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Wordkwe
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Active verb

1.agree; accept; believe

2.respond in acceptance; cheer

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Ị ga-ekwe ka ụwa jụ m?

Ị ga-ekwe ka ụwa jụ m?

Will you agree for the world to forsake me?

Amaka kwere iso anyị gaa amannọpụ.

Amaka kwere iso anyị gaa amannọpụ.

Amaka agreed to follow us to the park.

Igbo, kwenụ!

Igbo, kwenụ!

Igbos, cheer!

Ihe ọbụla ị gwara ya, ọ ga-ekwe.

Ihe ọbụla ị gwara ya, ọ ga-ekwe.

Whatever you tell him, he will agree.

Nkechi kwere iso anyị.

Nkechi kwere iso anyị.

Nkechi agreed to follow us.

O kwere ihe m kwuru.

O kwere ihe m kwuru.

He agreed to what I said.

O nwere ike ikwe ma agwa ya.

O nwere ike ikwe ma agwa ya.

He might agree if he is told.

Ị ga-ekwe ka ụwa chịa m ọchị?

Ị ga-ekwe ka ụwa chịa m ọchị?

Will you let the would laugh at me.

kwé

kwe

Wordkwe
Definitions

Active verb

kw施

1.sing, especially a song without instruments

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Ha na-ekwe nke mbụ ahụ.

Ha na-ekwe nke mbụ ahụ.

They are singing that first one.

Kwee ya nke ọma.

Kwee ya nke ọma.

Sing it well.

Ha na-ekwe ya nke ọma.

Ha na-ekwe ya nke ọma.

They are singing it well.

Ha kwere ukwe n'ụtụtụ.

Ha kwere ukwe n'ụtụtụ.

They sang hymns in the morning.

Ọ na-ekwe ukwe n'ụlụụka.

Ọ na-ekwe ukwe n'ụlụụka.

She sings hymns in the church.

Ọ ma ka esi ekwe.

Ọ ma ka esi ekwe.

He knows how to sing.

Kedụ onye kwere ukwe ahụ.

Kedụ onye kwere ukwe ahụ.

Who sang that song?

Kpọọ ukwe ka anyị kwee.

Kpọọ ukwe ka anyị kwee.

Call a hymn let us sing.

Onye na-ekwe ukwe?

Onye na-ekwe ukwe?

Who is singing?

kwé

kwe

Wordkwe
Definitions

Active verb

1.congeal; coagulate; firm (firm up);

2.stiff; erect; enlarged and rigid

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Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị kwagharịa ya nkeji abụọ.

Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị kwagharịa ya nkeji abụọ.

It will congeal if you stir it for two minutes.

Onye kwere ụta ahụ?

Onye kwere ụta ahụ?

Who stringed that bow?

Mmanụ a chọrọ ikwe.

Mmanụ a chọrọ ikwe.

This oil wants to conjeal.

O kwere ka m tinyechara ya na njụoyi.

O kwere ka m tinyechara ya na njụoyi.

It congealed after I put it in the refrigirator.

Na-akpagharị ya. Ọ ga-ekwe.

Na-akpagharị ya. Ọ ga-ekwe.

Keep stirring it. It will congeal.

Ịgba ahụ na-ekwe ekwe ma anwụ chaa ya.

Ịgba ahụ na-ekwe ekwe ma anwụ chaa ya.

The drum is turgid when beaten by the sun.

Wepụ ndị niile ga-ekwe ekwe.

Wepụ ndị niile ga-ekwe ekwe.

Remove all the ones that will be stiff.

Hapụ ya ka o kwee ekwe.

Hapụ ya ka o kwee ekwe.

Allow it to be turgid.

O kwere ekwe.

O kwere ekwe.

It is turgid.

Ede na-ekwe ofe.

Ede na-ekwe ofe.

Cocoyam coagulates soup.

Ikwe ya ekwe ga-aka mma.

Ikwe ya ekwe ga-aka mma.

It will be best to make it turgid.

Ọ na-ekwe ka ị na-afụ ya.

Ọ na-ekwe ka ị na-afụ ya.

It is stiffening as you are pumping it.

Jiri eriri a kwee ya.

Jiri eriri a kwee ya.

Use this rope to firm it up.

kwé

kwe

Wordkwe
Definitions

Active verb

1.become firm or stiff

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Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị na-akpagharị ya.

Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị na-akpagharị ya.

It will become stiff if you keep stirring it.

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-kwa

Word-kwa
Definitions

Extensional suffix

1.also; in addition to;

2.actually; at all; really; emphatically

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Gịnị kwa bụdụ nke a?

Gịnị kwa bụdụ nke a?

What is this again?

Jekwa ebe ahụ ọzọ.

Jekwa ebe ahụ ọzọ.

Go there again.

Carọkwọnụ akwụkwọ n nyaafu

Carọkwọnụ akwụkwọ n nyaafu

I’m sure you didn’t come to school yesterday

Ebere rikwara nri ụtụtụ n'oge.

Ebere rikwara nri ụtụtụ n'oge.

Ebere also ate breakfast on time.

Emeka ga-apịakwa gị ụtarị.

Emeka ga-apịakwa gị ụtarị.

Emeka will flog you.

Kwekwanụ ukwe ahụ ọzọ.

Kwekwanụ ukwe ahụ ọzọ.

Sing that song again.

Ọ gwakwara ya okwu ka ọ hụrụ ya.

Ọ gwakwara ya okwu ka ọ hụrụ ya.

He also spoke to him when he saw him.

Nwata a, o rikwara nri n'oge?

Nwata a, o rikwara nri n'oge?

Did this child actually eat on time?

Pụkwa ebe a ugbu a.

Pụkwa ebe a ugbu a.

Leave here now.

Ọ kwa mmadụ ka m na-agwa okwu?

Ọ kwa mmadụ ka m na-agwa okwu?

Is it not somebody that I am talking to?

Gbaa mbọ nyekwa m akwụkwọ ahụ.

Gbaa mbọ nyekwa m akwụkwọ ahụ.

Try and give me that book.

Onye sikwara nri a?

Onye sikwara nri a?

Who cooked this food?

Biko, mekwaanụ ka ndị maara ihe.

Biko, mekwaanụ ka ndị maara ihe.

Please, behave like educated people.

gụ

Wordgụ
Definitions

Active verb

1.sing

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Ada na-agụ egwu.

Ada na-agụ egwu.

Ada is singing.

Anya mmiri gbara m oge ọ na-agụ egwu.

Anya mmiri gbara m oge ọ na-agụ egwu.

I shed tears when she was singing.

Gụọ egwu ahụ ka onye dị ndụ.

Gụọ egwu ahụ ka onye dị ndụ.

Sing that song like someone that is alive.

Ịgụ egwu bụ ọrụaka ya.

Ịgụ egwu bụ ọrụaka ya.

Singing is his occupation.

Ọ ga-agụ egwu ma ebido.

Ọ ga-agụ egwu ma ebido.

He will sing when they start.

Anyị ga-agụ egwu ahụ ọzọ.

Anyị ga-agụ egwu ahụ ọzọ.

We will sing that song again.

Nwaanyị ahụ na-agụ egwu n'ụtụtụ ọbụla.

Nwaanyị ahụ na-agụ egwu n'ụtụtụ ọbụla.

That woman sings that song every morning.

Gịnị mere o ji agụ egwu ahụ?

Gịnị mere o ji agụ egwu ahụ?

Why is he singing that song?

Anyị gụrụ egwu ahụ.

Anyị gụrụ egwu ahụ.

We sang that song.

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