ji: Use, Hold

Level 3

ji + tool + verb: use a tool to do it.

How It Works

Ji holds something and uses it for an action.

ExampleMeaning
O ji mma bee anụ.He or she cut the meat with a knife.
O ji aka rie nri.He or she eats with the hand.
Ji akwụkwọ a.Hold this book.

The same spelling ji is also the noun “yam”, so the sentence decides. The tool comes right after ji, and the second verb follows the tool.

Examples (3)

  1. O ji mma bee anụ.

    He or she cut the meat with a knife.

    Mma is knife.

  2. O ji aka rie nri.

    He or she eats with the hand.

    Aka is hand.

  3. Ji akwụkwọ a.

    Hold this book.

    Ji alone as a command.

How It Connects

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ji: Use, HoldLevel 3

Learn This First

Ji is the first verb in a pair, so serial verbs come first.

Words in This Pattern

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