19 found for 'bụ' in Igbo
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bü
bụ
Passive verb
1.be (who, what, whose something or someone is); is; am; are
Example
Ada bụ nwaanyị.
Ada bụ nwaanyị.
Ada is a girl.
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bų
bụ̀
Active verb
傘
1.uproot, especially a tree
2.sing (especially hymn);
3.eject forcibly from the mouth; spit;
4.hatch;
Example
A ga-abụ osisi a tupu e bido ịrụ ụzọ.
A ga-abụ osisi a tupu e bido ịrụ ụzọ.
This tree will be uprooted before constructing a road.
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bü
bụ
Passive verb
1.be (is, am, are); who or what someone is; what something is; whose someone or something is
Example
A sịrị Ucheọma bụrụ onye ndu anyị.
A sịrị Ucheọma bụrụ onye ndu anyị.
Ucheọma was told to be our leader.
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gbü
gbụ
Active verb
1.spit; voluntarily eject forcibly from the mouth
Example
Nwanneka gbụrụ asụ.
Nwanneka gbụrụ asụ.
Nwanneka spat.
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bú
bu
Passive verb
客
1.carry or bear something big or heavy, especially as a load
2.control someone, especially by destabilizing the stamina
Example
O bu ya n'isi.
O bu ya n'isi.
He is carrying it on his head.
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bù íbù
bù ibù
Active verb
看寃看
1.be large, stout, fat
Example
Ọ na-abu nkwu
Ọ na-abu nkwu
He is uprooting a palmtree
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bì
bì
Active verb
歳
1.borrow; take something to use with the expectation of returning it
Example
Ana m ebi ego m ga-eji akwụ ụgwọ akwụkwọ m.
Ana m ebi ego m ga-eji akwụ ụgwọ akwụkwọ m.
I am borrowing money that I will use to pay my school fees.
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-bú
-bu
Extensional suffix
看
1.used to; before
Example
Anyị bibu n'Abakaleke.
Anyị bibu n'Abakaleke.
We used to live in Abakiliki.
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gü
gụ
Active verb
1.sing
Example
Ada na-agụ egwu.
Ada na-agụ egwu.
Ada is singing.
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zö
zọ
Active verb
窟艶
1.scramble for; save
Example
Biko, zọọ nwata ahụ!
Biko, zọọ nwata ahụ!
Please, save that child!
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