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ìwu

Wordìwu
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Noun

1.law; command; commandment; rule

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Iwu megidere igbu ọchụ.

Iwu megidere igbu ọchụ.

The law is against murder.

Amaghị iwu agaghị ewezụga gị na ntaramaahụhụ.

Amaghị iwu agaghị ewezụga gị na ntaramaahụhụ.

Ignorance of the law will not exempt you from punishment.

Ejiọfọ na-eso iwu oge niile.

Ejiọfọ na-eso iwu oge niile.

Ejiofor follows rules all the time.

Iwu o nyere bụ, onye apụla ezi.

Iwu o nyere bụ, onye apụla ezi.

The rule he gave was that no one should go outside.

wú

wu

Wordwu
Definitions

Active verb

1.build; construct or erect, especially a building

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Anyị ga-ewu ụlaahịa ebe a.

Anyị ga-ewu ụlaahịa ebe a.

We will build a store here.

Wuo ụlọ ọzọ n'azụ nke a.

Wuo ụlọ ọzọ n'azụ nke a.

Build another house behind this one.

Gọọmentị na-ewu ụlọ maka ndị ogbenye.

Gọọmentị na-ewu ụlọ maka ndị ogbenye.

Government is building a house for the poor.

Ha achọghị iwu ya ka o buo oke ibu.

Ha achọghị iwu ya ka o buo oke ibu.

They don't want to construct it to be too big.

Nkume ndị na-ewu ụlọ jụrụ...

Nkume ndị na-ewu ụlọ jụrụ...

The stone which those who build a house rejected...

Kedụ ụlọọrụ wuru akwammiri ahụ?

Kedụ ụlọọrụ wuru akwammiri ahụ?

Which company constructed that bridge?

wù

Wordwù
Definitions

Active verb

w照

1.be popular

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Ụdị ejiji a wuru na 1994.

Ụdị ejiji a wuru na 1994.

This type of fashion was popular in 1994.

Ụdịrị akwa ahụ ọ zụrụ wuru n'afọ iri gara aga.

Ụdịrị akwa ahụ ọ zụrụ wuru n'afọ iri gara aga.

That type of dress she bought was popular ten years ago.

wụ

Wordwụ
Definitions

Active verb

1.pour

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Onye wụrụ mmiri n'akwa m?

Onye wụrụ mmiri n'akwa m?

Who poured water on my cloth?

ńrá

nra

Wordnra
Definitions

Noun

1.fine; a levy paid or placed upon someone for going against a law

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Kedụ ego ole a ga-edobe maka nra?

Kedụ ego ole a ga-edobe maka nra?

How much will be set aside for a fine?

Nra na-eme ka ndị mmadụ dị uchu na ihe ha na-eme.

Nra na-eme ka ndị mmadụ dị uchu na ihe ha na-eme.

Fine makes people to be committed in what they are doing.

Ọ dara iwu, ọ bụ ya mere eji ree ya nra.

Ọ dara iwu, ọ bụ ya mere eji ree ya nra.

He defaulted, that was why he was fined.

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