thing

Naija

Alternative forms

• tings

Etymology

Borrowed from English thing

Pronunciation

• θɪŋ

Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 87
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 156
• Frequency in raw corpus: 3359
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 115

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

thing: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. det (frequency:717)

   Di thing…  — (KAD_24_Biography_M__20, The thing...)

   Which thing?  — (WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__34, Which thing ?)

2. amod-det (frequency:606)

   di same thing  — (deuber__141, __no translation__)

   Dat kind thing, X.  — (BEN_19a_Man-Must-Wack_DG__95, That kind of situation, X...)

3. amod (frequency:417)

   Normal thing.  — (ENU_20_Relationship-With-Women_DG__127, A normal thing.)

   na good thing  — (deuber__3276, __no translation__)

4. amod-dep (frequency:48)

   Na better thing dem do.  — (jw__30262, __no translation__)

   Na better thing this publishers do.  — (jw__42492, __no translation__)

5. - (frequency:41)

   thing  — (deuber__1103, __no translation__)

   Na so thing go be now?  — (ENU_31_Imo-State-Politics_DG__122, That's how it's supposed to be.)

6. acl-amod (frequency:37)

   Dat na criminal thing to do.  — (deuber__644, __no translation__)

   Na better thing to know God name.  — (jw__29972, __no translation__)

7. case-det (frequency:33)

   Dat'S di thing.  — (NST_cleaned__29918, __no translation__)

   With dat this thing.  — (LAG_16_Calista-Adeola_DG__76, With that thing...)

8. dep-det (frequency:28)

   Na the thing I dey wait for.  — (jw__26215, __no translation__)

   Ah-ah.I think dat na di thing I go do.  — (deuber__6720, __no translation__)

9. nmod (frequency:26)

   Recession na thing of di mind o,  — (NST_cleaned__8017, __no translation__)

   Wetin be number one thing for your life?  — (jw__41537, __no translation__)

10. det-nmod (frequency:25)

    it's a thing of commitment.  — (NST_cleaned__41625, __no translation__)

    aldough I know say di Biafra thing no go work  — (deuber__2928, __no translation__)

11. dep (frequency:6)

    in fact--serious thing  — (deuber__5013, __no translation__)

    E no go let wicked thing spread.  — (jw__37203, __no translation__)

12. case (frequency:6)

    So dis thing now, if you can see…  — (IBA_18_Money-Wahala_M__27, So, this thing now, if you can see...)

    Di main doctor never even talk about di thing, but him don already do one kind write up,  — (WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__13, The main doctor has not even talk about the thing, but he has already done a kind of write up.)

13. acl-det (frequency:4)

    Di thing to do na to adjust yoursef, and continue on di journey when you don ready.  — (bbc__15914, __no translation__)

    I, myself if I have anoda thing to do, I will live dis place o because I am tired already.  — (LAG_19_Nepa-Wahala_DG__61, I myself, if I have another thing to do, I will leave this place because I am tired already.)

14. amod-cc (frequency:4)

    Na better source of fibre, calcium, potassium and other thing.  — (bbc__57, __no translation__)

    You know people go talk for dis life, whether na good thing or bad thing.  — (bbc__7954, __no translation__)

15. cc-det (frequency:3)

    For me, I feel sey, corruption dey even worst now, but these days, di thing dey underground.  — (JOS_28_Exams_DG__207, For me, I feel that corruption is even worse now, but these days, the thing is underground.)

    Mr Mnangagwe bin sick for August when im dey for political rally with President Mugabe and di thing serious sotay dem need use plane move am enter South Africa.  — (bbc__68394, __no translation__)

16. advmod (frequency:2)

    Now fasting, and prayer to me, I dey, na, we, na ordinance for di disobedience, for doing di right thing,  — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__31, Now, fasting and prayer, to me, I am... is... we... it's an ordinance for the disobedience, for doing the right thing.)

    Veron Mosengo Omba na im give Cameroon Football Federation di carry go to continue dem waka FIFA don extend mandate for Normalisation Committee weh e run thing dem for Cameroon Football Federation for anoda six months.  — (bbc__97588, __no translation__)

17. cop-det (frequency:2)

    Na im be di thing.  — (BEN_19b_Children-And-Divorce_DG__15, That's the thing.)

    So na im be di thing.  — (BEN_09_Tailoring-Immunization_MG__39, So, that's the thing.)

Derived forms

• beta thing

1. Anytime wey dem see person wey dey compete or represent Eritrea for beta thing, dem dey happy well-well  — (bbc__56988, __no translation__)

   Any teacher wey no fit write simple acceptance letter for di job wey im wan do no be teacher and we no go carry am give our small pikin dem wey suppose learn beta thing, na why we pursue dem.  — (bbc__433, __no translation__)

• kine thing

1. The NNL say dey no go tolorate dis kine thing at all as e dey give league bad name.  — (brila__511, __no translation__)

   E say no be today dis one don start especially if e concern home game and e say we don mature pass to dey do dis kine thing, say time don reach for people to begin dey respect the law of football.  — (brila__581, __no translation__)

• light thing

1. Di light thing, abi na just break una just dey get?  — (ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__7, The light thing or is just break you just have.)

   Okay ehn as in dat eh light thing wey we be dey talk about, em we go try make arrangement of how we go take put di light.  — (NST_cleaned__17810, __no translation__)

• number thing

1. And na wetin dem want be the number one thing for their life.  — (jw__7696, __no translation__)

   According di number thing wey every family domot inside di state.  — (ja102__281, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• ting 0.87 1092, tin 0.79 1539, things 0.68 5030, something 0.64 1110, someting 0.64 216, tings 0.62 536, character 0.61 545, everything 0.56 1297, habit 0.54 16

Antonyms

• ting 0.87 1092, tin 0.79 1539, things 0.68 5030, something 0.64 1110, someting 0.64 216, tings 0.62 536, character 0.61 545, everything 0.56 1297, habit 0.54 16

Translations

• English: no definition