karịa: More Than

Level 3

A + describing word + karịa + B.

How It Works

Karịa compares two things.

Say	Meaning
Ụlọ gị buru ibu karịa ụlọ m.	Your house is bigger than mine.
Nri a dị ụtọ karịa nke ahụ.	This food is tastier than that one.
Ọ dị mma karịa.	It is better.

The phrase buru ibu means “big”. Leave out the second item when it is clear: karịa alone can mean “more” or “better”.

Ụlọ gị buru ibu karịa ụlọ m.
Your house is bigger than mine.
Karịa links two houses.
Nri a dị ụtọ karịa nke ahụ.
This food is tastier than that one.
Nke ahụ is that one.
Ọ dị mma karịa.
It is better.
No second item.
Obi dị mma karịa Ada.
Obi is better than Ada.
Two names.

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karịa: More ThanLevel 3

Karịa compares a description, so describing with dị comes first.

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