This One and That One: nke a, nke ahụ

This One and That One

Level 1

Nke a: this one. Nke ahụ: that one.

How It Works

The word nke means “the one” and stands in for a noun you already named.

ExampleMeaning
nke athis one
nke ahụthat one
Achọrọ m nke ahụ.I want that one.

It is useful when shopping or choosing: Nye m nke a “Give me this one”. It is the same nke as in nke m “mine”. For people, use ndị a “these” and ndị ahụ “those”.

Examples (4)

  1. Achọrọ m nke ahụ.

    I want that one.

    Nke ahụ replaces the noun.

  2. Nke a dị mma.

    This one is good.

    Nke a as the subject.

  3. Nye m nke a.

    Give me this one.

    A command with nke a.

  4. Gịnị bụ nke a?

    What is this?

    Used to ask about an object.

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This One and That One: nke a, nke ahụLevel 1This One and That One

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This one and that one are nke with a and ahụ, so nke and the pointing words come first.

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Words in This Pattern

nkeaahụnke anke anke ahụ