Many and a Little: ọtụtụ, ntakịrị

Many and a Little

Level 1

Ọtụtụ before the noun. Ntakịrị after the phrase or the noun.

How It Works

Two quantity words work in different places.

WordMeaningExample
ọtụtụmany, muchọtụtụ nri a lot of food
ntakịrịa littleAna m asụ Igbo ntakịrị.

Ọtụtụ works for things you count and things you do not: ọtụtụ akwụkwọ “many books”, ọtụtụ mmiri “much water”. Ntakịrị can also follow a noun, as in nri ntakịrị “a little food”. Ọzọ means “again” or “another”.

Examples (4)

  1. ọtụtụ nri

    a lot of food

    Ọtụtụ comes first.

  2. ọtụtụ ụmụ akwụkwọ

    many students

    It works with a group noun.

  3. Ana m asụ Igbo ntakịrị.

    I speak a little Igbo.

    Ntakịrị follows the phrase.

  4. mmiri ntakịrị

    a little water

    Ntakịrị can also follow the noun.

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Many and a Little: ọtụtụ, ntakịrịLevel 1Many and a Little

Learn This First

These words show how much when the noun does not change, so the no-plural idea comes first.

Words in This Pattern

ọtụtụntakịrị