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ibu

Wordibu
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Noun

寃穫

1.load; luggage; laden

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Bupụtasịa ibu ndị dị n'ime ụgbọala.

Bupụtasịa ibu ndị dị n'ime ụgbọala.

Bring out the loads inside the car.

Ha bunyere anyị ibu onye ọzọ.

Ha bunyere anyị ibu onye ọzọ.

They gave us some else' luggage.

A chọghị m ibu ibu ọbụla.

A chọghị m ibu ibu ọbụla.

I don't want to carry any load.

O bu ọtụtụ ibu jee njem ahụ.

O bu ọtụtụ ibu jee njem ahụ.

She traveled with so many loads.

Onye nwee ibu a?

Onye nwee ibu a?

Who has this luggage?

Onye ka ezuuru ibu ya?

Onye ka ezuuru ibu ya?

Whose luggage was stolen?

íbù

ibù

Wordibù
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Noun

寃看

1.large; size; big; fat

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Adakụ nwere akpa buru ibu.

Adakụ nwere akpa buru ibu.

Adakụ has a large bag.

Anụ o nyere m buru ibu.

Anụ o nyere m buru ibu.

The meat he gave me is big.

O kweghị aba ọgbatumtum maka ibu ya.

O kweghị aba ọgbatumtum maka ibu ya.

He refused to board a bike becuase of his weight.

Nneka buru ibu.

Nneka buru ibu.

Nneka is fat.

Mmadụ ibu oke ibu adịghị mma.

Mmadụ ibu oke ibu adịghị mma.

To grow to big is not good.

Ọ na-ebu ibu n'ahịa Ogbete.

Ọ na-ebu ibu n'ahịa Ogbete.

He loads goods at the Ogbete market.

Nna ya rụrụ ̣ulọelu buru ibu.

Nna ya rụrụ ̣ulọelu buru ibu.

Her father built a large upstair.

bú

bu

Wordbu
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Passive verb

1.carry or bear something big or heavy, especially as a load

2.control someone, especially by destabilizing the stamina

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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.

bú

bu

Wordbu
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Active verb

1.carry something such as it's raised off its initial place of rest; lift; carry

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Buo ya ugboro atọ.

Buo ya ugboro atọ.

Lift it three times.

Ha na-ebu oburu n'ahịa

Ha na-ebu oburu n'ahịa

He is a loader.

Ị ga-ebu ya ka ị mara ma ọ dị arọ.

Ị ga-ebu ya ka ị mara ma ọ dị arọ.

You will lift it so that you know whether it is heavy.

Ọ na-ebu nke a oge ọbụla.

Ọ na-ebu nke a oge ọbụla.

He lifts this one all the time.

Ọ chọrọ ibu ya.

Ọ chọrọ ibu ya.

He wants to lift it.

bú

bu

Wordbu
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Passive verb

1.carry

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Buru ya lawa.

Buru ya lawa.

Carry it and go home.

Anyị buru akpa abụọ.

Anyị buru akpa abụọ.

We carried two bags.

Anyị ga-ebu ya ala.

Anyị ga-ebu ya ala.

We will carry it home.

Buru ya puo ebe a.

Buru ya puo ebe a.

Carry it and go away from here.

Ọ chọrọ ibu ya ala.

Ọ chọrọ ibu ya ala.

He wants to carry it home.

Urenna bu ya n'isi.

Urenna bu ya n'isi.

Urenna is carrying it on her head.

Achọghị m ibu ya.

Achọghị m ibu ya.

I do not want to carry it.

Ha bulara ya.

Ha bulara ya.

They carried it home.

Ọ na-ebu akpa iri na isii kwa ụbọchị.

Ọ na-ebu akpa iri na isii kwa ụbọchị.

He carries fifteen bags per day.

Onye na-ebu oche m?

Onye na-ebu oche m?

Who is carrying my chair?

bú

bu

Wordbu
Definitions

Active verb

1.to carry or bear something

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Buo ya ugboro abụọ.

Buo ya ugboro abụọ.

Carry it twice.

Ọ na-ebu ibu n'ọdọ ụgbọala.

Ọ na-ebu ibu n'ọdọ ụgbọala.

He carries load at the motor park.

Ibu o buru dị arọ.

Ibu o buru dị arọ.

The load he carried was heavy.

Ọ na-ebu akpa ahụ mgbe m hụrụ ya.

Ọ na-ebu akpa ahụ mgbe m hụrụ ya.

He was carrying that bag when I saw him.

O bu mmanya ngwọ jee agbamụnkwụ

O bu mmanya ngwọ jee agbamụnkwụ

He took palm wine to the wine carrying ceremony.

Ị chọrọ ibu ihe a?

Ị chọrọ ibu ihe a?

Do you want to carry this thing?

Emeka ga-ebu nke ahụ buru ibu.

Emeka ga-ebu nke ahụ buru ibu.

Emeka will carry that one that is big.

bùrú

bùru

Wordbùru
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Active verb

1.carry

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I nwere ike iburu mmanya a?

I nwere ike iburu mmanya a?

Can you carry this wine?

Kedu onye bụ ihe ahụ na-eburu ihe abụghị nke ya.

Kedu onye bụ ihe ahụ na-eburu ihe abụghị nke ya.

Who is that person that carries what does not belong to him.

Emeka buuru nri gị.

Emeka buuru nri gị.

Emeka carried your food.

Achọrọ m iburu mmiri a.

Achọrọ m iburu mmiri a.

I want to carry this water.

Emeka na-eburu nke ọcha ahụ mgbe m bịara.

Emeka na-eburu nke ọcha ahụ mgbe m bịara.

Emeka was carrying that white one when I came.

Ị na-eburu nke onye ọzọ.

Ị na-eburu nke onye ọzọ.

You are carrying another person's own.

Ha ga-eburu akpa gị.

Ha ga-eburu akpa gị.

They will carry your bag.

bụ

Wordbụ
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Passive verb

1.be (who, what, whose something or someone is); is; am; are

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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.

bụ̀

Wordbụ̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.uproot, especially a tree

2.sing (especially hymn);

3.eject forcibly from the mouth; spit;

4.hatch;

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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.

bụ

Wordbụ
Definitions

Passive verb

1.be (is, am, are); who or what someone is; what something is; whose someone or something is

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A sịrị Ucheọma bụrụ onye ndu anyị.

A sịrị Ucheọma bụrụ onye ndu anyị.

Ucheọma was told to be our leader.

Ọ na-abụ onye mbụ oge ọbụla.

Ọ na-abụ onye mbụ oge ọbụla.

He is first all the time.

Ọ chọrọ ịbụ onyenkuzi.

Ọ chọrọ ịbụ onyenkuzi.

He wants to be a teacher.

Amaka bụ nwanne m.

Amaka bụ nwanne m.

Amaka is my sibling.

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