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yíwá

yiwa

Wordyiwa
Definitions

Active verb

1.slice or cut a soft surface eg. the body

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Examples

Efere ahụ tiwara ma yiwaa ya aka .

Efere ahụ tiwara ma yiwaa ya aka .

That plate broke and cut her hand.

Yiwaa ya ụzọ abụọ.

Yiwaa ya ụzọ abụọ.

Cut it into two.

Agụ̣ba yiwara ya mkpịsịaka mgbe ọ na-egwu egwu.

Agụ̣ba yiwara ya mkpịsịaka mgbe ọ na-egwu egwu.

Razor blade sliced her finger when she was playing.

Mma ahụ ga-eyiwa gị aka.

Mma ahụ ga-eyiwa gị aka.

That knife will cut your hand.

Achọrọ m iyiwa oroma a ụzọ abụọ.

Achọrọ m iyiwa oroma a ụzọ abụọ.

I want to slice this orange into two.

gbábì

gbabì

Wordgbabì
Definitions

Active verb

1.break in two

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Examples

Gbabie nzu ahụ nye m otu ibe.

Gbabie nzu ahụ nye m otu ibe.

Break that chalk in two and give me one part.

Ọ gbabighị ya.

Ọ gbabighị ya.

He did not break it.

Mgbabi udọ mmiri a gbabiri wutere m.

Mgbabi udọ mmiri a gbabiri wutere m.

I am worried that the water rope broke.

O ji iwe gbabie mkpisiodee m ntisi abụọ.

O ji iwe gbabie mkpisiodee m ntisi abụọ.

He angrily broke my pencil into two.

Uche chọrọ ịgbabi ọka ya ụzọ abụọ ma nye m otu.

Uche chọrọ ịgbabi ọka ya ụzọ abụọ ma nye m otu.

Uche wants to break her corn into two and give me one.

Gbabiere m ihe a.

Gbabiere m ihe a.

Break this thing for me.

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