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bèlátá

bèlata

Wordbèlata
Definitions

Active verb

1.lessen; reduce;

2.cut shorter (especially with a knife or blade)

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Word Stem

Examples

Ahụ na-arịa ya ebelatago.

Ahụ na-arịa ya ebelatago.

His illness has subsided.

Belata nnụ ị chọrọ ịtinye na nri ahụ.

Belata nnụ ị chọrọ ịtinye na nri ahụ.

Reduce the salt you want to add in that food.

Belata nnụ ị chọrọ itinye n'ofe.

Belata nnụ ị chọrọ itinye n'ofe.

Reduce the salt you want to put in soup.

Belata ije abalị

Belata ije abalị

Minimize night movement.

Eji m aka na ọ na-ebelata ya.

Eji m aka na ọ na-ebelata ya.

I hope she is reducing it.

Ọ ga-ebelata oke ngagharị.

Ọ ga-ebelata oke ngagharị.

He will reduce too much walking about.

Ọ na-ebelata etu o si eri nri.

Ọ na-ebelata etu o si eri nri.

He reduces the way he eats.

Ọ chọ ibelata oke ịṅụ mmanya.

Ọ chọ ibelata oke ịṅụ mmanya.

He wants to reduce over drinking of wine.

Onye belatara ihe a?

Onye belatara ihe a?

Who reduced this thing?

bì ńkéńké

bì nkenke

Wordbì nkenke
Definitions

Active verb

韻寎乙寎乙

1.shorten (a speech);

2.terminate; bring to an end;

3.cut short (a speech)

Related Term
Word Stem

Examples

Ihe niile emere taa biri nkenke.

Ihe niile emere taa biri nkenke.

Everything that was done today was shortened.

Ụka anyị na-ebị nkenke.

Ụka anyị na-ebị nkenke.

Our service is short.

Ahịa a unu na-azụ nwere ike ibi nkenke oge.

Ahịa a unu na-azụ nwere ike ibi nkenke oge.

This your trade may end in a short while.

Ha gburu ihe niile nkenke.

Ha gburu ihe niile nkenke.

They shortened everything.

Mee ka ejije a bie nkenke.

Mee ka ejije a bie nkenke.

Make this drama short.

Ọ ga-ebi ya nkenke.

Ọ ga-ebi ya nkenke.

She will shorten it.

Gbaa mbọ bie ihe niile nkenke.

Gbaa mbọ bie ihe niile nkenke.

Try and shorten every thing.

A chọrọ ibi nkata ahụ nkenke.

A chọrọ ibi nkata ahụ nkenke.

I want to cut that discussion short.

O biri okwu ya nkenke.

O biri okwu ya nkenke.

He cut his speech short.

Gaa, bie ya nkenke.

Gaa, bie ya nkenke.

Go and shorten it.

Ha na-ebi ihe niile nkenke n'ihi oge.

Ha na-ebi ihe niile nkenke n'ihi oge.

They are cutting everything short because of time.

Ha ga-ebi oge mmemme ahụ nkenke.

Ha ga-ebi oge mmemme ahụ nkenke.

They will shorten the time of that ceremony.

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