Is Not: abụghị, adịghị, anọghị

Level 2

Abụghị, adịghị, anọghị: not be, not be like, not be at.

How It Works

The three “is” words have set negatives.

WordNegativeExample
bụabụghịAbụghị m onye nkuzi. I am not a teacher.
dịadịghịAdịghị m mma. I am not well.
nọanọghịAnọghị m n'ụlọ. I am not at home.

With a subject other than m, dị usually becomes dịghị: Ọ dịghị mma “it is not good”. Another option for “it is not” is ọ bụghị, taught later.

Examples (4)

  1. Abụghị m onye nkuzi.

    I am not a teacher.

    Abụghị negates bụ.

  2. Adịghị m mma.

    I am not well.

    Adịghị negates dị.

  3. Anọghị m n'ụlọ.

    I am not at home.

    Anọghị negates nọ.

  4. Ọ dịghị mma.

    It is not good.

    Dịghị with another subject.

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Is Not: abụghị, adịghị, anọghịLevel 2

Learn This First

These are the negatives of bụ, dị and nọ, so the negative ending and the three words come first.

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bụdịnọ-ghị