gbárų íhú
gbarụ̀ ihu
| Word | gbarụ̀ ihu |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.frown; look sullen or sad as if to show disapproval |
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Anyị ga-agbarụ ihu ma ọ gwa anyị okwu.
Anyị ga-agbarụ ihu ma ọ gwa anyị okwu.
We will frown if he talks to us.
Ọ na-agbarụ ihu mgbe ọbụla.
Ọ na-agbarụ ihu mgbe ọbụla.
She frowns always.
Ọ ga-agbarụ ihu ma i zie ya ozi.
Ọ ga-agbarụ ihu ma i zie ya ozi.
She will frown her face if you send her on errand.
Ịgbarụ ihu na-emebi ihu.
Ịgbarụ ihu na-emebi ihu.
Frowning the face pokers the face.
Ngwangwa ọ natara ozi ahụ, ọ gbarụọ ihu ya.
Ngwangwa ọ natara ozi ahụ, ọ gbarụọ ihu ya.
Immediately she received that message, she frowned her face.
Gịnị mere iji agbarụ ihu gị?
Gịnị mere iji agbarụ ihu gị?
Why are you frowning your face?
Ị gbarụọ ihu, amachie m gị ntị.
Ị gbarụọ ihu, amachie m gị ntị.
If you frown, I will slap you.
Toochi ga-agbarụ ihu ma ị gwa ya ihe a.
Toochi ga-agbarụ ihu ma ị gwa ya ihe a.
Toochi will frown if you tell her this.
Agbarụrụ m ihu mgbe ọ bịara.
Agbarụrụ m ihu mgbe ọ bịara.
I frowned when he came.
Ego na-agbarụ ihu ya mgbe ọbụla.
Ego na-agbarụ ihu ya mgbe ọbụla.
Ego frowns her face all the time.
hù ányá
hù anya
| Word | hù anya |
| Definitions | Active verb 見目 1.glare; look at someone in a way showing anger, mostly as a sign of warning |
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Achọghị m ka ị huo m anya mgbe ọzọ.
Achọghị m ka ị huo m anya mgbe ọzọ.
I don't want you to glare at me next time.
Huo m anya ahụ ọzọ.
Huo m anya ahụ ọzọ.
Give me that glare again.
Ihu mmadụ anya adịghị mma.
Ihu mmadụ anya adịghị mma.
Looking at somebody in anger is not proper.
Nkịta ahụ ga-ehu gị anya.
Nkịta ahụ ga-ehu gị anya.
That dog will glare at you.
Anya o horo m were m iwe.
Anya o horo m were m iwe.
The way he glared at me got me angry.
lébàrà ányá
lebàrà anya
| Word | lebàrà anya |
| Definitions | Active verb 浪貝鮮目 1.review; look into; assess something in order to make a change if necessary; double-check something; to deliberate on something 2.supervise; keep eyes on something being done to make sure nothing goes wrong |
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Anyị lebara anya n'ihe ahụ.
Anyị lebara anya n'ihe ahụ.
We looked into that.
O kwesịrị Ka e lebara okwu nwata a anya.
O kwesịrị Ka e lebara okwu nwata a anya.
It is important to assess this child's speech.
Taa, anyị ga-eleba anya n'akwụkwọ ụtọasụsụ Igbo.
Taa, anyị ga-eleba anya n'akwụkwọ ụtọasụsụ Igbo.
Today, we are going to look into Igbo grammar book.
E nweghị onye na-elebara ihe ha na-eme anya.
E nweghị onye na-elebara ihe ha na-eme anya.
No one supervises what they are doing.
Ka anyị lebara ihoomume gị anya.
Ka anyị lebara ihoomume gị anya.
Let's review your homework exercise.
Aga m elebara ya anya.
Aga m elebara ya anya.
I will look into it.
nyò ényò
nyò enyò
| Word | nyò enyò |
| Definitions | Active verb 殖県 1.suspect; look twice |
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A naghị enyo ya enyo.
