ịma: Knowing How

Level 4

mara + infinitive: know how to.

How It Works

Mara with an infinitive means a learned skill.

SayMeaning
Amaara m ịgụ akwụkwọ.I know how to read.
Ọ maara ịsụ Igbo.He or she knows how to speak Igbo.
Ị maara ịgba ọsọ?Do you know how to run?

The pronoun forms follow the rule for mara: ọ maara, ị maara, and amaara m with I. The negative is amaghị m ịgụ.

Examples (4)

  1. Amaara m ịgụ akwụkwọ.

    I know how to read.

    Mara plus ịgụ.

  2. Ọ maara ịsụ Igbo.

    He or she knows how to speak Igbo.

    Ọ goes with maara.

  3. Ị maara ịgba ọsọ?

    Do you know how to run?

    A question.

  4. Amaghị m ịgụ.

    I do not know how to read.

    The negative.

How It Connects

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ịma: Knowing HowLevel 4

Learn This First

Ịma takes the infinitive and is the verb of knowing, so both come first.

Words in This Pattern

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