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kpasu

Wordkpasu
Definitions

Active verb

1.provoke

2.cause something to start happening, especially something intended to be avoided

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Achọghị m ikpasu ya ugbu a.

Achọghị m ikpasu ya ugbu a.

I don't want to provoke him now.

Ihe ọ na-eme na-akpasu m iwe.

Ihe ọ na-eme na-akpasu m iwe.

What he is doing is provoking me to anger.

Obere ihe na-akpasu ya iwe.

Obere ihe na-akpasu ya iwe.

Small things provoke him.

Onye kpasuru gị?

Onye kpasuru gị?

Who provoked you?

Nwata a ga-akpasu ya ugbu a.

Nwata a ga-akpasu ya ugbu a.

This child will provoke him now.

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chọ okwū

Wordchọ okwū
Definitions

Active verb

要依

1.provoke; seek quarrel; look for trouble

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Nwata a dị ka onye na-achọ okwu.

Nwata a dị ka onye na-achọ okwu.

This child looks like someone that is quarrelsome.

Etiri m ya ihe maka na ọ chọrọ m okwu.

Etiri m ya ihe maka na ọ chọrọ m okwu.

I beat him because he provoked me.

Ịchọ okwu adịghị mma.

Ịchọ okwu adịghị mma.

It is not good to look for trouble.

Ọ naghị achọ okwu.

Ọ naghị achọ okwu.

She doesn't look for trouble.

Ugo na-achọ okwu oge ọbụla.

Ugo na-achọ okwu oge ọbụla.

Ugo is always looking for trouble.

Ọ hụ gị, ọ ga-achọ gị okwu.

Ọ hụ gị, ọ ga-achọ gị okwu.

If she sees you, she will provoke you.

Ọ na-achọ m okwu.

Ọ na-achọ m okwu.

He is looking for my trouble.

Ọ chọọ gị okwu, tie ya ihe.

Ọ chọọ gị okwu, tie ya ihe.

If he looks for your trouble, beat him.

Onye chọrọ gị okwu?

Onye chọrọ gị okwu?

Who troubled you?

O so na ndị na-achọ okwu.

O so na ndị na-achọ okwu.

He is among the trouble makers.

Ọtụtụ ụmụaka na-achọ okwu.

Ọtụtụ ụmụaka na-achọ okwu.

Many children look for trouble.

Ọ chọrọ onye karịrị ya okwu.

Ọ chọrọ onye karịrị ya okwu.

She provoked somebody mightier than him.

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kpasu iwē

Wordkpasu iwē
Definitions

Active verb

飾顔

1.provoke to anger; annoy; enrage; make violently angry

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Ada kpasuru nne ya iwe.

Ada kpasuru nne ya iwe.

Ada annoyed her mother.

Ada kpasuru di ya iwe.

Ada kpasuru di ya iwe.

Ada annoyed/angered him.

Oke asị ya na-akpasu m iwe.

Oke asị ya na-akpasu m iwe.

His incessant lies make me angry.

O kwuru na ọ ga-akpasu ya iwe.

O kwuru na ọ ga-akpasu ya iwe.

He said that he will annoy her.

Ọ kpasuru ya iwe n'ụbọchị agbamakwụkwọ ha.

Ọ kpasuru ya iwe n'ụbọchị agbamakwụkwọ ha.

He annoyed her on their wedding daỵ

Ọ kpasuru ya iwe n'ụbọchị agbamakwụkwọ ha.

Ọ kpasuru ya iwe n'ụbọchị agbamakwụkwọ ha.

He annoyed her on their wedding daỵ

Ọ chọrọ ịkpasu gị iwe.

Ọ chọrọ ịkpasu gị iwe.

He wants to provoke you.

Ada kpasuru di ya iwe.

Ada kpasuru di ya iwe.

Ada annoyed/angered him.

Ada kpasuru nne ya iwe.

Ada kpasuru nne ya iwe.

Ada annoyed her mother.

Naanị ihe na-akpasu mmadụ iwe ka ọ na-eme.

Naanị ihe na-akpasu mmadụ iwe ka ọ na-eme.

Only what annoys somebody is what he like doing.

Ahụrụ m ka ha na-akpasu nne ha iwe.

Ahụrụ m ka ha na-akpasu nne ha iwe.

I saw them annoying their mother.

Gaa kpasuo ya iwe.

Gaa kpasuo ya iwe.

Go and provoke him.

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