lų
lụ̀
| Word | lụ̀ |
| Definitions | Active verb 寄 1.fight; strive |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ọ lụrụ ya.
Ọ lụrụ ya.
She survived (by striving) it.
Ha na-alụ ọgụ mgbe m hụrụ ha.
Ha na-alụ ọgụ mgbe m hụrụ ha.
They were fighting when i saw them.
Ndị enyi m lụrụ ọgụ n'ụlọakwụkwọ.
Ndị enyi m lụrụ ọgụ n'ụlọakwụkwọ.
My friends fought in school.
Ha na-alụ ọgụ.
Ha na-alụ ọgụ.
They are fighting.
Di na nwunye a na-alụ ọgụ oge niile.
Di na nwunye a na-alụ ọgụ oge niile.
This couple fight all the time.
Ị lụọ ọgụ, a pịa gị ụtarị.
Ị lụọ ọgụ, a pịa gị ụtarị.
If you fight, you'll be flogged.
Onye lụrụ ọgụ?
Onye lụrụ ọgụ?
Who fought?
A chụrụ ndị lụrụ ọgụ n'ụlọakwụkwọ.
A chụrụ ndị lụrụ ọgụ n'ụlọakwụkwọ.
The people that fought were expelled.
lü
lụ
| Word | lụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.join in marriage; marry |
| Variations | nù |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Lụọ onye ọ ga-adabara gị na ya.
Lụọ onye ọ ga-adabara gị na ya.
Marry who you will be compatible with.
Achọrọ m ịlụ onye ghọtara ebe m ji ndụ m na-eje.
Achọrọ m ịlụ onye ghọtara ebe m ji ndụ m na-eje.
I want to marry someone who understands where I am going with my life.
Ha na-alụ di na nwunye ugbua.
Ha na-alụ di na nwunye ugbua.
They are getting married now.
Aga m alụ ya ma ọ jụọ m.
Aga m alụ ya ma ọ jụọ m.
I will marry him if he asks me.
Ada lụ̀rụ̀ Enyinna mgbè ọ dị afọ iri abùo n' ìse.
Ada lụ̀rụ̀ Enyinna mgbè ọ dị afọ iri abùo n' ìse.
Ada married Enyinna when she was twenty five years old.
rü
rụ
| Word | rụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.build; make a structure; 2.work; engage in physical or mental activity with the intention of getting a result; 3.solve; work a problem to get an answer, especially calculation 4.cause a problem/commit a crime |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
A na-arụ akwammiri ọzọ na Mmiri Naịja.
A na-arụ akwammiri ọzọ na Mmiri Naịja.
Another bridge is being built on River Niger.
A ga-arụ ya echi.
A ga-arụ ya echi.
It will be worked tomorrow.
Rụọ ya gwa m azịza ya.
Rụọ ya gwa m azịza ya.
Solve it and tell me the answer.
Gịnị ka unu chọro ịrụ ebe a?
Gịnị ka unu chọro ịrụ ebe a?
What do you want to build here?
Onye rụrụ ala a?
Onye rụrụ ala a?
Who caused this mischief/Who committed this sacrilege.
Achọrọ m ịrụ ugbeelu.
Achọrọ m ịrụ ugbeelu.
I want to build an aeroplane.
Chika rụrụ sọm ahụ.
Chika rụrụ sọm ahụ.
Chika solved the mathematics.
Ọ na-arụ ọrụ na Mọnde ọbụla.
Ọ na-arụ ọrụ na Mọnde ọbụla.
She works every Monday.
má
ma
| Word | ma |
| Definitions | Active verb 件 1.throw something especially after aiming 2.stab 3.leap; jump; vault 4.fall as a choice among others |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Maa ya okwute.
Maa ya okwute.
Throw stone at him.
Ọ mara ya akpụ.
Ọ mara ya akpụ.
He knotted it tight.
A mara iwu a n'afọ ise gara aga.
