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| | ==Naija== | | ==Naija== |
| − | ===Alternative forms===
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| − | * pain 0.70 627, touch 0.62 489, surprise 0.56 436, tire 0.54 548, laugh 0.52 233, snap 0.52 114, wella 0.51 415, rub 0.51 66, kampe 0.51 37
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | Borrowed from English sweet
| + | From English: ''sweet'' |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
| − | * swit | + | * swît |
| | <sm2>Pcm-ng-sweet.f.ogg</sm2> | | <sm2>Pcm-ng-sweet.f.ogg</sm2> |
| | <sm2>Pcm-ng-sweet.m.ogg</sm2> | | <sm2>Pcm-ng-sweet.m.ogg</sm2> |
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| − | ===Frequency=== | + | ===Noun=== |
| − | * Frequency in NSC treebank: 35 | + | * Someting wey dey taste like sugar or honey wey person fit lick. |
| − | * Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 304 | + | :* {{ux|dv| I like to dey lick '''sweet''' for night.|(I love eating candies at night.)}} |
| − | * Frequency in raw corpus: 720
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Many people like to chop cake and '''sweet''' sometimes. |(jw__1972, Many people like to eat cake and candies.)}} |
| − | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 479 | |
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| − | The word is used more orally than in written texts.
| + | ===Translation=== |
| | + | * English: ''candy'' |
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| | ===Adjective=== | | ===Adjective=== |
| − | sweet: no definition -- Definition in Naija? | + | * Sey someting get better taste for mouth. |
| | + | :* {{ux|dv| E dey '''sweet'''. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__106, It is tasty.)}} |
| | + | :* {{ux|dv| De say na soup wey '''sweet''', na money make am. |(JOS_22_Marriage-Talk-With-Oscar-2_DG__3, There is a saying that "the making of a delicious soup is expensive".)}} |
| | + | ====Related form==== |
| | + | * [[sweet belle]] |
| | + | ====Antonyms==== |
| | + | * [[bitter]] |
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| | + | ====Translations==== |
| | + | * English: ''delicious, tasty'' |
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| − | # - (frequency:197)
| + | ===Verb=== |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|E dey '''sweet'''. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__106, It is tasty.)}}
| + | * Make someting dey make person happy. |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|E dey '''sweet''', |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__145, It's sweet)}}
| + | :* {{ux|dv| All this things dey make belle '''sweet''' us. |(jw__32703, All of this makes us very happy.)}} |
| − | # obj (frequency:26)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na e dey '''sweet''' e… |(NST_cleaned__16879, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|All this things dey make belle '''sweet''' us. |(jw__32703, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advmod (frequency:13)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Eh im dey '''sweet''' now. |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__95, Eh, it is fun.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Dat kuka dey very '''sweet'''. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__93, That kuka is very tasty.)}}
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| − | # nsubj (frequency:8)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|e say e '''sweet'''. |(NST_cleaned__39608, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E '''sweet''', no be small! |(jw__34860, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # aux-obj (frequency:5)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na only when you give your belle go dey '''sweet''' you. |(jw__25881, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E talk sey David na person wey dey do wetin dey '''sweet''' am. |(jw__17960, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # mark (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|De say no, soup wey '''sweet''', na money make am. |(JOS_22_Marriage-Talk-With-Oscar-2_DG__3, They say no... a soup that is delicious, it's money that made it.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|After all, soup wey '''sweet''', na better money kill am.— Deut. |(jw__44701, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # obl:arg (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|di thing no come-- e no dey '''sweet''' for belle |(deuber__2084, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Ahmad Bashir, di assistant to Nigeria Presido Buhari even tweet as belle dey '''sweet''' goment on top dis swap deal. |(bbc__13334, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # mark-obj (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E take like one hour before I come feel dis tin wey '''sweet''' my bodi. |(bbc__2561, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|As small time pass, Matthew want show sey e really '''sweet''' am as Jesus choose am, e come do one big party for im house. |(jw__2996, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # advcl (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Our belle dey '''sweet''' as we hear, |(jw__28596, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E dey '''sweet''' as we dey bear im name. |(jw__7626, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # cc (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Many people like to chop cake and '''sweet''' sometimes. |(jw__1972, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Soft and '''sweet''' drinks '''Sweet''' or correct snacks including crisps Noodles and soup Food wey dem don already cook come package Food wey get plenty sugar and oil. |(bbc__49452, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # det (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|All dose '''sweet''', '''sweet''' words. |(NST_cleaned__31856, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E say e laikam and de tin di '''sweet''' e belle as as e bi de only woman for write and win dis essay competition. |(bbc__45433, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # dep (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Sweet''' '''Sweet''' Codeine dey nominated unda di 2019 News & Current Affairs category. |(bbc__92801, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Di United 2026 join-body of three kontris '''sweet''' for eye sake of dia ogbonge stadium, hotels and roads wey dem get and profit dem fit make for di competition. |(bbc__32765, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # obl:mod (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Reuters Na so belle dey '''sweet''' pipo for Mumbai |(bbc__85336, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Teenagers wey dey too watch porn fit get lack of self control because dia mind neva mature reach to handle sometin wey dey '''sweet''' like dat. |(bbc__93177, __no translation__)}}
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| − | ====Derived forms====
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| − | * [[sweet belle|sweet belle]]
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|And, and di ting dey sweet belle, to dey see how ehm dat opposite sex, how de dey operate, how de dey function, how dey dey grow, how deir life be. |(WAZP_06_Tommys-Life-Story_M__86, And... and the thing sweeten the stomach to see how ehm that opposite sex, how they operate; how they function; how they are growing; how their life is.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images Paul Biya don dey run things for Cameroon for 35 years Video weh e di show how President Biya no use sweet belle greet di Higher Education Minister Jacques Fame Ndongo, na big tori for social media. |(bbc__80637, __no translation__)}}
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| − | ====Synonyms====
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| − | * pain 0.70 627, touch 0.62 489, surprise 0.56 436, tire 0.54 548, laugh 0.52 233, snap 0.52 114, wella 0.51 415, rub 0.51 66, kampe 0.51 37
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| | ====Antonyms==== | | ====Antonyms==== |
| − | * pain 0.70 627, touch 0.62 489, surprise 0.56 436, tire 0.54 548, laugh 0.52 233, snap 0.52 114, wella 0.51 415, rub 0.51 66, kampe 0.51 37 | + | * [[spoil mind]] |
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| − | * English: no definition | + | * English: ''happy'' |