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===
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: at that time -- 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.)}}
#: {{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!)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''When''' e go end? |(jw__44607, __when will it end?__)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* sotay 0.55 416, while
 
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: at that time
 
 
 
===Subordinating Conjunction===
 
we dey use am join clause for time
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|E feel the pain wey we dey feel '''when''' person wey we love die. |(jw__20306, __no translation__)}}
 
# dep (frequency:10)
 
# 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__)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* while
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: We use it to connect clauses
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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