nọ: Being Somewhere
Who + nọ + place: Obi nọ n'ahịa.
How It Works
Nọ is the “is” word for location. The place comes right after it.
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ha nọ n'ụlọ. | They are at home. |
| Ọ nọ ebe a. | He or she is here. |
| Obi nọ n'ahịa. | Obi is at the market. |
The negative is anọghị with m: Anọghị m n'ụlọ “I am not at home”. Nọ can also come before na- to say someone is or was in the middle of an action: Ọ nọ na-agụ akwụkwọ “he or she was reading”.
Examples (4)
- Ha nọ n'ụlọ.
They are at home.
N'ụlọ is the place.
- Ọ nọ ebe a.
He or she is here.
Ebe a means here.
- Obi nọ n'ahịa.
Obi is at the market.
A name is the subject.
- Nne m nọ n'ụlọ.
My mother is at home.
Nne m is a noun with a pronoun after it.
How It Connects
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Nọ is the third small word for being and it says where, so bụ and the word for in, at and on come first.
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