to

Naija

Alternative forms

• go 0.51 63583, dem 0.49 66999, am 0.49 25602, dey 0.43 111403, demsef 0.42 171, we 0.42 25536, fit 0.41 19431, money 0.40 4582, everyting 0.40 230

Etymology

Borrowed from English to

Pronunciation

• tɪ

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 902
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 22
• Frequency in raw corpus: 53060
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Preposition

to: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:45508)

   to...  — (NST_cleaned__38304, __no translation__)

   To fly  — (bbc__94257, __no translation__)

2. dep (frequency:204)

   So we really need to…  — (ENU_06_After-School-Lessons_DG__20, So, We really need to...)

   I will like to eh at least…  — (ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__178, I will like to eh at least...)

3. conj (frequency:29)

   Everi one naim get right to live, get right to do as e like and right to  — (human_rights__23, __no translation__)

   I wonder how di governor won ehn won ehn ehn una people to, to, to, to eat.  — (JOS_11_Nigeria-Political-Issues_DG__38, I wonder how the Governor wants...ehn wants ehn,ehn your people to...to...to...to eat.)

4. conj:dicto (frequency:18)

   You go mix am to like paste.  — (KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__62, You'll mix it until it's like a paste.)

   You work to, to get, to cut am like dis.  — (ABJ_GWA_05_Tailoring_DG__26, You will work to cut clothes into pieces.)

5. advmod (frequency:11)

   Na to just…  — (NST_cleaned__24540, __no translation__)

   when girl don reach so so so age to so so so age o.  — (deuber__161, __no translation__)

6. discourse (frequency:5)

   Di thing, de con even lead to eh...  — (NST_cleaned__41511, __no translation__)

   Every family now wey enter you go see somebody wey k~, be sey e get talent for singing eh to, to, to sing music,  — (NST_cleaned__19065, __no translation__)

7. advmod:emph (frequency:5)

   As dem give birth to me, no be me alone, dem give birth to o.  — (BEN_02_Andrew-Lifestory_MG__4, They gave birth to me, but they didn't just have me.)

   dis money matter na only God know where e go lead person to o  — (deuber__468, __no translation__)

8. cc (frequency:4)

   E no get choice o, but to…  — (PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__106, She did not have a choice, but to...)

   2 The Greek word ‘tempt’ fit mean ‘problem’ or to ‘test’ person.  — (jw__48390, __no translation__)

9. obl:mod (frequency:3)

   Dem tok say pipo go fit prevent 30% to 50% of cancer if dem shine dia eye well.  — (bbc__29894, __no translation__)

   But since en arrest two weeks ago, Police still no get any leads to di kidnapped girls sake of di suspect dey give dem false information.  — (bbc__23442, __no translation__)

10. det (frequency:2)

    Skip Twitter post by Baba Buhari did not Make it to the #2019debate Because he cant undergo Ear surgery twice in 4years .  — (bbc__90082, __no translation__)

    Why Govnor Ortom dump APC for PDP How 38 Reps, 15 Senators dump APC party Dino, Kwakwanso, odas, how many times dem decamp from one party to anoda  — (bbc__100357, __no translation__)

11. advmod-cc (frequency:2)

    Everi one naim get right to live, get right to do as e like and right to  — (human_rights__23, __no translation__)

    But no mata who win, e be like say di stars go get plenty to talk pass dia acting and to jolly after but also mata wey concern dem and di world.  — (bbc__23159, __no translation__)

12. advmod-dep (frequency:2)

    If dat person wake up, come meet me, I go dash you money, but if dat person no wake up, remember sey you need to also come meet me, and dash me money.  — (ENU_28_World-Food-Day_M__59, If that person wakes up, come and meet me. I will give you money. But if that person doesn't wake up, remember that you need to also come and meet me and give me money.)

    Di oga seci to wi oga federal goverment, Boss Mustapha, don offload assurance give wi Naija pipo say, wi oga presido, Muhammadu Buhari, don resolve to make sure, say, ein give beta life to all wi naija Pipo.  — (ja102__2101, __no translation__)

13. flat:foreign (frequency:2)

    But sha, Mama sha, dey enjoy dey say eni ifa o to si ni pee laraamu.  — (IBA_32_Tori-By-Samuel_MG__86, But anyway, well, Mama is enjoying it, saying, he who is not worthy of a favor calls it forbidden.)

    Ladies and gentlemen, Yoruba people go talk am for one adage won ni to ba kowaju si o ko ta to ba keyin si o ko ta to ba kun iwo nikan ko tun ero ara re pa.  — (IBA_33_News-Comments_MG__1, Ladies and gentlemen, the Yoruba people have an adage which says, [yor] to ba kowaju si o, ko o ta; to ba keyin si o, ko o ta; to ba ku iwo nikan, ko o tun ero ara re pa. [yor] [Meaning: Take charge of every situation; be in control at all times])

Derived forms

• according to

1. Plan according to your budget.  — (JOS_21_Marriage-Talk-With-Oscar-1_DG__143, Plan according to your budget.)

   According to John chapter one verse one, dat word, na im be who?  — (PRT_11_A-Man-Named-Jesus_MG__57, According to John chapter one, verse one, that word is who?)* close to

1. Primary school, secondary school, na close to Warri, I attend.  — (WAZP_07_Imonirhua-Lifestory_MG__6, I had my primary school and secondary school education in a place close to Warri.)

   And even me sef, where I dey stay, very close to... e dey close to Bariga.  — (LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__5, And myself, where I am staying is very close to... is very close to Bariga.)

Synonymes

• go 0.51 63583, dem 0.49 66999, am 0.49 25602, dey 0.43 111403, demsef 0.42 171, we 0.42 25536, fit 0.41 19431, money 0.40 4582, everyting 0.40 230

Antonymes

• go 0.51 63583, dem 0.49 66999, am 0.49 25602, dey 0.43 111403, demsef 0.42 171, we 0.42 25536, fit 0.41 19431, money 0.40 4582, everyting 0.40 230

Translations

• English: no definition