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 |
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