olee: Which

Level 2

Olee + noun.

How It Works

Olee is used when there is a set of things to pick from.

Example	Meaning
Olee ihe ị chọrọ?	Which thing do you want?
Olee ihe ị hụrụ?	Which thing did you see?
Olee ihe ị zụtara?	Which thing did you buy?

Do not confuse it with ole “how many” or kedu “how”. If you only need “what”, use gịnị.

Examples (3)

Olee ihe ị chọrọ?
Which thing do you want?
Olee comes first.
Olee ihe ị hụrụ?
Which thing did you see?
Same pattern as the first example.
Olee ihe ị zụtara?
Which thing did you buy?
The past form follows the pronoun.

How It Connects

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olee: WhichLevel 2

Learn This First

Olee asks which, one of the jobs of kedu, so kedu comes first.

kedu: How or Which
Know kedu, because olee asks which, one of the jobs of kedu: Olee ihe ị chọrọ? “which thing do you want?”.
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

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