Knowing and Understanding: amaghị, aghọtaghị

Knowing and Understanding

Level 2

Know: amaara m. Understand: aghọtara m. Add -ghị to negate.

How It Works

Two verbs are worth learning with their negatives.

SayMeaning
Amaara m ya.I know it.
Amaghị m.I do not know.
Aghọtara m.I understand.
Aghọtaghị m.I do not understand.

The first pair comes from the verb mara “know”, and the second from ghọta “understand”, a compound. Say Aghọtaghị m when a lesson is too fast, then ask Biko, kwuo ya ọzọ “Please say it again”.

Examples (4)

  1. Amaara m ya.

    I know it.

    Amaara m is the positive.

  2. Amaghị m.

    I do not know.

    Amaghị m is the negative.

  3. Aghọtara m.

    I understand.

    Aghọtara m is the positive.

  4. Aghọtaghị m.

    I do not understand.

    Aghọtaghị m is the negative.

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Knowing and Understanding: amaghị, aghọtaghịLevel 2Knowing and Understanding

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Knowing verbs are present states, and their negatives use -ghị, so both rows come first.

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maghọta-ghị