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kụ

Wordkụ
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Active verb

1.hit; beat

2.play a ball game example soccer, tennis, basketball etc

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Ha na-akụ bọọlụ nkata.

Ha na-akụ bọọlụ nkata.

They play basketball.

Anyị ga-akụ egwu ọzọ.

Anyị ga-akụ egwu ọzọ.

We will play another music.

Ọ kụrụ teniisi mgbe ọ bụ agbọghọbịa.

Ọ kụrụ teniisi mgbe ọ bụ agbọghọbịa.

She played tennis when she was a youth (girl).

Gbalịa, kụọ bọọlụ echi.

Gbalịa, kụọ bọọlụ echi.

Try to play ball tomorrow.

Adanne na-akụ di ya ihe.

Adanne na-akụ di ya ihe.

Adanne beats up her husband.

Ezika ga-akụ̣ ịgba n'ụlọụka.

Ezika ga-akụ̣ ịgba n'ụlọụka.

Ezika will beat the drum in the church.

Onye kụrụ n'ụzọ?

Onye kụrụ n'ụzọ?

Who knocked at the door?

Eze kụrụ m aka n'ọnụ.

Eze kụrụ m aka n'ọnụ.

Eze hit me on the mouth.

tíchàpų

tichàpụ̀

Wordtichàpụ̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.beat off entirely

2.shake off, beat off, entirely (e.g. dust or sand with palm of the hand)

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Achọrọ m itichapụ uzuzu kpọro n'akwa m.

Achọrọ m itichapụ uzuzu kpọro n'akwa m.

I want to beat off the dust on my cloths.

Ọ na-etichapụ etu m ahụ.

Ọ na-etichapụ etu m ahụ.

She is dusting off the dust

tí

ti

Wordti
Definitions

Active verb

1.beat; hit; strike

2.shout; yell; utter cry; howl

3.shine (of moon)

4.build; establish

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Ebuka tiwara efere.

Ebuka tiwara efere.

Ebuka broke the plate.

Uche tiri mkpu.

Uche tiri mkpu.

Uche shouted.

Obika tiri nnukwu ụlọ n'Enugwu.

Obika tiri nnukwu ụlọ n'Enugwu.

Obika built a mighty house at Enugu.

Ọ na-eti mkpu oge ọbụla.

Ọ na-eti mkpu oge ọbụla.

He shouts alaways.

Ọnwa na-eti.

Ọnwa na-eti.

The moon is shinning.

Nna m tiri m ihe.

Nna m tiri m ihe.

My father beat me.

tínyü

tinyụ

Wordtinyụ
Definitions

Active verb

1.extinguish by beating

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E ji ahịhịa ndụ tinyụọ ya bụ ọkụ

E ji ahịhịa ndụ tinyụọ ya bụ ọkụ

Green leaves were used to extinguish the fire

Ndị agbataobi ya tinyụrụ ọkụ ahụ tupu ndị uweojii abịa.

Ndị agbataobi ya tinyụrụ ọkụ ahụ tupu ndị uweojii abịa.

His neighbors extinguished the fire before the policemen came.

Ha nwara ike ha n'itinyụ ọkụ ahụ.

Ha nwara ike ha n'itinyụ ọkụ ahụ.

They tried their best in extinguishing the fire.

O tiri mkpu ma gwa di ya ka o tinyụọ ọkụ na-agba n'useekwu ya.

O tiri mkpu ma gwa di ya ka o tinyụọ ọkụ na-agba n'useekwu ya.

She shouted and told her husband to extinguish the fire that is burning in her kitchen.

Ọ na-etinyụ ọkụ ahụ mgbe m bịara.

Ọ na-etinyụ ọkụ ahụ mgbe m bịara.

He was extinguishing the fire when I came.

O cheghị ka agwa ya tinyụọ ọkụ ahụ.

O cheghị ka agwa ya tinyụọ ọkụ ahụ.

He didn't wait to be told to extinguish the fire.

tígǫ

tigọ̀

Wordtigọ̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.bend by beating, disfigure

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Onyeara ahụ na-agba mbọ efu itigọ karama.

Onyeara ahụ na-agba mbọ efu itigọ karama.

That mad man is making a vain trial to bend a bottle.

Eze tigọrọ igwe ahụ.

Eze tigọrọ igwe ahụ.

Eze bent the iron.

Ihe mberede ahụ tigoro moto ya.

Ihe mberede ahụ tigoro moto ya.

The accident bent his car.

Tigọọ ya ka o wee dị mfe ịbanye.

Tigọọ ya ka o wee dị mfe ịbanye.

Bend it in order to ease entrance.

