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| − | ===Alternative forms===
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| − | * self 0.63 595, unless 0.62 187, whether 0.62 776, mek 0.61 398, when 0.60 7140, weda 0.60 556, sef 0.59 1597, fit 0.59 19431, sometimes 0.59 599
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | Borrowed from English if
| + | From: English: ''if'' |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
| − | * ɪf | + | * ɪ́f |
| | <sm2>Pcm-ng-if.f.ogg</sm2> | | <sm2>Pcm-ng-if.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng-if.m.ogg</sm2> | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-if.m.ogg</sm2> |
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| − | ===Frequency=== | + | ===Conjunction (Subordinating)=== |
| − | * Frequency in NSC treebank: 713 | + | * Condition wey fit make someting happen. |
| − | * Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 34
| + | :* {{ux|dv| I no dey promise you anyting but '''If''' government pay us our six months salary, I go buy you di sewing machine. |(Not a promise but if the government pays the six months salary owed us, I will pay for the sewing machine.)}} |
| − | * Frequency in raw corpus: 9694
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Dem go do well '''if''' we teach dem wetin good. |(They will do the right thing if they are taught well.)}} |
| − | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 43 | + | :* {{ux|dv| Even '''if''' at all you get di money.|(deuber__2217, Even if I have the money.)}} |
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| − | The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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| − | ===Subordinating Conjunction===
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| − | if: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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| − | # - (frequency:9734)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If'''… |(BEN_15c_Theology-Church-Finances_DG__29, If...)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' e… |(NST_cleaned__26493, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # dep (frequency:117)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' an... |(NST_cleaned__38807, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' for like… |(KAD_11_Edikaikong-Gbegiri_M__75, If for about...)}}
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| − | # conj:dicto (frequency:36)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''', na Fulani. |(ONI_16_Thief_DG__7, If.. he is a Fulani.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' you look ehm... Eve... |(IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__30, It you look at uh... Eve...)}}
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| − | # nsubj (frequency:25)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' no light, NEP~, ehn '''if''' no light, gen go work. |(KAD_19_Kabiru-Gymnasium_DG__92, If there is not light NEP... ehn, if there is no light, generator will work.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Dem go do well '''if''' we ‘teach dem wetin good.’— Prov. |(jw__38087, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advmod (frequency:12)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Even '''if''' dem make you suffer, |(jw__9832, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|even '''if''' at all you get di money. |(deuber__2217, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # conj (frequency:8)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' me, and you do research, na computer... |(NST_cleaned__39554, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Call us '''if''' you, '''if''' you ge, '''if''' you dey with us dis afternoon. |(NST_cleaned__20949, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advmod-dep (frequency:7)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|No event wey we go, even '''if''' sey na pre-... |(NST_cleaned__32869, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Even '''if''' sey Joseph no dey with im family, God show sey e dey with am. |(jw__9885, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # parataxis (frequency:5)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Okay '''if''', '''if''' you go bi, Malachi now, Malachi three, e say pay your tithe, |(BEN_15c_Theology-Church-Finances_DG__10, Okay, if... if you go to the Bi... Malachi... Malachi chapter three, it says, Pay your tithe.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|But '''if''', '''if''', '''if''' you no get patience, see eh one ting I learnt eh God, baba God just give us children so dat we can learn patience. |(PRT_08_Children_M__23, But if... if... if... you are not patient, see eh, one thing that I learnt eh, God, God the father just gave us children so that we can learn patience.)}}
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| − | # discourse (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|So '''if'''… |(ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__39, So if...)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' uh... |(NST_cleaned__38088, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advcl (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Yeah dat na '''if''', '''if''' I no like di woman be dat. |(NST_cleaned__21958, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|No na eight years '''if''' im, '''if''' we still give am be dat now. |(NST_cleaned__7265, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advmod:emph (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|What '''if''' sef? |(bbc__99648, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' kuma, '''if''' I no get money, dem ma... |(NST_cleaned__33664, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # csubj (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|But what '''if''' the man sperm meet the woman egg? |(jw__39352, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|IF WE NO DEY OVERDO THINGS, HOW THAT ONE FIT HELP US . |(jw__16012, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advcl:cleft (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|I dey tell my friend yesterday sey '''if''' I get money I go give dat fo, foolish sey make e go rent house for outside. |(ONI_16_Thief_DG__61, I was telling my friend yesterday that if I have money, I will give that fo... fool that he should go and rent an apartment outside.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|You know sey we dey small, '''if''', '''if''' I want show my, my friend sey we be correct people, I go tell dem sey our dog dey speak Oyibo haha, sey na our dog sp~, speak English. |(ENU_05_Children-Culture-And-Igbo_DG__2, You know that when we were small, if if I wante to show my friends that we are correct people, I would tell them our dog speaks English, haha, that our dog speaks English.)}}
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| − | # cc-discourse (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|And '''if''' eh… |(ENU_31_Imo-State-Politics_DG__75, And if XX...)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|And '''if''' mstchew hmhm… |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__148, And if eh, mstchew,...)}}
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| − | # advcl:periph (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''If''' na me, eat dis food, '''if'''... |(NST_cleaned__40970, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|de go assessment make de see how di betterbody of di pikin or how e dey grow reach, or di way wey de dey take treat di pikin, na im go help di person wey dey apply make e know '''if''' di pikin dey suffer, '''if''' e fit suffer, '''if''' e fit get better wunjure ; |(hildrights__537, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # compound:svc (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|According to di British charity Cancer Research, '''if''' pesin wey dey drink big glass of wine everi day say im no go drink for up to one month, im go don avoid about 10,000 calories. |(bbc__11742, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|ICU wan komot Cameroon cycling tour from yi calendar International Cycling Union, ICU Route Coordinator, Olivia Jacquet weh yi di look-out for calendar don send warning say '''if''' today pass weh Cameroon no send explanation why de cancel dia tour dey go komot de tour from calendar. |(bbc__57097, __no translation__)}}
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| − | ====Derived forms====
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| − | * [[as if|as if]]
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|As if... |(ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__30, '''As if'''...)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Eh because if, as if e go fall ne. |(JOS_10_Mothers-Against-Mini-Skirts_DG__162, Uh... because, if... like they're gonna fall...)}}
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| − | ====Synonyms====
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| − | * self 0.63 595, unless 0.62 187, whether 0.62 776, mek 0.61 398, when 0.60 7140, weda 0.60 556, sef 0.59 1597, fit 0.59 19431, sometimes 0.59 599
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| − | ====Antonyms====
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| − | * self 0.63 595, unless 0.62 187, whether 0.62 776, mek 0.61 398, when 0.60 7140, weda 0.60 556, sef 0.59 1597, fit 0.59 19431, sometimes 0.59 599
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| − | * English: no definition | + | * English: ''if'' |