na: With

Level 2

A na B: A with B.

How It Works

The same na that means “and” also means “with”.

Example	Meaning
Ya na nne ya gara ahịa.	He or she went to the market with his or her mother.
Anyị na ha na-agụ akwụkwọ.	We are reading with them.

Context decides between “and” and “with”. The first person is the main actor, and the second joins in. When the second person comes after the verb, na still means “with”, as in Ana m eri nri na nwanne m.

Examples (4)

Ya na nne ya gara ahịa.
He or she went to the market with his or her mother.
Na joins ya and nne ya.
Anyị na ha na-agụ akwụkwọ.
We are reading with them.
Na before ha.
Ana m eri nri na nwanne m.
I am eating with my sibling.
Na after the verb phrase.
Obi na Ada nọ n'ụlọ.
Obi and Ada are at home.
The same na means and.

How It Connects

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na: WithLevel 2

Learn This First

Na also means with and shares its form with na and, so that row comes first.

na: And
Know na, because it also means with: Ya na nne ya gara ahịa “he or she went to the market with his or her mother”.
Level 1

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Practice na: With in Bubblegum

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