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ụka
| Word | ụka |
| Definitions | Nominal Modifier 頃 1.sour |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Echezọna riri ofe ụka maka agụrụ na-agụ ya.
Echezọna riri ofe ụka maka agụrụ na-agụ ya.
Echezona ate a sour soup because he was hungry.
gbá üká
gba ụka
| Word | gba ụka |
| Definitions | Active verb 碁頃 1.be sour; ferment |
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Examples
Nri Azụka na-agba ụka oge ọbụla.
Nri Azụka na-agba ụka oge ọbụla.
Azuka's food sours all the time.
Ọ bụrụ na ha erighi nri ahụ n'oge, ọ ga-agba ụka.
Ọ bụrụ na ha erighi nri ahụ n'oge, ọ ga-agba ụka.
If they don't eat that food on time, it will sour.
Ofe m siri nwanne ụnyaahụ gbara ụka.
Ofe m siri nwanne ụnyaahụ gbara ụka.
The soup I cooked day before yesterday went sour.
Ya gbaa ụka ka m hụ. Adaala m ya ezigbo ọkụ.
Ya gbaa ụka ka m hụ. Adaala m ya ezigbo ọkụ.
Let it sour let me see. I have warmed it very well.
Achọrọ m ka ọ gbaa ụka.
Achọrọ m ka ọ gbaa ụka.
I want it to sour.
Ọ gbaala ụka.
Ọ gbaala ụka.
It has soured.
Ị hapụ ya ruo echi, ọ ga-agba ụka.
Ị hapụ ya ruo echi, ọ ga-agba ụka.
If you leave it till tomorrow, it will sour.
gbáká ǹtì
gbaka ǹtì
| Word | gbaka ǹtì |
| Definitions | Active verb 碁k胃弓 1.taste sour; irritate the cheeks (taste) |
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Mmanya ahụ aghaghị ịgbaka nti.
Mmanya ahụ aghaghị ịgbaka nti.
That wine will definitely taste sour.
Gịnị mere nke a ji agbaka nti etu a?
Gịnị mere nke a ji agbaka nti etu a?
Why is this one tasting sour like this?
Icheku a achaghị acha, ọ ga-agbaka nti.
Icheku a achaghị acha, ọ ga-agbaka nti.
This velvet tamarind is not ripped, it ill taste sour.
A rachala oroma ahụ, ị chọrọ ka ọ gbakaa gị nti?
A rachala oroma ahụ, ị chọrọ ka ọ gbakaa gị nti?
Do not lick that orange, do you want it to irritate your cheek?
Ụdara ahụ agbakara m nti.
Ụdara ahụ agbakara m nti.
That African star-apple tasted sour.
ópètè
opètè
| Word | opètè |
| Definitions | Noun 1.ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane (Costus after); a type of grass plant with a green, slender, jointed, and fibrous stalk that tastes sour when eaten |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.
A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.
We were told that eating ginger lily brightens the teeth.
Yakubu na-ere opete.
Yakubu na-ere opete.
Yakubu sells ginger lily.
Opete na-atọ ụtọ.
Opete na-atọ ụtọ.
Ginger lily is sweet.
Ndị ahụ na-ata opete apụchaala.
Ndị ahụ na-ata opete apụchaala.
The people that are selling ginger lily have all gone.
Opete m agwụla.
Opete m agwụla.
My ginger lily has finished.
A sị na a na-eji opete agwọ afọ mgbu.
A sị na a na-eji opete agwọ afọ mgbu.
It is said that ginger lily is used to cure stomach ache.
Tụfuo opete ahụ.
Tụfuo opete ahụ.
Throw away that ginger lily.
Opete na-amasị m mgbe m bụ nwata.
Opete na-amasị m mgbe m bụ nwata.
I liked ginger lily when I was a kid.
A na-ahụ opete n'ọhịa.
A na-ahụ opete n'ọhịa.
Ginger lily is found in the bush.