Difference between revisions of "take"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English take
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From: English ''take''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* teɪk
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* têk
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-take.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-take.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-take.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-take.m.ogg</sm2>
  
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 330
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 55
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 9834
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 42
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
  
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===Auxiliary===
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* Wetin de dey use show how de dey do someting.
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:* {{ux|dv| Na so dem '''take''' finish the house o.|(That's how they finished the building.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Dat na wetin de '''take''' do am.|(That's what it is used for.)}}
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====Synonmys====
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* [[use]]
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====Translation====
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* English: ''use''
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
take: collect something, accept something, snap picture, drink something
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#Make  person collect something wey anoder person give.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Take''' your size. |(WAZP_08_Your-Heart-Dey-Heavy_M__83, Take your size.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| Na im dose wey dey work for am go '''take'''. |(deuber__2614, It is what those who work for him will accept.)}}
# collect
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# Make person pose for photo.
#: {{ux|dv|'''Take''' your size. |(WAZP_08_Your-Heart-Dey-Heavy_M__83, Take your size.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dem dey '''take''' foto.|(They are snapping pictures.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Nothing remain for my body to '''take''', |(ABJ_INF_04_First-Time-In-Abuja_M__40, There was nothing left on me...)}}
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# Make person dey drink or smoke someting.
#: {{ux|dv|'''Take''' your banga soup wey be sey still light for inside pot. |(NST_cleaned__35942, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| No dey smoke or '''take''' wetin fit put your life for danger.|(jw__27102, Don't be smoking or drinking anything that will put your life in danger.)}}
# accept
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dey sip Krest '''take''' cause of my belle. |(ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__105, I was drinking Krest because of my stomach.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|na im dose wey dey work for am go '''take'''. |(deuber__2614, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Come sofri tell am sey: “Just '''take''' am.” |(jw__35553, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|And me, I don't like to '''take''' encouragement. |(ONI_02_I-Like-My-Girlfriend-So-Much_M__11, And I, I don't like to take encouragement.)}}
 
# take photo
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dey '''take''' foto |(bbc__30241, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Eh '''take''', okay make we… , |(NST_cleaned__2020, __no translation__)}}
 
# drink something
 
#: {{ux|dv|No dey smoke or '''take''' wetin fit put your life for danger |(jw__27102, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dey sip Krest '''take''' cause of my belle. |(ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__105, I was sipping Krest because of my stomach.)}}
 
# decide
 
#: {{ux|dv|Broos sef no surprise for dis kain decision weh committee wan '''take''' and yi di wait mek deh notify yi. |(bbc__20740, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|''We go talk about di kind action we wan '''take''' for di fight against IS'', im talk. |(bbc__8566, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* collect, accept
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* [[collect]], [[snap]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* manage 0.43 451, much 0.40 801, follo-follo 0.39 5, use 0.37 8141, instead 0.36 701, intensive 0.36 13, try 0.36 3008, fit 0.35 19431, protect 0.34 727
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: take, accept, drink
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* English: ''take, accept, drink''.

Latest revision as of 18:59, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English take

Pronunciation

  • têk

Play


Auxiliary

  • Wetin de dey use show how de dey do someting.
  • Na so dem take finish the house o.  — (That's how they finished the building.)
  • Dat na wetin de take do am.  — (That's what it is used for.)

Synonmys

Translation

  • English: use

Verb

  1. Make person collect something wey anoder person give.
    • Take your size.  — (WAZP_08_Your-Heart-Dey-Heavy_M__83, Take your size.)
    • Na im dose wey dey work for am go take.  — (deuber__2614, It is what those who work for him will accept.)
  2. Make person pose for photo.
    • Dem dey take foto.  — (They are snapping pictures.)
  3. Make person dey drink or smoke someting.
    • No dey smoke or take wetin fit put your life for danger.  — (jw__27102, Don't be smoking or drinking anything that will put your life in danger.)
    • Dey sip Krest take cause of my belle.  — (ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__105, I was drinking Krest because of my stomach.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: take, accept, drink.