Nkọwa okwu logo
Beta

12 found for 'catching' in Igbo

Page 1 of 2

nwųtá

nwụ̀ta

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.catch and bring

Example

Nwụta nke ahụ.

Nwụta nke ahụ.

Catch and bring that one.

Related Term

Word Stem

nwú ökü

nwu ọkụ

Standard Igbo

Active verb

照遠

1.catch fire

2.light up (as a source); be lit

3.show sign of electric power; come on (electronic device)

Example

Ndị ọchụọkụ kwesịrị ịbịa tupu ụlọ nke ọzọ enwuru ọkụ.

Ndị ọchụọkụ kwesịrị ịbịa tupu ụlọ nke ọzọ enwuru ọkụ.

Firefighters should come before the other house catches fire.

Related Term

Word Stems

nwüdó

nwụdo

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Active verb

1.catch; capture

Example

A ga-enye onye ga-anwụdo ya onyinye.

A ga-enye onye ga-anwụdo ya onyinye.

A gift will be given to someone that will catch him.

Related Terms

Word Stem

búté örïà

bute ọrịà

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.catch (a disease)

Example

I bute ọrịa, nna m agwọọ gị.

I bute ọrịa, nna m agwọọ gị.

If you catch a disease my father will cure you.

Related Terms

Word Stem

chükwúté

chụkwute

Standard Igbo
Transportation

Active verb

1.to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; catch up and overtake

Example

Achọrọ m ichukwute ụgbọala ahụ.

Achọrọ m ichukwute ụgbọala ahụ.

I want to catch up with that vehicle.

Related Term

Word Stem

nwüchí

nwụchi

Standard Igbo

Active verb

性襟

1.apprehend; arrest; capture (catch)

Example

A nwụchiri Derico Nwamama na Nkpọọ.

A nwụchiri Derico Nwamama na Nkpọọ.

Derico Nwamama was apprehended at Nkpor.

Related Terms

Word Stems

ųrà

ụ̀rà

Standard Igbo

variations:

nràta

Noun

1.enticement; seduction to catch somebody or animal; drawing away

Example

Ha ji ụra nwude ya.

Ha ji ụra nwude ya.

They enticed and caught him/her.

Related Term

Word Stem

nwü

nwụ

Standard Igbo

Passive verb

1.(especially animal or human) catch; grip; hold in such a way as to not give room for freedom (likely humiliating, especially for humans)

Example

A ga-anwụrụ onye na-ezụ ohi a n'oge na-adịghị anya.

A ga-anwụrụ onye na-ezụ ohi a n'oge na-adịghị anya.

The person that carries out this theft will be caught in no distant time.

Related Terms

jìdè

jìdè

Standard Igbo

Active verb

議豪

1.grasp; hold on to

2.hold, especially in order to secure

3.catch, especially animate objects

Example

Ndị uweojii jidere ndị ohi ahụ ka ha na-apụta n'ụlaahịa.

Ndị uweojii jidere ndị ohi ahụ ka ha na-apụta n'ụlaahịa.

The policemen caught the thieves while they were coming out from the store.

Related Terms

Word Stems

ghötá

ghọta

Standard Igbo
EducationBotany

Active verb

1.understand

2.obtain by plucking, especially a fruit

3.catch, especially something thrown or falling

Example

Chike ghọtara bọọlụ nke mbụ Emeka gbara.

Chike ghọtara bọọlụ nke mbụ Emeka gbara.

Chike caught the first ball Emeka kicked.

Related Terms

Word Stems

Nsịbịdị - 1 found

Pronunciation:

nwụ́

Definitions:

1.grasp

2.clinch

Nkọwa okwu logo

Learning Igbo made easy, free, and accessible.

Join our mailing list

© 2025 Nkọwa okwu 501(c)(3). All rights reserved.