Describing Words After the Noun

Level 2

Noun + describing word: ụlọ ọhụrụ.

How It Works

Eight common words describe a noun directly.

Word	Meaning
ukwu	big
nta	small
ọhụrụ	new
ochie	old
ọcha	white
ojii	black
ọma	good
ọjọọ	bad

Examples: ụlọ ọhụrụ “new house”, akwụkwọ ochie “old book”, nwa nta “small child”. The noun and the word together are a phrase, and a number or a goes after both. This is a small set, so other descriptions use dị.

Examples (4)

ụlọ ọhụrụ
new house
Ọhụrụ follows the noun.
akwụkwọ ochie
old book
Ochie follows the noun.
nwa nta
small child
Nta follows the noun.
ihe ọma
good thing
Ọma follows the noun.

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Describing Words After the NounLevel 2

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These words follow the noun like a number does, so the number after the noun comes first.

Numbers After the Noun
Know that a number follows its noun, because describing words take the same place: ụlọ ọhụrụ “new house”.
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ukwuntaọhụrụochieọchaojiiọmaọjọọ

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