Numbers After the Noun
Noun + number: ụlọ anọ. Otu comes first.
How It Works
The order is the reverse of English.
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ụbọchị abụọ | two days |
| ụmụ akwụkwọ anọ | four students |
| mmadụ ise | five people |
| otu nwoke | a man, one man |
The noun does not change, so ụlọ anọ is “four houses”. For “many” use ọtụtụ before the noun: ọtụtụ ụlọ. With people you can add ndị.
The usual order for otu is before the noun.
Examples (4)
- ụbọchị abụọ
two days
The number follows the noun.
- ụmụ akwụkwọ anọ
four students
Ụmụ akwụkwọ is a group word.
- mmadụ ise
five people
Mmadụ is person.
- otu nwoke
a man
Otu comes first.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Learners need the numbers before they learn where the numbers go.
Related Patterns
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Words in This Pattern
otuabụọụbọchị
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