Difference between revisions of "when"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* wen 0.68 4261
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* [[wen]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English when
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From English: ''when''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* wɛn
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* wɛ́n
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-when.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-when.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-when.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-when.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 327
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 56
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 6393
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 66
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
===Definition===
 
when: no definition, when.Q -- we dey use am show direct and indirect question for time
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
 
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* Word wey de dey use talk about someting wey concern time.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''When''' e go end? |(jw__44607, when will it end?)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|E feel the pain wey we dey feel '''when''' person wey we love die. |(jw__20306, He felt the pain that we feel when a person we love die.)}}
# acl:relcl-cc (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|And '''when''' you say you just come... |(KAD_12_Mechanic-At-Work_MG__49, And when you say you just came...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|So all dese things put togeda, and '''when''' you go enter gallop, pah! |(LAG_31_Road-Safety_MG__58, So putting all these things together, and when you go into a ditch, pah!)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* sotay 0.55 416, while
 
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition, when.Q
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Subordinating Conjunction===
 
when: no definition, when.Q -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# - (frequency:5815)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' you… |(NST_cleaned__30181, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But '''when''' us… |(NST_cleaned__23196, __no translation__)}}
 
# advcl:relcl (frequency:77)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' di man dey… , |(NST_cleaned__14343, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''when''' you dey preach: |(jw__48894, __no translation__)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:14)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' Jesus sey ‘the Kingdom don near,’ wetin e mean? |(jw__26645, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E feel the pain wey we dey feel '''when''' person wey we love die. |(jw__20306, __no translation__)}}
 
# dep (frequency:10)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' mama, '''when''', '''when''', '''when''' man dey hustle for money for here, e no dey easy o. |(NST_cleaned__20042, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E con be sey na someting wey don happen since one year ago, wey don happen '''when''' di... |(NST_cleaned__38552, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj:dicto (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''', '''when'''… , |(NST_cleaned__13206, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' '''when''' you talk about ehm... di student now, for you to... ehn... for you to get admission now, e no easy. |(LAG_07_Johns-Biography_MG__15, When, when you talk about um... the students now, for you to... um... it's not easy for you to get into school now.)}}
 
# advcl:cleft (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' e go end? |(jw__44607, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' we need to dey patient? |(jw__45188, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|dem go just go lock di thing to make sure say people-- you know say '''when''' people dey suffer. |(deuber__5866, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Odah say di wahala begin '''when''' one of di villagers wey die and some herdsmen begin fight-fight on top di farm of di victim. |(bbc__76190, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|If to sey I start am since '''when''' I start work sef, I for don go far now. |(ABJ_NOU_03_Open-University_DG__122, If I had started it since when I started working really, I would have gone far now.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* wen 0.68 4261, before 0.67 5895, after 0.67 4737, where 0.64 3085, as 0.62 20188, self 0.62 595, if 0.60 11277, sotay 0.55 416, sef 0.54 1597
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* wen 0.68 4261, before 0.67 5895, after 0.67 4737, where 0.64 3085, as 0.62 20188, self 0.62 595, if 0.60 11277, sotay 0.55 416, sef 0.54 1597
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition, when.Q
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* English: ''when''

Latest revision as of 22:33, 9 March 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English: when

Pronunciation

  • wɛ́n

Play Play

Adverb

  • Word wey de dey use talk about someting wey concern time.
  • When e go end?  — (jw__44607, when will it end?)
  • E feel the pain wey we dey feel when person wey we love die.  — (jw__20306, He felt the pain that we feel when a person we love die.)

Translations

  • English: when