Emphasis on the Object: ka

Focus on the Object: Ka

Level 5

Ọ bụ + object + ka + the rest.

How It Works

When the focus is an object, ka follows it.

SayMeaning
Ọ bụ akwụkwọ ka m na-agụ.It is a book that I am reading.
Ọ bụ nri ka ọ chọrọ.It is food that he or she wants.
Ọ bụ Igbo ka anyị na-amụ.It is Igbo that we are learning.

The subject comes after ka, and m can come before the verb helper here.

Examples (3)

  1. Ọ bụ akwụkwọ ka m na-agụ.

    It is a book that I am reading.

    Akwụkwọ is the focus.

  2. Ọ bụ nri ka ọ chọrọ.

    It is food that he or she wants.

    Nri is the focus.

  3. Ọ bụ Igbo ka anyị na-amụ.

    It is Igbo that we are learning.

    Igbo is the focus.

How It Connects

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Emphasis on the Object: kaLevel 5Focus on the Object: Ka

Learn This First

Ka follows the focused word and is the same ka as in a question, so both come first.

Words in This Pattern

bụ