ahụ: That

Level 1

Noun + ahụ: that, the.

How It Works

Ahụ is the “that” word.

ExampleMeaning
nwanyị ahụthat woman
ụlọ ahụthat house, the house
nri ahụthat food

It is also the way Igbo often says “the” when both speakers know the thing. English “the house” and “that house” can both be ụlọ ahụ.

Igbo has no small word that works exactly like English “a” or “the”. Otu “one” can stand before a noun for “a”: otu nwoke.

Examples (4)

  1. nwanyị ahụ

    that woman

    Ahụ follows the noun.

  2. ụlọ ahụ

    that house, the house

    Also “the”.

  3. Ị chọrọ nri ahụ?

    Do you want that food?

    Ahụ inside a question.

  4. Akwụkwọ ahụ nọ n'elu oche.

    That book is on the chair.

    Ahụ with a place phrase.

How It Connects

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ahụ: ThatLevel 1

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Ahụ goes where a goes but points farther away, so a comes first.

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