Speaking a Language: asụ

Speaking a Language

Level 2

asụ + language. Asụsụ Igbo: the Igbo language.

How It Works

The verb asụ (root sụ) is used for languages.

ExampleMeaning
Ana m asụ Igbo ntakịrị.I speak a little Igbo.
Ị na-asụ Igbo?Do you speak Igbo?
Nne m na-asụ Igbo n'ụlọ.My mother speaks Igbo at home.
asụsụ Igbothe Igbo language

The word asụsụ is the noun “language”, and asụsụ Igbo is “the Igbo language”. Use Igbo for the people too: onye Igbo “an Igbo person”.

Examples (4)

  1. Ana m asụ Igbo ntakịrị.

    I speak a little Igbo.

    Asụ plus Igbo.

  2. Ị na-asụ Igbo?

    Do you speak Igbo?

    A question.

  3. Nne m na-asụ Igbo n'ụlọ.

    My mother speaks Igbo at home.

    A habit.

  4. asụsụ Igbo

    the Igbo language

    Asụsụ is language.

How It Connects

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Asụ plus a language is one of the verbs with a fixed noun, so that row comes first.

Words in This Pattern

asụIgbo