-ta: Toward Here

Level 3

root + ta: toward here.

How It Works

The ending -ta points toward the speaker.

Root	With -ta	Meaning
ba	bata	come in
pụ	pụta	come out
we	weta	bring

The result is a new verb, so learn each one. Not every verb uses it, and the meaning is sometimes less direct. In the past, the endings combine, as in wetara. Going away uses other verbs, so not every root takes -ta.

Examples (4)

Bata n'ụlọ.
Come into the house.
Ba plus -ta.
Pụta ebe a.
Come out here.
Pụ plus -ta.
Weta mmiri.
Bring water.
We plus -ta.
Ọ wetara nri.
He or she brought food.
The past of weta.

How It Connects

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-ta: Toward HereLevel 3

Learn This First

The ending -ta is added to a verb root, so verb names come first.

Verb Names With i- or ị-
Know verb names, because -ta is added to the root: ba “enter” gives bata “come in”.
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

-tabapụwerebatapụtaweta

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