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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)
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แปMARA MMA – TO BE GOOD LOOKING |
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Amara m mma | I am good looking |
แป mara mma | You are good looking |
แป mara mma | He/she/it is good looking |
Anyแป mara mma | We are (group) good looking |
Anyแป machara mma | We are (individually) good looking |
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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 |
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Amara m mma nwoke | I am handsome (man) |
Amara m mma nwanyแป | I am a pretty (woman) |
แป mara mma nwoke | You are handsome |
แป mara mma nwanyแป | You are pretty |
แป mara mma nwoke | He is handsome |
แป mara mma nwanyแป | She is pretty |
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แปBแปค EZIGBO MMADแปค – TO BE A GOOD PERSON
Abแปฅ m ezigbo mmadแปฅ | I am a nice person |
แป bแปฅ ezigbo mmadแปฅ | You are a nice person |
แป bแปฅ ezigbo mmadแปฅ | He/She is a nice person |
Anyแป bu ezigbo mmadแปฅ | We are nice people |
Anyแป bแปฅcha ezigbo mmadแปฅ | We are all nice people |
Unu bu ezigbo mmadแปฅ | You are nice people |
Unu bแปฅcha ezigbo mmadแปฅ | You are all nice people |
Ha bแปฅ ezigbo mmadแปฅ | They are nice people |
Ha bแปฅcha ezigbo mmadแปฅ | They are all nice people |
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Etoro m ogologo | I am tall |
แป toro ogologo | You are tall |
แป toro ogologo | He/she/it is tall |
Anyแป tochara ogologo | We are all tall |
Unu tochara ogologo | You are all tall |
Ha tochara ogologo | They are all tall |
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For more on Igbo verbs check out: LEARN IGBO: Common Verbs 1 (Imo and Anambra dialects) #4
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