"de" meaning in Akan

See de in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|ak|adj}} de, {{tlb|ak|Twi}} (Twi)
  1. own Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-adj-Wzl1ZRw8

Verb

Forms: nne [negative]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verb|negative|nne}} de (negative nne), {{tlb|ak|Twi}} (Twi)
  1. to be named, called Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-UG~UwNGh Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 10 20 8 8 7 8 5 10 16 5 2
  2. to own, possess Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-bYtGUniE
  3. to be responsible for Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-ppyq0cyZ
  4. to seize Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-XcpLy8rD
  5. to take hold of Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-VmDgwmKu
  6. to owe Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-PjW-u7hu
  7. (often with saa ara) to keep on, at; to do continually Tags: Twi, often
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-8aDtVjJF
  8. to refer to, mean Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-H8zU7po2

Verb

Forms: fa [negative], fa [imperative]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verb|negative|fa|imperative|fa}} de (negative fa, imperative fa), {{tlb|ak|Twi}} (Twi)
  1. to use Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-1sSLc2ib
  2. to take Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-de-ak-verb-TuaAS407
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de ba, de fra, de frafra, de si
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "negative",
        "4": "nne"
      },
      "expansion": "de (negative nne)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 20 8 8 7 8 5 10 16 5 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              2,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My name is Kofi.",
          "literal_meaning": "I am called Kofi.",
          "text": "Mede Kofi.",
          "translation": "My name is Kofi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be named, called"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-UG~UwNGh",
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "call",
          "call"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to own, possess"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-bYtGUniE",
      "links": [
        [
          "own",
          "own"
        ],
        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be responsible for"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-ppyq0cyZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "responsible",
          "responsible"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to seize"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-XcpLy8rD",
      "links": [
        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take hold of"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-VmDgwmKu",
      "links": [
        [
          "take hold",
          "take hold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to owe"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-PjW-u7hu",
      "links": [
        [
          "owe",
          "owe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to keep on, at; to do continually"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-8aDtVjJF",
      "links": [
        [
          "saa ara",
          "saa ara"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "continually",
          "continually"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often with saa ara) to keep on, at; to do continually"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with saa ara"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to refer to, mean"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-H8zU7po2",
      "links": [
        [
          "refer",
          "refer"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de ba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de fra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de frafra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de si"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fa",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fa",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "negative",
        "4": "fa",
        "5": "imperative",
        "6": "fa"
      },
      "expansion": "de (negative fa, imperative fa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to use"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-1sSLc2ib",
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-verb-TuaAS407",
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "de",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "own"
      ],
      "id": "en-de-ak-adj-Wzl1ZRw8",
      "links": [
        [
          "own",
          "own"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}
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    "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akan lemmas",
    "Akan verbs",
    "Pages with 106 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with language headings in the wrong order"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nne",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "negative",
        "4": "nne"
      },
      "expansion": "de (negative nne)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Akan terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My name is Kofi.",
          "literal_meaning": "I am called Kofi.",
          "text": "Mede Kofi.",
          "translation": "My name is Kofi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be named, called"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "call",
          "call"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to own, possess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "own",
          "own"
        ],
        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be responsible for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "responsible",
          "responsible"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to seize"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take hold of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take hold",
          "take hold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to owe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "owe",
          "owe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to keep on, at; to do continually"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saa ara",
          "saa ara"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "continually",
          "continually"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often with saa ara) to keep on, at; to do continually"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with saa ara"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to refer to, mean"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "refer",
          "refer"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

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    "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akan lemmas",
    "Akan verbs",
    "Pages with 106 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with language headings in the wrong order"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "de ba"
    },
    {
      "word": "de fra"
    },
    {
      "word": "de frafra"
    },
    {
      "word": "de si"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fa",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fa",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "negative",
        "4": "fa",
        "5": "imperative",
        "6": "fa"
      },
      "expansion": "de (negative fa, imperative fa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to use"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

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    "Akan lemmas",
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
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      },
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  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "own"
      ],
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        [
          "own",
          "own"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

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