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sé élú

se elū

Wordse elū
Definitions

Active verb

1.float

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Examples

Nwa ya sere elu mmiri ka ụgbọ ha kpuchara.

Nwa ya sere elu mmiri ka ụgbọ ha kpuchara.

His child floated on water after the boat capsized.

Akwụkwọ ahụ sere elu na mmiri.

Akwụkwọ ahụ sere elu na mmiri.

The paper floated on the water.

Mmanụ sere elu n'ofe ahụ.

Mmanụ sere elu n'ofe ahụ.

Oil floated on top of the soup.

Mmanụ na-ese elu mmiri.

Mmanụ na-ese elu mmiri.

Oil floats on top of water.

sē

Wordsē
Definitions

Active verb

1.to float

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Word Stem

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Examples

Ụgbọmmiri na-ese n'elu mmiri.

Ụgbọmmiri na-ese n'elu mmiri.

A boat floats on water.

hùghárï

hùgharị

Wordhùgharị
Definitions

Active verb

1.flow; float; drift to and fro, of a kite hovering in the sky

Variationsrùgharị
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Examples

Jiri ụgbọ a hugharịa na mmiri Odo.

Jiri ụgbọ a hugharịa na mmiri Odo.

Use this boat to float to and fro the Odo River.

Ụgbọ ha ga-ehugharị n'elu mmiri.

Ụgbọ ha ga-ehugharị n'elu mmiri.

Their boat will float on the water.

Emeka chọrọ ihugharị n'akụkụ be Ngozi.

Emeka chọrọ ihugharị n'akụkụ be Ngozi.

Emeka wants to hoover around Ngozi's house. (literary)

Egbe na-ehugharị n'igwe.

Egbe na-ehugharị n'igwe.

The kite is hovering in the sky.

Nnukwu ụgbọmmiri hugharịrị na mmiri a n'ụtụtụ.

Nnukwu ụgbọmmiri hugharịrị na mmiri a n'ụtụtụ.

A ship floated to and fro this river in the morning.

Akwụkwọ ube na-ehugharị n'elu mmiri.

Akwụkwọ ube na-ehugharị n'elu mmiri.

Pear leaves are floating on top of the water.

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