A mara iwu a n'afọ ise gara aga.
This law was made five years ago.
Onye ohi ahụ mara mgbidi ka ndị uweojii na-achụ ya ọsọ.
Onye ohi ahụ mara mgbidi ka ndị uweojii na-achụ ya ọsọ.
The thief leaped over the wall while he was being chased by the police.
Ọ na-ama akwa ahụ nke ọma.
Ọ na-ama akwa ahụ nke ọma.
She is tying that wrapper well.
A mara ya ube n'agịrịga.
A mara ya ube n'agịrịga.
He was stabbed with a spear in the rib.
Ileta ha mara m.
Ileta ha mara m.
The responsibility to take care of them fell on me.
Ọ na-ama ụkwụ ma ọ na-aga ije.
Ọ na-ama ụkwụ ma ọ na-aga ije.
He leaps while walking.
Ọ ka mma ịma ya ụra.
Ọ ka mma ịma ya ụra.
It is better to slap him.
Ha ga-ama aja.
Ha ga-ama aja.
They will jump the fence.
Maa agwọ ahụ okwute!
Maa agwọ ahụ okwute!
Throw stone at the snake.
tü
tụ
| Word | tụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 終 1.throw; cast; hurl; fling; toss |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Atụla okwute n'ụlọ e ji nnyo rụọ.
Atụla okwute n'ụlọ e ji nnyo rụọ.
Do not throw stones in a house built with glass.
Ịtụ ya n'ala agaghị eme ya ihe ọbụla.
Ịtụ ya n'ala agaghị eme ya ihe ọbụla.
Throwing it on the floor will not do anything to it.
Ha chọrọ ịtụ ya okwute.
Ha chọrọ ịtụ ya okwute.
They want to stone him.
Onye tụrụ m akwụkwọ a?
Onye tụrụ m akwụkwọ a?
Who threw this paper at me?
E si n'elu wee tụọ ya bụ ogbuniigwe.
E si n'elu wee tụọ ya bụ ogbuniigwe.
That bomb was thrown from up.
rú
ru
| Word | ru |
| Definitions | Active verb 達 1.reach; get to |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Mmiri kwara ebe ahụ ruru m n'ikpere.
Mmiri kwara ebe ahụ ruru m n'ikpere.
The water that is logged there reached my knee.
Anyị ga-eru ebe ahụ echi.
Anyị ga-eru ebe ahụ echi.
We will reach there tomorrow.
O ruru n'ụlọ ya tupu ọ kpọọ m.
O ruru n'ụlọ ya tupu ọ kpọọ m.
He got to his house before he called me.
Achọrọ m iru ebe ahụ.
Achọrọ m iru ebe ahụ.
I want to get to that place.
Ọ ga-eru onye ọbụla.
Ọ ga-eru onye ọbụla.
It will get to everybody.
O ruo echi, ị bịa.
O ruo echi, ị bịa.
Come tomorrow.
Kedụ mgbe ọ ga-eru m?
Kedụ mgbe ọ ga-eru m?
When will it be my turn?
O ruru ebe m chọrọ ka o ruo.
O ruru ebe m chọrọ ka o ruo.
It reached where I wanted it to reach.
Ọ ga-eru m ngwa ngwa.
Ọ ga-eru m ngwa ngwa.
It will get to my turn quickly.
rü
rụ
| Word | rụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 㩲 1.soil; spoil; defile 2.damage; cripple |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Gịnị rụrụ ya aka?
Gịnị rụrụ ya aka?
What deformed her hand?
Aka rụrụ ya ka ọ dachara elu osisi.
Aka rụrụ ya ka ọ dachara elu osisi.
His hand got crippled after he fell from a tree.
Ọ rụrụ ọgwụ m.
Ọ rụrụ ọgwụ m.
He destroyed my charm.
Nna m rụrụ ajọ ọgwụ ahụ.
Nna m rụrụ ajọ ọgwụ ahụ.
My father destroyed the evil charm.