bú
bu
| Word | bu |
| Definitions | Passive verb 客 1.carry or bear something big or heavy, especially as a load 2.control someone, especially by destabilizing the stamina |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
O bu ya n'isi.
O bu ya n'isi.
He is carrying it on his head.
Ajụ na-ebu m
Ajụ na-ebu m
I am feeling dizzy.
Buru oche ma ị na-abịa.
Buru oche ma ị na-abịa.
Carry a chair while coming.
Ibu ibu arọ n'isi adịghị mma.
Ibu ibu arọ n'isi adịghị mma.
Carrying heavy load on the head is not good.
Ọgwụ ahụ ga-ebu onye erighi nri.
Ọgwụ ahụ ga-ebu onye erighi nri.
That drug will cause dizziness to someone who does doesn't eat.
bù íbù
bù ibù
| Word | bù ibù |
| Definitions | Active verb 看寃看 1.be large, stout, fat |
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Examples
Ọ na-abu nkwu
Ọ na-abu nkwu
He is uprooting a palmtree
Okụko mụ ga-abu akwa ya n’ọnwa ozọ
Okụko mụ ga-abu akwa ya n’ọnwa ozọ
My hen will hatch her eggs next month
Kemgbe ọ lụọla di, Chinazọ buo ibu maa mma.
Kemgbe ọ lụọla di, Chinazọ buo ibu maa mma.
Since she has married, Chinazo has become fat and fine.
Akwara gị ga-ebu ibu ma i welie ibu arọ.
Akwara gị ga-ebu ibu ma i welie ibu arọ.
Your muscles will become large if you lift heavy weights.
bì
bì
| Word | bì |
| Definitions | Active verb 歳 1.borrow; take something to use with the expectation of returning it |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
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.
Ọ chọrọ ibi ego.
Ọ chọrọ ibi ego.
She wants to borrow money.
Ọ na-ebi ego ọnwa ọbụla.
Ọ na-ebi ego ọnwa ọbụla.
He borrows money every month.
O biri ego n'akwụchighị ya.
O biri ego n'akwụchighị ya.
He borrowed money without paying it back.
Oke ibi ego adịghị mma.
Oke ibi ego adịghị mma.
Borrowing too much is not good.
O biriri ego wee ṅụọ mmanya.
O biriri ego wee ṅụọ mmanya.
He borrowed to drink.
Ọ bịara ibi m ego.
Ọ bịara ibi m ego.
He came to borrow money from me.
bü
bụ
| Word | bụ |
| Definitions | Passive verb 1.be (who, what, whose something or someone is); is; am; are |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Ada bụ nwaanyị.
Ada bụ nwaanyị.
Ada is a girl.
Ọ bụ onyenkuzi asụsụ Igbo.
Ọ bụ onyenkuzi asụsụ Igbo.
She is an Igbo language teacher.
Ọ chọrọ ịbụ onye uweojii.
Ọ chọrọ ịbụ onye uweojii.
He wants to be a policeman.
Nne m bụ onyenkụzi.
Nne m bụ onyenkụzi.
My mother is a teacher.
Kedụ ihe bụ isiokwu gị?
Kedụ ihe bụ isiokwu gị?
What is your topic?
Ọ ga-abụ ya ka ha na-agwa okwu.
Ọ ga-abụ ya ka ha na-agwa okwu.
She might be the one they are talking to.
Ọ bụ nwanne m nwaanyị.
Ọ bụ nwanne m nwaanyị.
She is my sister.
-bú
-bu
| Word | -bu |
| Definitions | Extensional suffix 看 1.used to; before |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Anyị bibu n'Abakaleke.
Anyị bibu n'Abakaleke.
We used to live in Abakiliki.
Anyị gụbu akwụkwọ ahụ.
Anyị gụbu akwụkwọ ahụ.
We read that book before.
Nwa a ṅụbu mmiri mgbe ị nọghị.
Nwa a ṅụbu mmiri mgbe ị nọghị.
This child drank water before when you were not around.
bų
bụ̀
| Word | bụ̀ |
| Definitions | Active verb 傘 1.uproot, especially a tree 2.sing (especially hymn); 3.eject forcibly from the mouth; spit; 4.hatch; |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
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.
A na-abụ akpụ abụ, a naghị akụrụ ya akụrụ.
A na-abụ akpụ abụ, a naghị akụrụ ya akụrụ.
Cassava gets uprooted, it does not get plucked.
Nnannukwu ya bụrụ ya asụ n'ọbaaka tupu ọ gọọrọ ya ọfọ.
Nnannukwu ya bụrụ ya asụ n'ọbaaka tupu ọ gọọrọ ya ọfọ.
Her grandfather spat on her palms before blessing her.
