Here and There: ebe a, ebe ahụ

Here and There

Level 1

Ebe a: here. Ebe ahụ: there.

How It Works

Ebe is “place”, and a or ahụ points at it.

ExampleMeaning
Bịa ebe a.Come here.
Ọ nọ ebe ahụ.He or she is there.
Ebe a dị mma.This place is nice.

Ebe alone is also used inside questions (kedu ebe “which place”) and in clauses like ebe m bi “the place where I live”. Ebe a and ebe ahụ usually need no n' before them, though you will also see n'ebe a.

Examples (4)

  1. Bịa ebe a.

    Come here.

    Ebe a follows the command.

  2. Ọ nọ ebe ahụ.

    He or she is there.

    Ebe ahụ gives the place.

  3. Ada nọ ebe a.

    Ada is here.

    A name with ebe a.

  4. Ebe a dị mma.

    This place is nice.

    Ebe a as the subject.

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Here and There: ebe a, ebe ahụLevel 1Here and There

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Here and there are ebe with a and ahụ, so those words come first.

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ebeaahụebe aebe ahụ