tú
tu
| Word | tu |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.pin; peg; stick or attach using a pointed end |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
O tu abụba ugo n'okpu ya.
O tu abụba ugo n'okpu ya.
He has, attached, an eagle feather on his cap.
tü
tụ
| Word | tụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 終 1.throw; cast; hurl; fling; toss |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Atụla okwute n'ụlọ e ji nnyo rụọ.
Atụla okwute n'ụlọ e ji nnyo rụọ.
Do not throw stones in a house built with glass.
Ịtụ ya n'ala agaghị eme ya ihe ọbụla.
Ịtụ ya n'ala agaghị eme ya ihe ọbụla.
Throwing it on the floor will not do anything to it.
Ha chọrọ ịtụ ya okwute.
Ha chọrọ ịtụ ya okwute.
They want to stone him.
Onye tụrụ m akwụkwọ a?
Onye tụrụ m akwụkwọ a?
Who threw this paper at me?
E si n'elu wee tụọ ya bụ ogbuniigwe.
E si n'elu wee tụọ ya bụ ogbuniigwe.
That bomb was thrown from up.
tü
tụ
| Word | tụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 跡 1.apply oil in order to revive or reduce friction; lubricate 2.eat kolanut |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
M ga-atụ igwe a mmanụ mgbe m rụrụ ụlọ.
M ga-atụ igwe a mmanụ mgbe m rụrụ ụlọ.
I will lubricate this bicycle when I get home.
tų
tụ̀
| Word | tụ̀ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.peck (a bird); bite (snake and other animals with pointed mouth, beak or tongue) 2.pinch, especially with the forefinger and thumb |
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Examples
Achọghị m ịtụ gị mbọ.
Achọghị m ịtụ gị mbọ.
I do not want to pinch you.
Chike ga-atụ nwa gị mbọ ma ị hapụ ha abụọ.
Chike ga-atụ nwa gị mbọ ma ị hapụ ha abụọ.
Chike will pinch your child if you leave them together.
Emeka, tụọ ya mbọ!
Emeka, tụọ ya mbọ!
Emeka, pinch him!
tü
tụ
| Word | tụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.be in moderate or the right quantity in a mixture, eg. salt, pepper, sugar in food |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Nnu tụrụ ofe m rachara.
Nnu tụrụ ofe m rachara.
Salt was in the right proportion in the soup I had.
Ose na-atụ nri ọbụla Aṅụrịka siri.
Ose na-atụ nri ọbụla Aṅụrịka siri.
Pepper stays moderate in any food Anurika cooks.
Onugbu tụrụ ya.
Onugbu tụrụ ya.
There is enough bitter leaf in it.
Biko kute nnu ga-atụ nri a m na-esi.
Biko kute nnu ga-atụ nri a m na-esi.
Please scoop salt that will be moderate for this food I am cooking.
Ekwela ka nnu tụọ ya nnukwu.
Ekwela ka nnu tụọ ya nnukwu.
Do not allow excess salt.
-tü
-tụ
| Word | -tụ |
| Definitions | Extensional suffix 1.attached to a verb to convey a little bit of the verb; a little bit 2.attached to a verb to convey politeness or a plead; please (permission); could; would |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Welitụ ụkwụ gị ka m zaa ebe ahụ.
Welitụ ụkwụ gị ka m zaa ebe ahụ.
Please, raise your feet let me sweep that place.
Nyetụ m ka m taa.
Nyetụ m ka m taa.
Give me a little let me eat.
Obi kpọtụụrụ ya.
Obi kpọtụụrụ ya.
Obi called on him briefly.
Ị ga-azụtatụrụ m akwụkwọ n'ụlaahịa?
Ị ga-azụtatụrụ m akwụkwọ n'ụlaahịa?
Would you buy me a book at the store?
Biko ritụ nri tupu ị pụọ.
Biko ritụ nri tupu ị pụọ.
Please eat this food a bit before you leave.
Ka m kpatatụ ego tupu m zụọ ụgbaala.
Ka m kpatatụ ego tupu m zụọ ụgbaala.
Let me make money a little bit before buying a car.
Obinna na-emetụ isiike.
Obinna na-emetụ isiike.
Obinna is abit stubborn.
Chika sị na o retụ ahịa n'ụtụtụ.
Chika sị na o retụ ahịa n'ụtụtụ.
Chika said that she sold a bit in the morning.
Adakụ matụ mma.
Adakụ matụ mma.
Adaku is a bit beautiful.
Aga m agụtụ akwụkwọ ahụ tupu m enye gị ya.
Aga m agụtụ akwụkwọ ahụ tupu m enye gị ya.
I will read that book a bit before giving you.
Nye ya mmanya ahụ ka ọ ṅụtụ.
Nye ya mmanya ahụ ka ọ ṅụtụ.
Give him that wine to drink a a bit.
O nyetụ m achịcha ya.
O nyetụ m achịcha ya.
He gave me a bit of his bread.
Ị ga-enyetụ m ego ahụ m nara gị.
Ị ga-enyetụ m ego ahụ m nara gị.
Would you give me that money I asked of you?
Nwoke ahụ na-ahụtụ ụzọ n'abalị.
Nwoke ahụ na-ahụtụ ụzọ n'abalị.
