sï
sị̄
| Word | sị̄ |
| Definitions | Active verb 華 1.say to |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ọ sị na ọ gaghị abịa.
Ọ sị na ọ gaghị abịa.
He said that she won't come.
Sị ya na m na-abịa.
Sị ya na m na-abịa.
Tell him I am coming.
Sị ya na m na-abịa.
Sị ya na m na-abịa.
Tell him I am coming.
Gịnị ka ọ sị anyị mee?
Gịnị ka ọ sị anyị mee?
What did he ask us to do?
sï
sị
| Word | sị |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.tell; say to someone what was said 2.ask; say to someone what you want them to do |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ịsị ya esola anyị enweghi isi.
Ịsị ya esola anyị enweghi isi.
Telling him not follow us is pointless.
Ọ sị na ya agaghị eri nri.
Ọ sị na ya agaghị eri nri.
He says that he will not eat.
Nkechi na-asị asị.
Nkechi na-asị asị.
Nkechi is telling lies.
Ị na-asị na ego anyị agwụla?
Ị na-asị na ego anyị agwụla?
Are you saying we have run out of money?
I ruo be ya, ị ga-asị ya na anyị apụọla.
I ruo be ya, ị ga-asị ya na anyị apụọla.
When you get to his house, you will tell him that we have left.
Uju sịrị ya bịa.
Uju sịrị ya bịa.
Uju told him to come.
Achọrọ m ịsị ya soro m.
Achọrọ m ịsị ya soro m.
I want too tell him to follow me.
Ọ sịrị m nọdụ ala.
Ọ sịrị m nọdụ ala.
He asked me to sit down.
Ọ na-asị na ya bụ nwanne m.
Ọ na-asị na ya bụ nwanne m.
He is saying that he is my brother.
-sï
-sị
| Word | -sị |
| Definitions | Extensional suffix 1.completely; totally |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Amaka sasịrị efere ndị a.
Amaka sasịrị efere ndị a.
Amaka washed these plates completely.
O risiri nri niile e tinyeere ya.
O risiri nri niile e tinyeere ya.
He finished the food that was served him.
Ọ nwasịrị ha niile.
Ọ nwasịrị ha niile.
He tried all of them.
O nweghị onye masịrị ihe niile.
O nweghị onye masịrị ihe niile.
Nobody knows everything.
Ha zachasịrị ụlọ ya niile.
Ha zachasịrị ụlọ ya niile.
He swept the entire house.
Anyị matasịrị ihe ha chọrọ tupu ha lawa.
Anyị matasịrị ihe ha chọrọ tupu ha lawa.
We found out all they need before they left.
O wetesiri ego ya niile.
O wetesiri ego ya niile.
He brought all his money.
Ọ ga-azasi ebe ụlọ ahụ niile.
Ọ ga-azasi ebe ụlọ ahụ niile.
She will sweep the entire house completely.
sì
sì
| Word | sì |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.accustom |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Ikpu ugogbaanya siri m n'onwa ise m kpuru.
Ikpu ugogbaanya siri m n'onwa ise m kpuru.
I was accustomed to wearing eye glasses in five months that I wore it.
gwá
gwa
| Word | gwa |
| Definitions | Active verb 僅 1.tell; inform; say something to someone, especially giving a first hand information |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Biko bịa, achọrọ m ịgwa gị ihe.
Biko bịa, achọrọ m ịgwa gị ihe.
Please come, I want to tell you something.
Emeka na-agwa ya ihe m kwuru.
Emeka na-agwa ya ihe m kwuru.
Emeka is telling him what I said.
Ọ gwara m maka akpa ya furu efu.
Ọ gwara m maka akpa ya furu efu.
She told me about her missing bag.
mà
mà
| Word | mà |
| Definitions | Active verb 肩 1.measure ( especially quantity of grains or powder) |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Nwaanyị ahụ mara garị o resiri m ọfụma.
Nwaanyị ahụ mara garị o resiri m ọfụma.
That woman measured the garri she sold to me properly.
Ada ga-ama agwa ahụ n'ihu gị.
Ada ga-ama agwa ahụ n'ihu gị.
Ada will measure that beans in your presence.
Achọghị m ịma osikapa ahụ ọzọ.
Achọghị m ịma osikapa ahụ ọzọ.
I do not want to measure that rice again.
Ejikwala efere ahụ maa agwa ahụ.
Ejikwala efere ahụ maa agwa ahụ.
Don't use that plate to measure that beans.
Gịnị mere ị ji ama ọka ahụ ọzọ.
Gịnị mere ị ji ama ọka ahụ ọzọ.
Why are you measuring that corn again.
sì
sì
| Word | sì |
| Definitions | Active verb 横 1.stiffen ; congeal ; toughen ; coagulate |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Ebee ka onye dibia ga-esi bịa?
Ebee ka onye dibia ga-esi bịa?
Where is the doctor going to come from?
Mmadụ nwụọ, ahụ ya na-esi mgbe awa isii gachara.
Mmadụ nwụọ, ahụ ya na-esi mgbe awa isii gachara.
When humans die, the body stiffens after six hours.
sì
sì
| Word | sì |
| Definitions | Active verb 拷 1.smell |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Gịni na-esi?
Gịni na-esi?
What is smelling?
sí
si
| Word | si |
| Definitions | Passive verb 棺 1.take or follow a path or pattern or manner; from; through |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Isi etu a mee ya dị mma.
Isi etu a mee ya dị mma.
To follow this pattern in doing it is good.
sí
si
| Word | si |
| Definitions | Active verb 君 1.cook; boil 2.follow (a path or way or manner) 3.set-up (like trap); mount 4.be hard or strong |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ihe a bụ ụzọ e si eje Nneewi
Ihe a bụ ụzọ e si eje Nneewi
This is the way to Nneewi.
Nnanna na-esi ji.
Nnanna na-esi ji.
Nnanna is cooking yam
Ọ na-esi ọnya oke.
Ọ na-esi ọnya oke.
He is setting a rat trap.
Ihe a bụ ụzọ e si eme ya
Ihe a bụ ụzọ e si eme ya
This is how it is done
Ọkpụkpụ a siri ike.
Ọkpụkpụ a siri ike.
This bone is hard.