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rụ

Wordrụ
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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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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.

rụ

Wordrụ
Definitions

Active verb

1.soil; spoil; defile

2.damage; cripple

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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.

rụ

Wordrụ
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Active verb

1.roast

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A nam arụ ji n'ọkụ

A nam arụ ji n'ọkụ

I am roasting yam on fire

-rü

-rụ

Word-rụ
Definitions

Extensional suffix

1.for or in favor of - used when the verb ends with 'ụ'

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Biko, wepụrụ m ya ebe ahụ.

Biko, wepụrụ m ya ebe ahụ.

Please remove it from there for me.

kwá

kwa

Wordkwa
Definitions

Active verb

1.arrange; organize

2.make, assemble, or build something (eg chair, dress)

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Kwaa ya ka ọ maa mma.

Kwaa ya ka ọ maa mma.

Make it to be fine.

Nna m kwara oche a.

Nna m kwara oche a.

My father made this chair.

Nnenna ga-akwa ya ma ọ lọta.

Nnenna ga-akwa ya ma ọ lọta.

Nneka will sew it when she comes back.

Onye kwara oche a?

Onye kwara oche a?

Who made this chair?

rú

ru

Wordru
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Active verb

1.reach; get to

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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.

-rú

-ru

Word-ru
Definitions

Extensional suffix

1.for or in favor of - used when the verb ends with 'u'

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Aga m eburu ya laa.

Aga m eburu ya laa.

I will carry it home.

rù

Wordrù
Definitions

Active verb

1.to soften

2.build-up

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Ube a ga-eru ọsịịsọ.

Ube a ga-eru ọsịịsọ.

This pear will soften quickly.

Mmiri na-eru.

Mmiri na-eru.

The rain is building up.

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?

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