These and Those: ndị a, ndị ahụ

These and Those

Level 2

ndị + noun + a/ahụ. Or ndị a alone.

How It Works

These are the plurals of a and ahụ for people.

ExampleMeaning
Ndị a bụ ndị enyi m.These are my friends.
Ndị ahụ bụ ndị nkuzi.Those are teachers.
ndị enyi ahụthose friends

For things, use a or ahụ after the noun: ihe a, ihe ahụ. For people, ndị shows the group. Put the pointing word after the noun phrase, as in ndị enyi ahụ. The verb does not change for a group.

Examples (4)

  1. Ndị a bụ ndị enyi m.

    These are my friends.

    Ndị a is these.

  2. Ndị ahụ bụ ndị nkuzi.

    Those are teachers.

    Ndị ahụ is those.

  3. Ndị a na-agụ akwụkwọ.

    These people are reading.

    Ndị a as subject.

  4. Ọ hụrụ ndị ahụ.

    He or she saw those people.

    Ndị ahụ as object.

How It Connects

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These and Those: ndị a, ndị ahụLevel 2These and Those

Learn This First

These are ndị with a and ahụ, so those come first.

Words in This Pattern

ndị ahụndịaahụ