Emphasis: ọ bụ

Focus: Ọ Bụ

Level 5

Ọ bụ + focused part + the rest.

How It Works

Ọ bụ points at who or what.

Say	Meaning
Ọ bụ Ada bịara.	It was Ada who came.
Ọ bụ Obi zụtara ụlọ ahụ.	It was Obi who bought that house.
Ọ bụ nne m gara ahịa.	It was my mother who went to the market.

The negative is ọ bụghị. For stressing the object, add ka.

The focused word comes right after ọ bụ, and the verb follows it directly. Use it to answer a question that asks who did something.

Ọ bụ Ada bịara.
It was Ada who came.
Ada is the focus.
Ọ bụ Obi zụtara ụlọ ahụ.
It was Obi who bought that house.
Obi is the focus.
Ọ bụ nne m gara ahịa.
It was my mother who went to the market.
Nne m is the focus.

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

Emphasis: ọ bụLevel 5Focus: Ọ Bụ

Focus starts with ọ bụ, so that comes first.

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