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Wordto
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Medial verb

1.grow; increase in size or amount, especially length or height

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Ọ na-adọ akpịrị.

Ọ na-adọ akpịrị.

It is attractive.

Ka m dọọ ya akpịrị.

Ka m dọọ ya akpịrị.

Let me make her want some.

Ogologo abụghị na nwam etola

Ogologo abụghị na nwam etola

Growing tall does not mean that my child has grown up

tò

Wordtò
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Active verb

1.praise

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Anyị ga-eto ya ebighịebi maka ihe o meere anyị.

Anyị ga-eto ya ebighịebi maka ihe o meere anyị.

We will praise him forever for what he did for us.

Ọ dị mma ito mmadụ̣ ma o mee ihe oma.

Ọ dị mma ito mmadụ̣ ma o mee ihe oma.

It is good to praise a person when he does a good deed.

Too Chineke oge niile.

Too Chineke oge niile.

Praise God all the time.

Ha toro ya maka iheọma o mere.

Ha toro ya maka iheọma o mere.

They praised him for the good thing he did.

Mmadụ niile na-eto ya.

Mmadụ niile na-eto ya.

Everybody is praising him.

gè

Wordgè
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Active verb

1.listen; give hearing attention

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Emeka gere ihe m kwuru.

Emeka gere ihe m kwuru.

Emeka listened to what I said.

Ha na-ege m ntị oge m na-agụ egwu.

Ha na-ege m ntị oge m na-agụ egwu.

They were listening to me when I was singing.

Ige okwu Chineke na-enye m obi aṅụrị.

Ige okwu Chineke na-enye m obi aṅụrị.

Listening to the word of God gives me joy.

Gee ntị nke ọma.

Gee ntị nke ọma.

Listen very well.

Ọ naghị ege ntị

Ọ naghị ege ntị

He is not listening.

Gee nna gị ntị.

Gee nna gị ntị.

Listen to your father.

Ọ dị mkpa ige ntị.

Ọ dị mkpa ige ntị.

It is important to listen.

Onye na-ege ntị na-amụta ihe.

Onye na-ege ntị na-amụta ihe.

One who listens, learns.

I gere akụkọ ụwa taata?

I gere akụkọ ụwa taata?

Didi you listen to the news today?

tọ

Wordtọ
Definitions

Active verb

1.unwrap; denude; untie

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Tọọ ya bụ ngwugwu.

Tọọ ya bụ ngwugwu.

Unwrap the parcel.

tọ

Wordtọ
Definitions

Active verb

1.taste, a certain way;

2.cause pleasure

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Ọ na-atọ m ụtọ.

Ọ na-atọ m ụtọ.

It tastes good to me.

Ihe a ọ na-esi ga-atọ ka ụkwa.

Ihe a ọ na-esi ga-atọ ka ụkwa.

This thing she is cooking will taste like breadfruit.

Gịnị mere o ji atọ etu a?

Gịnị mere o ji atọ etu a?

Why is it tasting like this?

tó

to

Wordto
Definitions

Active verb

1.grow

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Etuto toro ya n'abụ.

Etuto toro ya n'abụ.

A boil is grown in her armpit.

Ọrịa ahụ toro ya afọ.

Ọrịa ahụ toro ya afọ.

That sickness grew his stomach.

Ube ahụ na-eto kwa ụbọchị.

Ube ahụ na-eto kwa ụbọchị.

The pear is growing every day.

tọ

Wordtọ
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Active verb

1.be older than

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Agwara m ya na ọ ga-atọ nnwa.

Agwara m ya na ọ ga-atọ nnwa.

I told him that he will be older than a child.

Amanze tọrọ m.

Amanze tọrọ m.

Amanze is older than me.

Atọrọ m Onyenwe.

Atọrọ m Onyenwe.

I am older than Onyenwe.

Ha tọrọ ụnụ.

Ha tọrọ ụnụ.

They are older than you all.

yị̀

Wordyị̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.accompany; be in company of

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Mụ na gị enwere ike ịyị jee ozi ahụ?

Mụ na gị enwere ike ịyị jee ozi ahụ?

Can the both of us accompany eachother for the errand?

Anyị ga-ayị gaa ebe ahụ.

Anyị ga-ayị gaa ebe ahụ.

We will accompany each other.

Anyị ga-ayị chuo mmiri ka anyị kpatọpụ nkata ahụ.

Anyị ga-ayị chuo mmiri ka anyị kpatọpụ nkata ahụ.

We will accompany eachother to fetvh water so that we will finish the discussion.

Mụ na nne m yị jee ahịa.

Mụ na nne m yị jee ahịa.

I went to the market with my mother.

Onye ka gị na ya yị?

Onye ka gị na ya yị?

Who are you with?

-tǫ

-tọ̀

Word-tọ̀
Definitions

Extensional suffix

1.into a mess

2.into a paste or pulp

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E ji egbe gbatọọ ya.

E ji egbe gbatọọ ya.

It was shot into a paste with a gun.

Ọ gwọtọrọ nri ya.

Ọ gwọtọrọ nri ya.

She made a mess of her food.

Ekwutọla m!

Ekwutọla m!

Don't speak a mess of me.

Onye metọrọ ihe a?

Onye metọrọ ihe a?

Who made a mess of this?

Anyatọrọ m ụgbaala ahụ.

Anyatọrọ m ụgbaala ahụ.

I drove that car till it became a mess.

Onye bịatọrọ ahụ aja a?

Onye bịatọrọ ahụ aja a?

Who soiled this wall?

tọ̀

Wordtọ̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.to lay, to place, to establish; to spread

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Amara na-atọ ọgọdọ n'elu akwa.

Amara na-atọ ọgọdọ n'elu akwa.

Amara spreads wrapper on the bed.

Ha ga-atọ ya n'ezi.

Ha ga-atọ ya n'ezi.

They will spread it outside.

Ha tọrọ ute.

Ha tọrọ ute.

They spread the mat.

Tọọ akpa n'ime ite tupu isinye ọkpa ahụ.

Tọọ akpa n'ime ite tupu isinye ọkpa ahụ.

Spread a bag inside the pot before you start cooking the bambara.

Atọrọ m ya n'ala.

Atọrọ m ya n'ala.

I laid it on the ground.

Ọ chọghị ịtọ ya ka anyị hụ.

Ọ chọghị ịtọ ya ka anyị hụ.

He doesn't want to spread it for us to see.

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