Difference between revisions of "now"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English now
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Borrowed from English ''now''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* 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>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-now.m.ogg</sm2>  
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 7444
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 7444
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 56
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 56
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
  
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
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now: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Someting wey dey happen at di time.
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#{{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 ?)}}
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#{{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. )}}
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# - (frequency:6680)
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#{{ux|dv|No be im call just '''now'''? |(IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__79, Is she not the one that called just now ?)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''now''' |(deuber__1134, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Now'''. |(IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__85, Now.)}}
 
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# case (frequency:437)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But for '''now''' Dr. |(bbc__22760, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But for '''now''', tank God. |(KAN_03_My-Plans-For-The-Country_DG__116, But now, thank God.)}}
 
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# advmod (frequency:159)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|No '''now''', e no good, |(NST_cleaned__29459, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|No be im call just '''now'''? |(IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__79, Is she not the one that called just now ?)}}
 
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# ccomp (frequency:25)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' I dey do, I dey do lesson. |(NST_cleaned__14169, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' we dey cry, we still dey suffer, |(jw__27491, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case-dep (frequency:23)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|From '''now''' on, report any pesin wey tell you to travel go Europe. |(bbc__3005, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{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__)}}
 
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# obl:mod (frequency:21)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na military dey rule right '''now'''. |(bbc__48026, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{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.)}}
 
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# cc (frequency:9)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But '''now''',… |(JOS_28_Exams_DG__193, But now...)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''', and… , |(NST_cleaned__16003, __no translation__)}}
 
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# obj (frequency:8)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Why you no watch di ball '''now''' my broda? |(NST_cleaned__31233, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' wetin concern Trump, concern Canada? |(NST_cleaned__8182, __no translation__)}}
 
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# conj (frequency:8)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Now''' and for front our faith go strong. |(jw__27475, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But '''now''', and even '''now''', e con make dey more conscious of wetin women dey go trough. |(NST_cleaned__19906, __no translation__)}}
 
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# dep (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Every '''now''' na so motor dey con dey park. |(NST_cleaned__1398, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|shey dat money go replace di thing?at all '''now''' ah-ah all-- heeey |(deuber__5091, __no translation__)}}
 
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# mark (frequency:5)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E no gree sleep with am, e talk sey: ‘No '''now'''! |(jw__30294, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Up~, upon sey '''now''' wey I dey teach small children. |(NST_cleaned__17564, __no translation__)}}
 
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# cop (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{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 ?)}}
 
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#: {{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. )}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
  
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* Like an exclamation wey mean really
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#{{ux|dv|But '''now''', and even '''now''', e con make dey more conscious of wetin women dey go trough. |(NST_cleaned, They are now conscious of what women are going through.)}}
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#{{ux|dv|Why you no watch di ball '''now''' my broda? |(NST_cleaned__31233, Why didn't you really watch the ball, my brother. )}}
  
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====Synonyms====
 
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* 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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====Antonyms====
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====Related forms====
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* 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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* [[now now]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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* English: ''now''

Revision as of 18:06, 6 September 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

  • 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

Etymology

Borrowed from English now

Pronunciation

  • náù

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 802
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 28
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 7444
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 56


Adverb

  • Someting wey dey happen at di time.
  1. Why na now you con dey write JAMB now?  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__42, Why is it now you are writing JAMB ?)
  2. 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. )
  3. No be im call just now?  — (IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__79, Is she not the one that called just now ?)
  • Like an exclamation wey mean really
  1. But now, and even now, e con make dey more conscious of wetin women dey go trough.  — (NST_cleaned, They are now conscious of what women are going through.)
  2. Why you no watch di ball now my broda?  — (NST_cleaned__31233, Why didn't you really watch the ball, my brother. )


Related forms

Translations

  • English: now
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