LEARN IGBO: Simple sentences and verb conjugation #9

FORMING SIMPLE SENTENCES IN IGBO

Similar to English, Igbo present tense word order is typically:

SVO –

• SUBJECT (I/He/They…etc)
• VERB (to go/to be/…etc)
• OBJECT (happiness(adjective)/park…etc)

 

So if I wanted to say I am a nice person. I would say:

A(I) bu m(am) ezigbo(a good) mmadu(person).

Below are some examples of Igbo verb conjugation using the verb (to be)

IGBO	ENGLISH
ỊMARA MMA – TO BE GOOD LOOKING
Amara m mma	I am good looking
Ị mara mma	You are good looking
Ọ mara mma	He/she/it is good looking
Anyị mara mma	We are (group) good looking
Anyị machara mma	We are (individually) good looking

 

Unu mara mma	You (pl – group) are good looking
Unu machara mma	You are all (every person individually) is good looking
Ha mara mma	They are good looking
Ha machara mma	They are all good looking

 

Amara m mma nwoke	I am handsome (man)
Amara m mma nwanyị	I am a pretty (woman)
Ị mara mma nwoke	You are handsome
Ị mara mma nwanyị	You are pretty
Ọ mara mma nwoke	He is handsome
Ọ mara mma nwanyị	She is pretty

 

ỊBỤ EZIGBO MMADỤ – TO BE A GOOD PERSON

Abụ m ezigbo mmadụ	I am a nice person
Ị bụ ezigbo mmadụ	You are a nice person
Ọ bụ ezigbo mmadụ	He/She is a nice person
Anyị bu ezigbo mmadụ	We are nice people
Anyị bụcha ezigbo mmadụ	We are all nice people
Unu bu ezigbo mmadụ	You are nice people
Unu bụcha ezigbo mmadụ	You are all nice people
Ha bụ ezigbo mmadụ	They are nice people
Ha bụcha ezigbo mmadụ	They are all nice people

 

Etoro m ogologo	I am tall
Ị toro ogologo	You are tall
Ọ toro ogologo	He/she/it is tall
Anyị tochara ogologo	We are all tall
Unu tochara ogologo	You are all tall
Ha tochara ogologo	They are all tall

 

For more on Igbo verbs check out: LEARN IGBO: Common Verbs 1 (Imo and Anambra dialects) #4

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