Osisi ube ahụ tigoro gbamgbam ahụ.

Osisi ube ahụ tigoro gbamgbam ahụ.

The pear branch disfigured the zinc.

ńkwà

nkwà

Wordnkwà
Definitions

Noun

寎餌

1.music (instrumental); beat

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Gbaa egwu etu nkwa si ada.

Gbaa egwu etu nkwa si ada.

Dance to the beat of the music.

Nkwa ahụ adaghị nke ọma.

Nkwa ahụ adaghị nke ọma.

That beat did not sound well.

Ọ kụrụ ya nkwa n' isi.

Ọ kụrụ ya nkwa n' isi.

He hit the intrument on his head.

Onye na-akụ nkwa?

Onye na-akụ nkwa?

Who is beating the instruments?

Nkwa Flavour na-atọ m ụtọ.

Nkwa Flavour na-atọ m ụtọ.

I like Flavour's music.

Nkwa ahụ bụ ụdị e ji aga agha.

Nkwa ahụ bụ ụdị e ji aga agha.

That type of beat is for war.

tí íhé

ti ihe

Wordti ihe
Definitions

Active verb

1.smack; hit or beat up someone or something

2.assault (physically)

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A na-eti ya ihe ma o mejọọ.

A na-eti ya ihe ma o mejọọ.

He gets smacked if he does wrong.

Onye ka a na-eti ihe ebe ahụ?

Onye ka a na-eti ihe ebe ahụ?

Who is being assaulted there?

Nwoke a na-achọ onye ọ ga-etị ihe.

Nwoke a na-achọ onye ọ ga-etị ihe.

This man is looking for someone to beat.

Nwata a kwesịrị iti ihe.

Nwata a kwesịrị iti ihe.

This child deserve to be beaten.

Onye tiri gị ihe?

Onye tiri gị ihe?

Who beat you?

Tie ya ihe.

Tie ya ihe.

Beat him.

Udodị tiri m ihe.

Udodị tiri m ihe.

Udodi beat me.

Ha ga-eti anyị ihe.

Ha ga-eti anyị ihe.

They will beat us.

Ọ na-eti m ihe.

Ọ na-eti m ihe.

He is beating me.

pïàchá

pịàcha

Wordpịàcha
Definitions

Active verb

1.dust an item by beating it with a soft duster

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Ha na-apịacha ya ka unu na-abata.

Ha na-apịacha ya ka unu na-abata.

They were dusting it when you were entering.

Onye ga-apịacha tiivii anyị?

Onye ga-apịacha tiivii anyị?

Who will dust our TV?

Emeka na-apịacha akwa ya n'iro.

Emeka na-apịacha akwa ya n'iro.

Emeka is dusting off his cloths outside.

Okwudị pịachara oche nille.

Okwudị pịachara oche nille.

Okwudị dusted all the seats.

Pịachaa karama ndị a.

Pịachaa karama ndị a.

Dust these bottles.

Ọ bụ Mgbeeke pịachara uzuzu niile kporo ebe a.

Ọ bụ Mgbeeke pịachara uzuzu niile kporo ebe a.

It was Mgbeeke that dusted off all the dusts in this place.

Obinna ga-apịacha ụgbọala ya tupu ọ pụọ.

Obinna ga-apịacha ụgbọala ya tupu ọ pụọ.

Obinna will dust his car before he leaves.

I nwere ike ịpịacha oche a?

I nwere ike ịpịacha oche a?

Could you dust this seat?

küsà

kụsà

Wordkụsà
Definitions

Active verb

正憬

1.scatter by beating or striking; forge (metal); splinter.

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M ga-eji osisi kụsaa mkpụlụ akwu di n’ime nkata.

M ga-eji osisi kụsaa mkpụlụ akwu di n’ime nkata.

I will use a stick to scatter the palm nuts in the basket.

Ụzụ na-akụsa igwe

Ụzụ na-akụsa igwe

The blacksmith flattens the iron by beating

tígbú

tigbu

Wordtigbu
Definitions

Active verb

1.strike, beat, to death; smite down to death; beat excessively; kill

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Ha chọrọ itigbu onye ohi ahụ.

Ha chọrọ itigbu onye ohi ahụ.

They want to beat that thief to death.

O tigburu ya na mgba ahụ

O tigburu ya na mgba ahụ

He beat him excessively in the wrestle match.

Okeke sị na ọ ga-etigbu ya.

Okeke sị na ọ ga-etigbu ya.

Okeke said he will beat him excessively

Amadi tigburu ag̣wọ batara n'ụlọ ya.

Amadi tigburu ag̣wọ batara n'ụlọ ya.

Amadi killed the snake that entered his house.

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