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Passive verb

1.have a wear (shoe or cloth) on

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Ada sụ akpụkpụụkwụ m pụọ.

Ada sụ akpụkpụụkwụ m pụọ.

Ada left with my shoes on.

Sụọ efe m ọzọ ka ị hụ ihe m ga-eme gị.

Sụọ efe m ọzọ ka ị hụ ihe m ga-eme gị.

Wear my dress again and see what I will do to you.

Aga m asụ efe nwanne m nwanyị taata.

Aga m asụ efe nwanne m nwanyị taata.

I will wear my sister's dress today.

Ha na-asụ efe nne ha.

Ha na-asụ efe nne ha.

They wear their mother's dress.

sụ̀

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Active verb

1.grunt; make a sound hitting low pitches of the voice

2.thump

3.hitting on a surface(especially floor) in order to compress size

4.speak a language

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Onye na-asụ ude?

Onye na-asụ ude?

Who is groaning?

Sụọ akpa ahụ n'ala ka osikapa niile ahụ̣ bachanwuo n'ime ya.

Sụọ akpa ahụ n'ala ka osikapa niile ahụ̣ bachanwuo n'ime ya.

Hit that bag on the floor so that all that rice can enter in it.

Ha sụrụ ya ọdụ egbe n'isi.

Ha sụrụ ya ọdụ egbe n'isi.

They thumped the butt of a gun on his head.

Sụọ akpa ahụ n'ala ka osikapa niile ahụ̣ bachanwuo n'ime ya.

Sụọ akpa ahụ n'ala ka osikapa niile ahụ̣ bachanwuo n'ime ya.

Hit that bag on the floor so that all that rice can enter in it.

Onye na-asụ ude?

Onye na-asụ ude?

Who is groaning?

Achọrọ m ịsụ asụsụ Igbo nke ọma.

Achọrọ m ịsụ asụsụ Igbo nke ọma.

I want to speak Igbo language very well.

Achọrọ m ịsụ asụsụ Igbo nke ọma.

Achọrọ m ịsụ asụsụ Igbo nke ọma.

I want to speak Igbo language very well.

Ha sụrụ ya ọdụ egbe n'isi.

Ha sụrụ ya ọdụ egbe n'isi.

They thumped the butt of a gun on his head.

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Active verb

1.boil; (liquids) attain a very high temperature which causes bubbles

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Ọ na-asụ na nkeji ise.

Ọ na-asụ na nkeji ise.

It boils in five minutes.

Mmiri ahụ achọghị ịsụ.

Mmiri ahụ achọghị ịsụ.

That water does not want to boil.

Mmiri a, sụọ ka m ji gị mee ụtara garị.

Mmiri a, sụọ ka m ji gị mee ụtara garị.

This water, boil let me use you to make garri fufu.

Mmiri ahụ sụrụ kamgbe ahụ m bara n'usekwu.

Mmiri ahụ sụrụ kamgbe ahụ m bara n'usekwu.

That water boiled since that time I entered the kitchen.

Ọ sụọla.

Ọ sụọla.

It has boiled.

Ofe na-asụ.

Ofe na-asụ.

The soup is boiling.

Mmiri ahụ asụbeghị.

Mmiri ahụ asụbeghị.

The water has not boiled.

sụ

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Active verb

1.cut grass, clear away weeds or bush; weed; deforest

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Ha sụrụ ahịhịa.

Ha sụrụ ahịhịa.

They cut grasses.

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Active verb

1.pound; crush something into a powder, paste or smooth dough, by hitting it with a tool

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Ọ bụ Amaka na-asụ ose n'usekwu.

Ọ bụ Amaka na-asụ ose n'usekwu.

It is Amaka that is pounding pepper in the kitchen.

Bịa sụọ nri a.

Bịa sụọ nri a.

Come and pound this food.

Achọrọ m ịsụ ji.

Achọrọ m ịsụ ji.

I want to pound yam.

Emeka na-asụ nri.

Emeka na-asụ nri.

Emeka is pounding food.

Onye sụrụ ụtara ji a?

Onye sụrụ ụtara ji a?

Who pounded this yam fufu?

Kpọọ onye ga-asụ nri a.

Kpọọ onye ga-asụ nri a.

Call the person that will pound this food.

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Active verb

1.punch; dash; hit

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O suru aka n'aja.

O suru aka n'aja.

He punched the wall.

Ndị Igbo na-akpụ utara akpụ tupu ha e suo ofe.

Ndị Igbo na-akpụ utara akpụ tupu ha e suo ofe.

Igbos mold fufu before they dip it in their soup.

Ọ bụrụ na ọ jụ ịhapụ gị, suo ya ọkpọ.

Ọ bụrụ na ọ jụ ịhapụ gị, suo ya ọkpọ.

If he refuses to let you go, hit him.

Ọ ga-esu moto ya n'aja ugbua.

Ọ ga-esu moto ya n'aja ugbua.

He will hit his car on the wall now.

O suru ya ọkpọ.

O suru ya ọkpọ.

He punched him.

Ọ ga-esu ya ọkpọ ugbua.

Ọ ga-esu ya ọkpọ ugbua.

He will give him a knock now.

Ọ na-esu aka n'ụzọ ka onye ohi.

Ọ na-esu aka n'ụzọ ka onye ohi.

He knocks on the door like a thief.

Onye suru gị ọkpọ n'anya?

Onye suru gị ọkpọ n'anya?

Who hit you on the eyes?

O suru aka n'aja.

O suru aka n'aja.

He punched the wall.

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