n': In, At, On

Level 1

N'ụlọ at home. N'ahịa at the market. Na + consonant stays na.

How It Works

The small word na gives the place of an action.

Example	Meaning
Ọ nọ n'ahịa.	He or she is at the market.
Obi bi n'Enugwu.	Obi lives in Enugu.
Nri nọ n'ụlọ.	The food is at home.

It can mean “in”, “at” or “on”, and the meaning comes from the noun. For more precise places, use place words such as n'elu “on top” and n'ime “inside”. Standard writing uses n'ụlọ rather than na ụlọ.

Examples (4)

Ọ nọ n'ahịa.
He or she is at the market.
N'ahịa shows the place.
Obi bi n'Enugwu.
Obi lives in Enugu.
Bi takes a place with n'.
Ha nọ n'ụlọ.
They are at home.
N'ụlọ is at home.
Ada na-agụ akwụkwọ n'ụlọ akwụkwọ.
Ada reads at school.
N' before ụlọ.

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n': In, At, OnLevel 1

Learn This First

N' is the short form of na, so the row on dropping the vowel comes first.

Dropping a Vowel: n'
Know n' before a vowel, because n' is the short form of na: Ọ nọ n'ahịa “he or she is at the market”.
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