Difference between revisions of "now"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
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===Alternative form===
* still 0.56 6514, okay 0.52 1302, here 0.52 1186, dere 0.51 1047, ehen 0.48 871, e 0.48 46271, today 0.48 2190, just 0.47 5577, eh 0.47 2575
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* [[naw]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English now
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From: English ''now''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* naʊ
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* náù
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-now.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-now.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-now.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-now.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 802
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 28
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 7444
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 56
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
now: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Someting wey dey happen di time when di person wey dey talk dey talk.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Why na '''now''' you con dey write JAMB '''now'''? |(ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__42, Why are you writing JAMB now?)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|No be im call just '''now'''? |(IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__79, Is she/he not the one that just called?)}}
# - (frequency:6680)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''now''' |(deuber__1134, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Now'''. |(IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__85, Now.)}}
 
# case (frequency:437)
 
#: {{ux|dv|But for '''now''' Dr. |(bbc__22760, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But for '''now''', tank God. |(KAN_03_My-Plans-For-The-Country_DG__116, But now, thank God.)}}
 
# advmod (frequency:159)
 
#: {{ux|dv|No '''now''', e no good, |(NST_cleaned__29459, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|No be im call just '''now'''? |(IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__79, Is she not the one that called just now ?)}}
 
# ccomp (frequency:25)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' I dey do, I dey do lesson. |(NST_cleaned__14169, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' we dey cry, we still dey suffer, |(jw__27491, __no translation__)}}
 
# case-dep (frequency:23)
 
#: {{ux|dv|From '''now''' on, report any pesin wey tell you to travel go Europe. |(bbc__3005, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Unless you be rat wey dey read dis, in fact woman rat sef, then dat answer na no, at least for '''now'''. |(bbc__97324, __no translation__)}}
 
# obl:mod (frequency:21)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na military dey rule right '''now'''. |(bbc__48026, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|And in fact said all of dem bin dey inside good form right '''now'''. |(WAZL_03_News-On-Gmns_MG__15, And in fact, he said all of them are in good condition right now.)}}
 
# cc (frequency:9)
 
#: {{ux|dv|But '''now''',… |(JOS_28_Exams_DG__193, But now...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''', and… , |(NST_cleaned__16003, __no translation__)}}
 
# obj (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Why you no watch di ball '''now''' my broda? |(NST_cleaned__31233, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' wetin concern Trump, concern Canada? |(NST_cleaned__8182, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' and for front our faith go strong. |(jw__27475, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But '''now''', and even '''now''', e con make dey more conscious of wetin women dey go trough. |(NST_cleaned__19906, __no translation__)}}
 
# dep (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Every '''now''' na so motor dey con dey park. |(NST_cleaned__1398, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|shey dat money go replace di thing?at all '''now''' ah-ah all-- heeey |(deuber__5091, __no translation__)}}
 
# mark (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E no gree sleep with am, e talk sey: ‘No '''now'''! |(jw__30294, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Up~, upon sey '''now''' wey I dey teach small children. |(NST_cleaned__17564, __no translation__)}}
 
# cop (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Why na '''now''' you con dey write JAMB '''now'''? |(ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__42, Why is it now you are writing JAMB ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Workers say oga, you don come, na '''now''' you come. |(ABJ_INF_05_On-Pidgin_M__28, The workers said, Boss, you have started communicating. Now you're talking. )}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* still 0.56 6514, okay 0.52 1302, here 0.52 1186, dere 0.51 1047, ehen 0.48 871, e 0.48 46271, today 0.48 2190, just 0.47 5577, eh 0.47 2575
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* still 0.56 6514, okay 0.52 1302, here 0.52 1186, dere 0.51 1047, ehen 0.48 871, e 0.48 46271, today 0.48 2190, just 0.47 5577, eh 0.47 2575
 
  
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====Related forms====
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* [[now now]], [[now]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''now''

Latest revision as of 08:26, 26 December 2022

Naija

Alternative form

Etymology

From: English now

Pronunciation

  • náù

Play Play

Adverb

  • Someting wey dey happen di time when di person wey dey talk dey talk.
  • Why na now you con dey write JAMB now?  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__42, Why are you writing JAMB now?)
  • No be im call just now?  — (IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__79, Is she/he not the one that just called?)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: now