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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)
| 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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