It Seems: ọ dị ka

It Seems

Level 4

Ọ dị ka + clause.

How It Works

Ọ dị ka introduces a guess.

Say	Meaning
Ọ dị ka ọ na-arịa ọrịa.	It seems that he or she is ill.
Ọ dị ka ọ dị oyi.	It seems cold.
Ọ dị ka ha bịara.	It seems that they have come.

The clause keeps its own subject and verb. Do not mix it with dị ka “like” plus a noun.

Examples (3)

Ọ dị ka ọ na-arịa ọrịa.
It seems that he or she is ill.
The clause follows.
Ọ dị ka ọ dị oyi.
It seems cold.
A description.
Ọ dị ka ha bịara.
It seems that they have come.
A past clause.

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It Seems: ọ dị kaLevel 4It Seems

Learn This First

Ọ dị ka plus a clause means it seems, so dị ka comes first.

dị ka: Like
Know dị ka, because ọ dị ka plus a clause means it seems: Ọ dị ka ọ na-arịa ọrịa “it seems that he or she is ill”.
Level 3

Words in This Pattern

dị ka

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