ebee: Where

Level 1

Ebee ka + the rest of the sentence.

How It Works

Ebee asks about a place.

Example	Meaning
Ebee ka ị na-aga?	Where are you going?
Ebee ka ọ nọ?	Where is he or she?
Ebee ka ị bi?	Where do you live?

Answers give a place: Ana m aga ahịa “I am going to the market”, Ọ nọ n'ụlọ “He or she is at home”. The word ebe means “place”, and kedu ebe “which place” is another way to ask where.

Examples (4)

Ebee ka ị na-aga?
Where are you going?
Ka follows ebee.
Ebee ka ọ nọ?
Where is he or she?
Nọ gives location.
Ebee ka ị bi?
Where do you live?
Bi means live.
Ebee ka anyị ga-ahụ ya?
Where will we see him or her?
A future question.

How It Connects

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ebee: WhereLevel 1

Learn This First

Ebee asks for the place that nọ names, so nọ comes first.

nọ: Being Somewhere
Know nọ, because ebee asks the place that nọ answers: Ebee ka ọ nọ? “where is he or she?”.
Level 1

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