-cha: Finished

Level 3

root + cha: finish doing.

How It Works

The ending -cha says an action is done, to the end.

Say	Meaning
Ọ gụchara akwụkwọ ahụ.	He or she finished reading the book.
O richara nri.	He or she finished eating.
Ha mechara ọrụ ahụ.	They finished the work.

The verb mecha (me plus cha) means “finish” on its own. The past ending comes after -cha, so gụ becomes gụchara.

Ọ gụchara akwụkwọ ahụ.
He or she finished reading the book.
Gụ plus cha plus ra.
O richara nri.
He or she finished eating.
Ri plus cha plus ra.
Ha mechara ọrụ ahụ.
They finished the work.
Mecha is finish.
Mecha ọrụ ahụ.
Finish the work.
A command.

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

-cha: FinishedLevel 3

The ending -cha comes before the past ending, so the past ending comes first.

mecha

Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Igbo lessons at your level. Tap any grammar point in a lesson to see its full explanation.