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| | ==Naija== | | ==Naija== |
| − | ===Alternative forms===
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| − | * ready 0.60 1219, continue 0.58 1473, stop 0.58 2535, want 0.57 5324, struggle 0.56 300, plan 0.55 1731, need 0.55 3037, effort 0.53 77, listen 0.49 505
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | Borrowed from English try
| + | From: English ''try'' |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
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| | * Frequency in raw corpus: 2731 | | * Frequency in raw corpus: 2731 |
| | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 149 | | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 149 |
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| − | The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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| | ===Verb=== | | ===Verb=== |
| − | try: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
| + | # Na to struggle to do someting. |
| − | | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Na because I '''try''' well well and God come bless me join na im i take blow |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. My success is due to hardwork and the blessings of God.)}} |
| − | | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Na only people wey '''try''' reach there go see food chop. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Only those who make it will be fed.)}} |
| − | # - (frequency:41) | + | # Na to praise person effort. |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try'''! |(WAZL_09_Talk-Show-Catman_DG__17, Try !)}}
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|ah you '''try''' you '''try''' |(deuber__5067. "you did well".)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|ah you '''try''' you '''try''' |(deuber__5067, __no translation__)}}
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|E '''try''' well well. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. He did his best.)}} |
| − | # ccomp (frequency:21)
| + | # Na to say na person final position person don take so. |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try''' dey teach dem, |(jw__38288, __no translation__)}}
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Na last price I don give you so. I '''try'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. What I have given you is rock bottom price.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try''' dey do all your best |(jw__38285, __no translation__)}}
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|I '''try'''. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__22, I have reduced the price.)}} |
| − | # obj (frequency:18)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try''' wetin? |(JOS_31_Psqaure-And-Efe_DG__69, Try what ?)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|You wan '''try''' am? |(bbc__101882, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # mark-obj (frequency:14)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|We have to '''try''' our best |(NST_cleaned__3464, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Kai you no need to '''try''' di kind jamz wey dey dere! |(KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__41, Man, you don't need to try the kind of things there!)}}
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| − | # aux (frequency:8)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|So come twenty nineteen, de say governor dey '''try''', |(NST_cleaned__21092, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|dough we dey talk say okay Obasanjo dey '''try''' dey '''try'''. |(deuber__6349, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # nsubj (frequency:6)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E '''try'''. |(ENU_19_Football-Fans-Discussion_DG__214, He is doing his best.)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|I '''try'''. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__22, I have reduced the price.)}}
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| − | # advmod (frequency:5) | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try''' now! |(KAD_04_Indian-Movies_DG__98, Try now !)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try''' now. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__26, Make an effort!)}}
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| − | # obl:arg (frequency:5)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Try''' for wetin? |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__58, Try for what ?)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|So if you want '''try''' to dat kind tin, you fit start like dat, |(IBA_17_Julie-And-Danile_DG__179, So, if you want to try to... that sort of thing, you can start that way.)}}
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| − | # mark (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|We gas to '''try''', Conte talk. |(bbc__6954, __no translation__)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Maybe one day, we go get better group wey go '''try'''. |(JOS_31_Psqaure-And-Efe_DG__56, Maybe one day, we will get a better group that will try.)}}
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| − | # aux-mark (frequency:4) | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Some states wey dey '''try'''. |(bbc__91593, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Maybe one day, we go get better group wey go '''try'''. |(NST_cleaned__18388, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # conj (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na something wey I wan '''try''' and I dey very serious. |(bbc__5232, __no translation__)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Just '''try''', '''try''', just '''try''' let's, just let's meet in my place. |(NST_cleaned__3468, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # xcomp (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|So make we as a youth '''try''' to build up oursef. |(JOS_14_Chibozor-View-About-Nigeria_MG__55, So as youths let's try to build ourselves up.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|But, make we s-... '''try''' our best, '''try''' build up oursef to become youth because if (like me) dey talk never comot sey I wan con-... contest for gover-... governor now, una go tell me sey I be young man. (JOS_14_Chibozor-View-About-Nigeria_MG__46, But, we s-... '''try''' our best, '''try''' to build ourselves up to become youths because if |(like me) talk has never come out that I want to ru-... run for gover-... governorship now, you will tell me that I am a young man.)}}
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| − | # obl:mod (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin I wan '''try''' t~, wetin I wan '''try''' talk be sey you no dey hear, or you dey hear, or is not sey… |(BEN_15a_Theology-Demons_DG__109, What I am trying t-... what I am trying to say is that you don't hear... or you hear... or it's not that...)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na up to 1,670 Boko Haram suspects Nigeria wan '''try''' in di next few weeks, and 5,000 people after that one. |(bbc__72159, __no translation__)}}
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| − | ====Derived forms====
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
| − | * ready 0.60 1219, continue 0.58 1473, stop 0.58 2535, want 0.57 5324, struggle 0.56 300, plan 0.55 1731, need 0.55 3037, effort 0.53 77, listen 0.49 505 | + | * [[push]] |
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| − | ====Antonyms====
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| − | * ready 0.60 1219, continue 0.58 1473, stop 0.58 2535, want 0.57 5324, struggle 0.56 300, plan 0.55 1731, need 0.55 3037, effort 0.53 77, listen 0.49 505
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| − | * English: no definition | + | * English: ''attempt'' |