Wanting Someone to Do Something: chọrọ ka

Wanting Someone to Do Something

Level 3

chọrọ + ka + subject + verb.

How It Works

When you want someone else to act, put the wish in a ka clause.

SayMeaning
Achọrọ m ka ọ bịa.I want him or her to come.
Achọrọ m ka ọ gaa.I want him or her to go.
Ada chọrọ ka anyị rie nri.Ada wants us to eat.

The verb in the ka clause is the plain form. To want to do something yourself, use the infinitive: Achọrọ m ịga.

Examples (4)

  1. Achọrọ m ka ọ bịa.

    I want him or her to come.

    Ka starts the wish.

  2. Achọrọ m ka ọ gaa.

    I want him or her to go.

    Gaa is plain.

  3. Ada chọrọ ka anyị rie nri.

    Ada wants us to eat.

    A name as subject.

  4. Ọ chọrọ ka ị bịa.

    He or she wants you to come.

    Ị is the one to act.

How It Connects

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Wanting Someone to Do Something: chọrọ kaLevel 3Wanting Someone to Do Something

Learn This First

Chọrọ ka builds on achọrọ m and a clause with ka, so both come first.

Words in This Pattern

chọka