si: From

Level 2

si + place + verb: from.

How It Works

Si before a place says where someone started. It comes before the verb.

ExampleMeaning
O si Enugwu bịa.He or she came from Enugu.
Ị si ebee bịa?Where do you come from?
Ha si Aba bịa.They came from Aba.

The pattern is si + place + bịa, “come from”. The similar word sị means “say” and comes in a later lesson.

Examples (4)

  1. O si Enugwu bịa.

    He or she came from Enugu.

    Si plus a place plus bịa.

  2. Ị si ebee bịa?

    Where do you come from?

    A question.

  3. Ha si Aba bịa.

    They came from Aba.

    A different place.

  4. Obi si Onitsha bịa.

    Obi came from Onitsha.

    A name as subject.

How It Connects

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si: FromLevel 2

Words in This Pattern

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