That man sees a bit at night.
chö
chọ
| Word | chọ |
| Definitions | Active verb 要 1.seek; search |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Achọrọ m ịlụ gị.
Achọrọ m ịlụ gị.
I want to marry you.
Chọọ na ị ga-achọta.
Chọọ na ị ga-achọta.
Seek and you will find.
Chọọ isi ihe na-eme gị.
Chọọ isi ihe na-eme gị.
Find the core of what is happening to you.
Ha ga-achọ ịmata etu ihe si mee.
Ha ga-achọ ịmata etu ihe si mee.
They would like to know how it happened.
Emeka na-achọ nwunye.
Emeka na-achọ nwunye.
Emeka seeks a wife.
Ha na-achọ ego ahụ ebe niile.
Ha na-achọ ego ahụ ebe niile.
They are looking for that money everywhere.
Ịchọ akwa ahụ ebe a ga-ahịa ahụ.
Ịchọ akwa ahụ ebe a ga-ahịa ahụ.
To look for that money here will be difficult.
Amaghị m ebe m ga-achọ ya.
Amaghị m ebe m ga-achọ ya.
I don't know where to look for it.
Anyị na-acho ya mgbe ọ batara.
Anyị na-acho ya mgbe ọ batara.
We were looking for it when he came in.
Achọrọ m ịlụ gị.
Achọrọ m ịlụ gị.
I want to marry you.
Ọ chọrọ ichi ụkọchukwu.
Ọ chọrọ ichi ụkọchukwu.
He wants to be a priest.
Ịchọ akwa ahụ ebe a ga-ahịa ahụ.
Ịchọ akwa ahụ ebe a ga-ahịa ahụ.
To look for that money here will be difficult.
Ha ga-achọ ịmata etu ihe si mee.
Ha ga-achọ ịmata etu ihe si mee.
They would like to know how it happened.
Emeka na-achọ nwunye.
Emeka na-achọ nwunye.
Emeka seeks a wife.
Chọọ isi ihe na-eme gị.
Chọọ isi ihe na-eme gị.
Find the core of what is happening to you.
Ha na-achọ ego ahụ ebe niile.
Ha na-achọ ego ahụ ebe niile.
They are looking for that money everywhere.
Chọọ na ị ga-achọta.
Chọọ na ị ga-achọta.
Seek and you will find.
gósí
gosi
| Word | gosi |
| Definitions | Active verb 徐 1.show; illustrate |
| Variations | gosị |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
O gosiri m akpa ya.
O gosiri m akpa ya.
He showed me his bag.
Ọ na-egosi ha ụlọ ya.
Ọ na-egosi ha ụlọ ya.
He is showing them his house.
Gịnị ka ọ na-egosi?
Gịnị ka ọ na-egosi?
What is it showing?
Anyị ga-egosi ha na anyị ka ha agba bọọlụ.
Anyị ga-egosi ha na anyị ka ha agba bọọlụ.
We will show them that we play soccer better than them.
Gịnị mere o ji egosi ya ihe ahụ?
Gịnị mere o ji egosi ya ihe ahụ?
Why is he showing him that?
Ọ chọrọ igosi m ụzọ.
Ọ chọrọ igosi m ụzọ.
She wants to give me the road direction.
Gosi m onye tiri gị ihe.
Gosi m onye tiri gị ihe.
Show me who beat you.
Gosi m ụzọ.
Gosi m ụzọ.
Show me the road.
Ọ na-egosi m akwụkwọ ahụ oge ọbụla.
Ọ na-egosi m akwụkwọ ahụ oge ọbụla.
He shows me that book all the time.
chö
chọ
| Word | chọ |
| Definitions | Active verb 㧅 1.want; desire; need; search for |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ada chọrọ ego akwụkwọ.
Ada chọrọ ego akwụkwọ.
Ada wants money for books.
Nnenna ga-achọ ya ma ọ bịa.
Nnenna ga-achọ ya ma ọ bịa.
Nnenna will look for it when she comes.
Chọọ ihe ụkwụ ahụ ọfụma.
Chọọ ihe ụkwụ ahụ ọfụma.
Search for the shoes properly.
Ọ chọghị ịchọ ego ahụ.
Ọ chọghị ịchọ ego ahụ.
He does not want to search for that money.
Ana m achọ ya n'imụụlọ gị.
Ana m achọ ya n'imụụlọ gị.
I am searching for it in your room.
mà
mà
| Word | mà |
| Definitions | Active verb 肩 1.measure ( especially quantity of grains or powder) |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Nwaanyị ahụ mara garị o resiri m ọfụma.
Nwaanyị ahụ mara garị o resiri m ọfụma.
That woman measured the garri she sold to me properly.
Ada ga-ama agwa ahụ n'ihu gị.
Ada ga-ama agwa ahụ n'ihu gị.
Ada will measure that beans in your presence.
Achọghị m ịma osikapa ahụ ọzọ.
Achọghị m ịma osikapa ahụ ọzọ.
I do not want to measure that rice again.
Ejikwala efere ahụ maa agwa ahụ.
Ejikwala efere ahụ maa agwa ahụ.
Don't use that plate to measure that beans.
Gịnị mere ị ji ama ọka ahụ ọzọ.
Gịnị mere ị ji ama ọka ahụ ọzọ.
Why are you measuring that corn again.