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 ?)}} | ||
Revision as of 08:50, 28 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/ aʊ
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
- Di wey someting dey go or don 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 know how to dance.)
- Dem dey use am dey ask as person be
- How, — (IBA_42_Barrabas_DG__62, How ?)
- How? — (KAD_06_Cooking_DG__251, How ?)
Derived forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: no definition, how.Q