A naghị enyo ya enyo.
He is not being suspected.
O kweghị̣ ka e nyoo ya enyo mgbe a na-ede ule.
O kweghị̣ ka e nyoo ya enyo mgbe a na-ede ule.
He did not allow anybody to suspect him while he was writing the exam.
E jidere ya n'ihi na a na-enyo ya enyo maka ohi ahụ e zurụ.
E jidere ya n'ihi na a na-enyo ya enyo maka ohi ahụ e zurụ.
He was arrested because he is a suspect in the robbery incident.
O si n'ọnụụzo enyo nwoke ahụ enyo mgbe ọ na-asa ahụ.
O si n'ọnụụzo enyo nwoke ahụ enyo mgbe ọ na-asa ahụ.
She was peeping at the man through the door while he was bathing
Jee nyoo ya enyo tupu ị banye.
Jee nyoo ya enyo tupu ị banye.
Go and inspect it before you inter.
yì
yì
| Word | yì |
| Definitions | Passive verb 既 1.resemble; look like |
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O yiri ụgbaala m.
O yiri ụgbaala m.
It looks like my car.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
That child looks like her mother.
O yiri ụgbaala m.
O yiri ụgbaala m.
It looks like my car.
Nwa m ga-eyi m ma o too.
Nwa m ga-eyi m ma o too.
My child will resemble me when he is grown.
See ya ka o yie ya.
See ya ka o yie ya.
Draw it to look like it.
Ọ ga-amasị Amaka iyi Chigozie.
Ọ ga-amasị Amaka iyi Chigozie.
It will please Amaka to resemble Chigozie.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
That child looks like her mother.
Nwa a chọrọ iyi nwanne m.
Nwa a chọrọ iyi nwanne m.
This child wants to resemble my brother.
Nwata na-eyighị nne na nna ya, kedụ onye ọ ga-eyi?
Nwata na-eyighị nne na nna ya, kedụ onye ọ ga-eyi?
A child that does not look like his parents, who will he look like?
O yighị onye m bu n'obi.
O yighị onye m bu n'obi.
He does not resemble who I thought.
Amaghị m ihe ọ na-eyi.
Amaghị m ihe ọ na-eyi.
I do not know what it is looking like.
Gwa anyị ihe akụkọ ahụ na-eyi na nghọta gị.
Gwa anyị ihe akụkọ ahụ na-eyi na nghọta gị.
Tell us what that story looks like in your understanding.
lékötá
lekọta
| Word | lekọta |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.supervise; look after 2.take care of |
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Biko, lekọta ya!
Biko, lekọta ya!
Please, look after it!
Ọ na-elekọta umunne ya.
Ọ na-elekọta umunne ya.
She is looking after her siblings
Anyị chọrọ onye ga-elekọta ụlọ anyị.
Anyị chọrọ onye ga-elekọta ụlọ anyị.
We want someone that will look after our house.
Ọ lekọtara ha mgbe ị nọghị ya.
Ọ lekọtara ha mgbe ị nọghị ya.
He looked after them when you were not around.
Ilekọta ụmụ ya adịghị mfe.
Ilekọta ụmụ ya adịghị mfe.
To look after her children is not easy.
Ọ na-elekọta ndị ọrụ ha.
Ọ na-elekọta ndị ọrụ ha.
He is supervising their workers.
Onye lekọtara gị mgbe ị nọ n'ọrịa.
Onye lekọtara gị mgbe ị nọ n'ọrịa.
Who looked after you when you were sick?
Aga m elekọta ezinụlọ gị.
Aga m elekọta ezinụlọ gị.
I will look after your family.
Ọ bụ m na-elekọta ngwuru a.
Ọ bụ m na-elekọta ngwuru a.
I am the one looking after this compound.
Agwara m gị lekọta ewu ndị a.
