LEARN IGBO: Simple sentences and verb conjugation #9

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FORMING SIMPLE SENTENCES IN IGBO

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

verbs

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
แปŠMARA MMA – TO BE GOOD LOOKING
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Amara m mma I am good looking
แปŠ mara mma You are good looking
แปŒ 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)
แปŠ mara mma nwoke You are handsome
แปŠ mara mma nwanyแป‹ You are pretty
แปŒ mara mma nwoke He is handsome
แปŒ mara mma nwanyแป‹ She is pretty

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แปŠBแปค EZIGBO MMADแปค – TO BE A GOOD PERSON

Abแปฅ m ezigbo mmadแปฅ I am a nice person
แปŠ bแปฅ ezigbo mmadแปฅ You are a nice person
แปŒ 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
แปŠ toro ogologo You are tall
แปŒ 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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