hit - What does 'hit' mean from Igbo to English?

tà

tà


Word	tà
Definitions	Active verb 1.tap; hit with a quick on and off contact
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Ọ na-ata mkpịsị ahụ n'elu ịgba iji nweta ụda ahụ.

He taps that stick on the drum to get the sound.

Taa ya mkpịsị, gee ụda ya.

Tap a stick on it and listen to its sound.

Ọ na-ata mpi anwụrụ ya aka.

He is tapping his hand on his snuff box.

Onye na-ata n'ụzọ?

Who is tapping at the door?

Onye tara aka n'ụzọ?

Who tapped on the door.

Ọ tara m n'ụkwụ mgbe ọ batara.

He tapped me on the leg when she entered.

Ọ na-ata mkpịsịemede n'akwụkwọ ya.

He tapping a pen on his book.

Ọ na-ata m na ntị.

She is tapping my ear.

tí

ti


Word	ti
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 broke the plate.

Uche tiri mkpu.

Uche shouted.

Obika tiri nnukwu ụlọ n'Enugwu.

Obika built a mighty house at Enugu.

Ọ na-eti mkpu oge ọbụla.

He shouts alaways.

Ọnwa na-eti.

The moon is shinning.

Nna m tiri m ihe.

My father beat me.

tí íhé

ti ihe


Word	ti 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.

He gets smacked if he does wrong.

Onye ka a na-eti ihe ebe ahụ?

Who is being assaulted there?

Nwoke a na-achọ onye ọ ga-etị ihe.

This man is looking for someone to beat.

Nwata a kwesịrị iti ihe.

This child deserve to be beaten.

Onye tiri gị ihe?

Who beat you?

Tie ya ihe.

Beat him.

Udodị tiri m ihe.

Udodi beat me.

Ha ga-eti anyị ihe.

They will beat us.

Ọ na-eti m ihe.

He is beating me.

küsí íkē

kụ̄sī īkē


Word	kụ̄sī īkē
Definitions	Active verb 正横果 1.hit hard
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Achọro m ịkụ̣si ya ike

I don’t want to hit it hard

kü

kụ


Word	kụ
Definitions	Active verb 正 1.hit; beat 2.play a ball game example soccer, tennis, basketball etc
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Ha na-akụ bọọlụ nkata.

They play basketball.

Anyị ga-akụ egwu ọzọ.

We will play another music.

Ọ kụrụ teniisi mgbe ọ bụ agbọghọbịa.

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

Gbalịa, kụọ bọọlụ echi.

Try to play ball tomorrow.

Adanne na-akụ di ya ihe.

Adanne beats up her husband.

Ezika ga-akụ̣ ịgba n'ụlọụka.

Ezika will beat the drum in the church.

Onye kụrụ n'ụzọ?

Who knocked at the door?

Eze kụrụ m aka n'ọnụ.

Eze hit me on the mouth.

kpö ǹtú

kpọ ǹtu


Word	kpọ ǹtu
Definitions	Active verb 狭寸 1.hit a nail; nail; 2.play a nail game (ǹtu); 3.(slang) sodomize
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A na-akpọ ntu n'ezi.

'Ntu' is played outside.

Ịkpọ ntu ebe ahụ ga-emebi ya.

Hitting the nail there will destroy it.

Anyị ga-akpọ ntu n'osisi ndị ahụ.

We will fix nails on the woods.

Jiri nwayọọ na-akpọ ntụ ahụ?

Take it easy with hitting the nail.

Onye kpọrọ ntu n'aja?

Who hit the nail on the wall?

Akpọkwala ntu ọbụla.

Do not hit any nail.

Ndị kapịnta na-akpọ ntu.

Carpenters hit nail.

Kpọnye ntu abụọ ebe ahụ.

Put two nails there.

kügǫ

kụgọ̀


Word	kụgọ̀
Definitions	Active verb 1.hit to bend something
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Uchenna ga-akụgọ ya echi.

Uchenna will hit and bend it tomorrow.

Kụgọọ igwe a.

Hit and bend this rod.

Onye kụgọrọ afere a?

Who hit and bent this plate?

Emeka na-akụgọ ntu ahụ niile ugbua.

Emeka is hitting and bending all those nails now.

Kụgọọ ya.

Hit and bend it immediately.

Ị chọrọ ịkụgọ gbamgbam ahụ?

Do you want to hit and bend this roofing sheet.

Kedụ mgbe a ga-akụgọ ntu a?

When will this nail be bent by hitting?

Ịkụgọ ya ga-emebi ya.

Hitting and bending it will spoil it.

Achọghị m igwe a kụgọrọ akụgọ.

I do not want a rod that was hit and bent..

Kpọọ onye ga-akụgọ ntu a.

Call someone that will hit and bend this nail.

Onye kụgọrọ igwe a?

Who bent this iron?

I nwere ike ịkụgọ igwe a?

Can you hit and bend this rod?

Ike na-akụgọ igwe.

Ike bends iron.

Kụgọọ ntu niile a.

Hit and bend all these nails.

A chọrọ m ịkụgọ gbamgbam a.

I want to hit and bend this zinc.

Okwute a ga-akụgọ ite m.

This stone will hit and bend my pot.

küzí

kụzi


Word	kụzi
Definitions	Active verb 正向 1.hit properly; hit to put in order
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Emeka ga-akụzi tebulu ahụ nke ọma.

Emeka will repair that table properly.

Ịkụzi ihe a adịghị mfe.

To hit this thing back to normal is not easy.

Ọ kụziri m oche m.

He hit my chair back to normal.

kükpö

kụ̄kpọ̄


Word	kụ̄kpọ̄
Definitions	Active verb 正狭 1.hit to dent or squash; hit to make blind, especially the eyes
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Ndị uweojii kụkpọrọ onye ohi ahụ anya.

Policemen blinded (by hitting in the eye) that thief.

tì ákï

tì akị̄


Word	tì akị̄
Definitions	Active verb 悟成 1.hit kernel with a hard object in order to crack it; crack kernel
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Ada na-eti akị mgbe m bịara

Ada was cracking kernel when I came

Ọ bụghị Chika tiri akị ahụ.

It was not Chika who cracked the kernel.

Anyị zụrụ igwe na-eti akị.

He bought a machine that cracks palm kernel.

Emeka ga-eti akị na mgbede

Emeka will crack kernel in the evening

Iti akị a bụụrụ m nnukwu ọrụ.

To crack this kernel is a big work for me.