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.
Ifufe bụrụ osisi ukwu ahụ.
Ifufe bụrụ osisi ukwu ahụ.
The wind uprooted that big tree.
Ọdụ enyi siruru ike ịbụ osisi.
Ọdụ enyi siruru ike ịbụ osisi.
The elephant tusk is strong enough to uproot trees.
Adanna na-abụ abụ n'ụlọụka.
Adanna na-abụ abụ n'ụlọụka.
Adanna sings hymns in church.
Ọkụkọ m bụrụ akwa iri abụọ na otu nwanne ụnyaahụ.
Ọkụkọ m bụrụ akwa iri abụọ na otu nwanne ụnyaahụ.
My chicken hatched 21 eggs day before yesterday.
gü
gụ
| Word | gụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.sing |
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Examples
Ada na-agụ egwu.
Ada na-agụ egwu.
Ada is singing.
Anya mmiri gbara m oge ọ na-agụ egwu.
Anya mmiri gbara m oge ọ na-agụ egwu.
I shed tears when she was singing.
Gụọ egwu ahụ ka onye dị ndụ.
Gụọ egwu ahụ ka onye dị ndụ.
Sing that song like someone that is alive.
Ịgụ egwu bụ ọrụaka ya.
Ịgụ egwu bụ ọrụaka ya.
Singing is his occupation.
Ọ ga-agụ egwu ma ebido.
Ọ ga-agụ egwu ma ebido.
He will sing when they start.
Anyị ga-agụ egwu ahụ ọzọ.
Anyị ga-agụ egwu ahụ ọzọ.
We will sing that song again.
Nwaanyị ahụ na-agụ egwu n'ụtụtụ ọbụla.
Nwaanyị ahụ na-agụ egwu n'ụtụtụ ọbụla.
That woman sings that song every morning.
Gịnị mere o ji agụ egwu ahụ?
Gịnị mere o ji agụ egwu ahụ?
Why is he singing that song?
Anyị gụrụ egwu ahụ.
Anyị gụrụ egwu ahụ.
We sang that song.
zö
zọ
| Word | zọ |
| Definitions | Active verb 窟艶 1.scramble for; save |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Biko, zọọ nwata ahụ!
Biko, zọọ nwata ahụ!
Please, save that child!
Nna ha na-azọ ndụ otu nwoke mgbe anyị bịara.
Nna ha na-azọ ndụ otu nwoke mgbe anyị bịara.
The doctor was saving the life of a man when we came.
Ọ chọrọ ịzọ ndụ nwata ahụ.
Ọ chọrọ ịzọ ndụ nwata ahụ.
He wants to save the life of that child.
Ọ bụ m zọrọ ya ndụ.
Ọ bụ m zọrọ ya ndụ.
I was the one that saved his life.
Chi m ga-azọ m.
Chi m ga-azọ m.
My God will deliver me.
Ha na-azọ nri n'ezi.
Ha na-azọ nri n'ezi.
They are scrambling for food outside.
I che na nne gị ga-abịa zọọ gị?
I che na nne gị ga-abịa zọọ gị?
Do you think your mother will come and save you?
-sú
-su
| Word | -su |
| Definitions | Extensional suffix 濯 1.initially or firstly, especially before doing another |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ọ kpọsuru ahanna m tupu ọ kpọọ ahambụ m.
Ọ kpọsuru ahanna m tupu ọ kpọọ ahambụ m.
She first called my surname before she called my first name.
Uche tisuru mkpu.
Uche tisuru mkpu.
Uche first started shouting.
kwé
kwe
| Word | kwe |
| Definitions | Active verb kw施 1.sing, especially a song without instruments |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ha na-ekwe nke mbụ ahụ.
Ha na-ekwe nke mbụ ahụ.
They are singing that first one.
Kwee ya nke ọma.
Kwee ya nke ọma.
Sing it well.
Ha na-ekwe ya nke ọma.
Ha na-ekwe ya nke ọma.
They are singing it well.
Ha kwere ukwe n'ụtụtụ.
Ha kwere ukwe n'ụtụtụ.
They sang hymns in the morning.
Ọ na-ekwe ukwe n'ụlụụka.
Ọ na-ekwe ukwe n'ụlụụka.
She sings hymns in the church.
Ọ ma ka esi ekwe.
Ọ ma ka esi ekwe.
He knows how to sing.
Kedụ onye kwere ukwe ahụ.
Kedụ onye kwere ukwe ahụ.
Who sang that song?
Kpọọ ukwe ka anyị kwee.
Kpọọ ukwe ka anyị kwee.
Call a hymn let us sing.
Onye na-ekwe ukwe?
Onye na-ekwe ukwe?
Who is singing?