Agwara m gị lekọta ewu ndị a.
I told you to look after these goats.
Achọghị m onye ọbụla ilekọta m.
Achọghị m onye ọbụla ilekọta m.
I do not want anybody to look after me.
lébà
lebà
| Word | lebà |
| Definitions | Active verb 浪貝 1.look into; 2.probe; study; scrutinize |
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Anyị lebara anya n'ihe omume onyenkụzi anyị nyere anyị.
Anyị lebara anya n'ihe omume onyenkụzi anyị nyere anyị.
We are looking into the assignment our teacher gave us.
Ka anyị lebaa anya na nsogbu a dakwasara anyị.
Ka anyị lebaa anya na nsogbu a dakwasara anyị.
Let us look into this problem that has befallen us.
Onye ga-eleba okwu a anya?
Onye ga-eleba okwu a anya?
Who will look into this case?
Ọ dị mma ileba ya anya.
Ọ dị mma ileba ya anya.
It is good to scrutinize it.
Kedụ mgbe anyị ga-eleba anya n'ikpe ahụ?
Kedụ mgbe anyị ga-eleba anya n'ikpe ahụ?
When are we going to look into that case?
Kedụ onye lebara anya n'akwụkwọ ajụjụ a?
Kedụ onye lebara anya n'akwụkwọ ajụjụ a?
Who vetted this question paper?
Gaa, lebaa ya anya.
Gaa, lebaa ya anya.
Go and scrutinize it.
nétï ányá
netị anya
| Word | netị anya |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.look ahead |
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E netịrị m anya tupu m hụ ya.
E netịrị m anya tupu m hụ ya.
I looked ahead before i saw it.
O jere inetị anya n'ụzọ.
O jere inetị anya n'ụzọ.
He went to look ahead the road.
Anyị ga-enetị anya tupu anyị apụọ.
Anyị ga-enetị anya tupu anyị apụọ.
We shall look ahead before leaving.
Netịa anya ka ịhụ ihe na-eme ebe ahụ.
Netịa anya ka ịhụ ihe na-eme ebe ahụ.
Look ahead to see what is happening there.
Anyị na-enetị anya n'afọ ọzọ na-abịa.
Anyị na-enetị anya n'afọ ọzọ na-abịa.
We look ahead the coming year.
Ha netịrị anya hụ ndị uweojii.
Ha netịrị anya hụ ndị uweojii.
They looked ahead and saw police men.
ghá ányá
gha anya
| Word | gha anya |
| Definitions | Active verb 策目 1.look around |
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O ghara anya n'azu mgbe o nuru aha ya.
O ghara anya n'azu mgbe o nuru aha ya.
She looked(around) back when she heard her name.
lé ányá
le anya
| Word | le anya |
| Definitions | Active verb 浪目 1.look; behold |
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Achọghị m ile anya n'akwụkwọ ahụ.
Achọghị m ile anya n'akwụkwọ ahụ.
I don't want to look at that book.
O lere anya mgbe anyị kpọrọ ya.
O lere anya mgbe anyị kpọrọ ya.
She looked when we called her.
Ọ na-ele oke anya.
Ọ na-ele oke anya.
She look too much.
Ada ga-ele anya ma ị kpọ ya.
Ada ga-ele anya ma ị kpọ ya.
Ada will look (back) if you call her.
Emeka na-ele ụmụ nwaanyị oke anya.
Emeka na-ele ụmụ nwaanyị oke anya.
Emeka looks at women alot.
Onye lere m anya?
Onye lere m anya?
Who looked at me?
Ọ dị mma ka anyị lee ya anya.
Ọ dị mma ka anyị lee ya anya.
It is good we look at it.
Ọ na-ele anya n'ihe a na-akụziri ya.
Ọ na-ele anya n'ihe a na-akụziri ya.
He is looking at what he is being taught.
Lee anya ebe a!
Lee anya ebe a!
Look here!