ghọ: Become
ghọ + noun: become.
How It Works
Ghọ takes a noun after it.
| Say | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ọ ghọrọ onye nkuzi. | He or she became a teacher. |
| Obi ghọrọ onye ahịa. | Obi became a trader. |
| Ụmụ ya ghọrọ ndị nkuzi. | His or her children became teachers. |
The past is ghọrọ. For “will become” use ga-aghọ: the helper ga- and the verb's own a-, as in ga-agụ “will read”.
Compare Obi bụ onye ahịa “Obi is a trader” with Obi ghọrọ onye ahịa “Obi became a trader”. Both put a noun after the verb.
Examples (4)
- Ọ ghọrọ onye nkuzi.
He or she became a teacher.
Ghọrọ is the past.
- Obi ghọrọ onye ahịa.
Obi became a trader.
A name as subject.
- Ụmụ ya ghọrọ ndị nkuzi.
His or her children became teachers.
A group.
- Ọ ga-aghọ onye nkuzi.
He or she will become a teacher.
The future.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Ghọ says what someone became and is usually past, so bụ and the past ending come first.
- bụ: Who or What Something Is
Know bụ, because ghọ also puts a noun after it, but says what someone became: Ọ ghọrọ onye nkuzi “he or she became a teacher”.
Level 1 - The Past Ending -ra / -reThe Past Ending
Know the past ending, because ghọ is usually used in the past: Ọ ghọrọ onye nkuzi “he or she became a teacher”.
Level 2
Related Patterns
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Practice ghọ: Become in Bubblegum
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