a na-: One Does, It Is Done

Level 3

A na- + verb: one does, it is done.

How It Works

A na- has no named doer. It says what is done.

Say	Meaning
A na-asụ Igbo n'ụlọ anyị.	Igbo is spoken in our house.
A na-ere nri n'ahịa.	Food is sold at the market.
A na-agụ akwụkwọ n'ụlọ akwụkwọ.	People read books at school.

The first a is a word on its own, and the hyphen joins na- to the verb as usual. The sentence works like a passive in English.

Examples (4)

A na-asụ Igbo n'ụlọ anyị.
Igbo is spoken in our house.
A na- has no named doer.
A na-ere nri n'ahịa.
Food is sold at the market.
Ere is sell.
A na-agụ akwụkwọ n'ụlọ akwụkwọ.
People read books at school.
A general habit.
A na-eri nri n'ụlọ.
People eat at home.
The same pattern.

How It Connects

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a na-: One Does, It Is DoneLevel 3

Learn This First

A na- is na- with a, so na- comes first.

na-: Happening Now or Often
Know na-, because a na- is na- with a: A na-asụ Igbo n'ụlọ anyị “Igbo is spoken in our house”.
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

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