amụ: Learn

Level 2

amụ + thing learned: learn.

How It Works

The verb mụ means “learn”. With the prefix after na- it is amụ.

SayMeaning
Ana m amụ Igbo.I am learning Igbo.
Ọ na-amụ Igbo.He or she is learning Igbo.
Gịnị ka ị na-amụ?What are you learning?

Note that mụ also means “I” in the stand-alone form mụ. The sentence tells you which. The noun made from this verb is ọmụmụ “learning”.

Examples (4)

  1. Ana m amụ Igbo.

    I am learning Igbo.

    Ana m plus amụ.

  2. Ọ na-amụ Igbo.

    He or she is learning Igbo.

    Na- plus amụ.

  3. Gịnị ka ị na-amụ?

    What are you learning?

    A question.

  4. Anyị na-amụ Igbo.

    We are learning Igbo.

    Anyị as subject.

How It Connects

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amụ: LearnLevel 2

Learn This First

Amụ follows Ana m and takes a language like asụ, so both come first.

Words in This Pattern

mụ