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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 66 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 66 | ||
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===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
| − | + | De dey use am show direct and indirect question for time. | |
===Adverb=== | ===Adverb=== | ||
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#: {{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|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!)}} | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: at that time | + | * English: at that time. |
===Subordinating Conjunction=== | ===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, __He felt the pain that we feel when a person we love die.__)}} | #: {{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.__)}} | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: We use it to connect clauses | + | * English: We use it to connect clauses. |
Revision as of 14:59, 6 November 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- wen 0.68 4261
Etymology
From English when
Pronunciation
- wɛn
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 327
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 56
- Frequency in raw corpus: 6393
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 66
Definition
De dey use am show direct and indirect question for time.
Adverb
- 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!)
- 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.
- 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.__)
- dem go just go lock di thing to make sure say people-- you know say when people dey suffer. — (deuber__5866, they will just lock the thing to be sure that people, you know that when people are suffering)
Synonyms
- while
Translations
- English: We use it to connect clauses.