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ru unyi

Wordru unyi
Definitions

Active verb

達密詳

1.be dirty;

2.be untidy, unkempt, messy

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Ezi anyị ruru unyi n'ụtụtụ a maka mmemme anyị mere ụnyaahụ.

Ezi anyị ruru unyi n'ụtụtụ a maka mmemme anyị mere ụnyaahụ.

Our compound is dirty this morning due to the party we had yesterday.

Chịnye m ndị ruru unyi.

Chịnye m ndị ruru unyi.

Give me the dirty ones.

Akwụkwọ ya na-eru unyi oge niile.

Akwụkwọ ya na-eru unyi oge niile.

His book is always dirty

Ụgbaala gị ga-eru unyi ma ị gbaa ụzọ ahụ.

Ụgbaala gị ga-eru unyi ma ị gbaa ụzọ ahụ.

Your car will become dirty if you take that road.

Lee anya, akwa a ruo unyi, m pịa gị ụtarị.

Lee anya, akwa a ruo unyi, m pịa gị ụtarị.

Look, if this cloth gets dirty, I will flog you.

Onye nwe ụgbaala a ruru unyi?

Onye nwe ụgbaala a ruru unyi?

Who owns this dirty car?

Ọ na-ebi ndụ ruru unyi.

Ọ na-ebi ndụ ruru unyi.

She lives a dirty life.

Ezeugwu wepụrụ ndị ruru unyi.

Ezeugwu wepụrụ ndị ruru unyi.

Ezeugwu removed the dirty ones.

Ị chọrọ iru akwa m unyi?

Ị chọrọ iru akwa m unyi?

Do you want to make my cloth dirty?

Onye ka uwe ya ruru unyi?

Onye ka uwe ya ruru unyi?

Whose dress is dirty?

méchú

mechu

Wordmechu
Definitions

Active verb

1.make dirty; soil

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O mechuru akwa m.

O mechuru akwa m.

She soiled my cloth.

únyí

unyi

Wordunyi
Definitions

Noun

密詳

1.dirty; untidy; unkempt

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Aka m ruru unyi.

Aka m ruru unyi.

My hands are dirty.

Achọghị ịhụ unyi n'ụlọ a ma m lọta.

Achọghị ịhụ unyi n'ụlọ a ma m lọta.

I don't want to see dirt in this house when I come back.

Unyi a ekweghị apụ n'akwa a.

Unyi a ekweghị apụ n'akwa a.

This dirt has refused to go off from this cloth.

Sapụ unyi dị n'ụgbaala a.

Sapụ unyi dị n'ụgbaala a.

Wash off the dirt on this car.

Unyi dị n'akpa a i nyere m.

Unyi dị n'akpa a i nyere m.

There is dirt in this bag you gave me.

Kwọ aka gị ka ị sapụ unyi dị n'aka gị.

Kwọ aka gị ka ị sapụ unyi dị n'aka gị.

Wash your hands so that you can wash away the dirt on your palms.

Ụlọ nwaanyị ahụ ruru unyi.

Ụlọ nwaanyị ahụ ruru unyi.

That woman's house is dirty.

Eze nwoke a ruru unyi.

Eze nwoke a ruru unyi.

This man's teeth is dirty.

Achọghị m unyi ebe a.

Achọghị m unyi ebe a.

I do not want dirt here.

Unyi dị n'akwa a.

Unyi dị n'akwa a.

There is dirt on this cloth.

Ị na-eru unyi.

Ị na-eru unyi.

You are dirty.

Wepụ ndị ruru unyi

Wepụ ndị ruru unyi

Remove the dirty ones.

Erukwala unyi.

Erukwala unyi.

Do not be dirty.

Ọtụtụ n'ime ha ruru unyi.

Ọtụtụ n'ime ha ruru unyi.

Many of them are dirty.

ézì

ezì

Wordezì
Definitions

Noun

1.pig;

2.(figurative) very dirty person

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Ọ bụ ezi.

Ọ bụ ezi.

He is very dirty.

Anyị na-azụ ezi.

Anyị na-azụ ezi.

We rear pigs.

Anụ ezi na-ewe mmanụ.

Anụ ezi na-ewe mmanụ.

Pork has oil.

Adanna bụ ezi.

Adanna bụ ezi.

Adanna is a pig.

chú

chu

Wordchu
Definitions

Active verb

1.fade; tarnish; make dirty

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Uwe m yi mechuru ka m na-agba egwu.

Uwe m yi mechuru ka m na-agba egwu.

The cloth I wore got dirty while I was dancing.

métǫ

metọ̀

Wordmetọ̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.spoil; defile; soil; make dirty

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I na-emetọ ụgbọala m oge ọbụla ị nyara ya.

I na-emetọ ụgbọala m oge ọbụla ị nyara ya.

You dirty my car anytime you drove it.

Gịnị mere iji metọọ ihe a?

Gịnị mere iji metọọ ihe a?

Why did you spoil this thing?

bì ághörï

bì aghọrị̄

Wordbì aghọrị̄
Definitions

Active verb

1.strongly smell unpleasant like a dirty aquarium or uncooked fish

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Ebe a niile na-ebi aghọrị.

Ebe a niile na-ebi aghọrị.

This whole place is smelling unpleasant.

Ọ bụrụ na ị gbanweghị mmiri ahụ, ọ ga-ebi aghọrị.

Ọ bụrụ na ị gbanweghị mmiri ahụ, ọ ga-ebi aghọrị.

If you don't change that water, it will smell unpleasant.

Akwa a kụwara ebe a mere ka ụlọ m bie aghọrị.

Akwa a kụwara ebe a mere ka ụlọ m bie aghọrị.

This egg that broke here made my house to smell unpleasant.

Were ncha saa efere a ka ọ hapụ ibi aghọrị.

Were ncha saa efere a ka ọ hapụ ibi aghọrị.

Use soap and wash this plate so that it will not smell unpleasant.

Ọ na-ebi m aghọrị.

Ọ na-ebi m aghọrị.

It is smelling unpleasant to me.

Achọghị m ihe ga-ebi m aghọrị.

Achọghị m ihe ga-ebi m aghọrị.

I do not want anything that will smell unpleasant to me.

Isi ọkụkọ na-ebi aghọrị.

Isi ọkụkọ na-ebi aghọrị.

The smell of a fowl in unpleasant.

ághö(rï)

aghọ(rị)

Wordaghọ(rị)
Definitions

Noun

1.an unpleasant smell like the one that comes from a dirty aquarium

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Ọ na-esi aghọrị.

Ọ na-esi aghọrị.

It smells unpleasant.

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