Difference between revisions of "very"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
Borrowed from English very
 
Borrowed from English very
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===Usage===
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===Definition===
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
very: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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'''very'''
 
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# sey someting dey well well.
 
 
# - (frequency:1403)
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''' good. |(JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__122, Very good.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''' good. |(JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__122, Very good.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''' busy. |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__207, Very busy.)}}
 
# compound:redup (frequency:30)
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''', '''very''' cheap. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__52, Really, really cheap.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''', '''very''' cheap. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__52, Really, really cheap.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E dey '''very''', '''very''' important. |(WAZA_08_Body-Matter_MG__10, It's really very important.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E dey '''very''', '''very''' important. |(WAZA_08_Body-Matter_MG__10, It's really very important.)}}
 
# advmod (frequency:16)
 
# advmod (frequency:16)
#: {{ux|dv|de are '''very''', '''very'''... |(NST_cleaned__33758, __no translation__)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|dey '''very''' '''very''' important hmm |(deuber__192, __no translation__)}}
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====Derived forms====
# det (frequency:2)
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#: {{ux|dv|see you indeed, you are a '''very'''... |(NST_cleaned__42032, __no translation__)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Clearing the air for dose of you wey dey out dere, wey no really no know wetin dey happen dere, the state is a '''very'''… , |(JOS_17_Jos-And-Plateau-State_M__48, Clearing the air for those of you out there who really don't know what is happening there. This state is a very...)}}
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====Synonyms====
# case (frequency:2)
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well-well 0.52 994, well 0.45 6982
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====Antonyms====
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* sha 0.59 392, weather 0.54 161, well-well 0.52 994, too 0.48 3267, well- 0.47 7, always 0.45 1011, well 0.45 6982, proud 0.44 86, sometimes 0.44 599
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====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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===Adjective====
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# Sey someting dey as dey talk sey e dey
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make una hear every, every as I roger come knock una for dis '''very''' o'clock. |(WAZL_12_Chibok-Girls_M__4, You all should listen to everything. As I am here I am here to give you at this very hour.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make una hear every, every as I roger come knock una for dis '''very''' o'clock. |(WAZL_12_Chibok-Girls_M__4, You all should listen to everything. As I am here I am here to give you at this very hour.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|So na why I dey tell una una continue learn una handwork, do am well, well because anything wey you do wey, when you dey willing to do am, you do am '''very''' well, you go dey happy. |(JOS_15_Graduate-Wahala_M__65, so that is why I have been telling you that you should continue to learn your handwork,)}}
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====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* sha 0.59 392, weather 0.54 161, well-well 0.52 994, too 0.48 3267, well- 0.47 7, always 0.45 1011, well 0.45 6982, proud 0.44 86, sometimes 0.44 599
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====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* sha 0.59 392, weather 0.54 161, well-well 0.52 994, too 0.48 3267, well- 0.47 7, always 0.45 1011, well 0.45 6982, proud 0.44 86, sometimes 0.44 599
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition
 
* English: no definition

Revision as of 22:03, 27 August 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

veri

Etymology

Borrowed from English very

Usage

Definition

Pronunciation

  • ˈvɛri

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 169
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 90
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1395
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 273

The word is used more orally than in written texts.


Adverb

very

  1. sey someting dey well well.
    Very good.  — (JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__122, Very good.)
    Very, very cheap.  — (JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__52, Really, really cheap.)
    E dey very, very important.  — (WAZA_08_Body-Matter_MG__10, It's really very important.)
  2. advmod (frequency:16)

Derived forms

Synonyms

well-well 0.52 994, well 0.45 6982

Antonyms

  • sha 0.59 392, weather 0.54 161, well-well 0.52 994, too 0.48 3267, well- 0.47 7, always 0.45 1011, well 0.45 6982, proud 0.44 86, sometimes 0.44 599

Translations

  • English: no definition


Adjective=

  1. Sey someting dey as dey talk sey e dey
    Make una hear every, every as I roger come knock una for dis very o'clock.  — (WAZL_12_Chibok-Girls_M__4, You all should listen to everything. As I am here I am here to give you at this very hour.)


Derived forms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: no definition