niile: All

Level 3

noun + niile: all.

How It Works

Niile means “all” and comes after the noun.

SayMeaning
ụmụ akwụkwọ niileall the students
ndị niileall the people
ihe niileeverything

It can also follow a pronoun: anyị niile “all of us”. It pairs with mgbe niile “always”. Write it as a separate word right after the noun. The noun itself does not change for “all”.

Use niile for a whole group, and use a number such as atọ for an exact count.

Examples (4)

  1. ụmụ akwụkwọ niile

    all the students

    Niile follows the noun.

  2. ndị niile

    all the people

    Niile after ndị.

  3. Ihe niile dị mma.

    Everything is good.

    Ihe niile as subject.

  4. Anyị niile bụ ndị enyi.

    All of us are friends.

    Niile after a pronoun.

How It Connects

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niile: AllLevel 3

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Niile follows the noun like a describing word, so those words come first.

Words in This Pattern

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