ha / hɔ

Here and There

Level 1

ha = here, hɔ = there. Put them straight after the verb: Bra ha (Come here), Kɔ hɔ (Go there).

How It Works

Being here or there

  • Mewɔ ha. (I am here.)
  • Ɔwɔ hɔ. (He is there.)
  • Ɔnni ha. (She is not here.) The negative of wɔ is nni.

Going here or there
After bra (come!) and kɔ (go), ha and hɔ follow directly, just like a place in kɔ + place:

  • Bra ha. (Come here.)
  • Kɔ hɔ. (Go there.)
  • Fa to hɔ. (Put it there.)

Ɛha and ɛhɔ
With the prefix ɛ-, ɛha and ɛhɔ can be the subject of a sentence: Ɛha yɛ fɛ (It is nice here, literally here is nice).

Hɔ in there is
Hɔ is also part of wɔ hɔ, the way to say there is: Nsuo wɔ hɔ (There is water). So Ɔwɔ hɔ can mean he is there or he is present.

Here and there
Ha ne hɔ means here and there.

Examples (6)

  1. Bra ha.

    Come here.

    Word by Word: come here

  2. Ɔwɔ hɔ.

    He is there.

    Word by Word: he-is-at there

    Ɔ- means he or she, so this can also mean She is there.

  3. Ɔnni ha.

    She is not here.

    Word by Word: she-is-not-at here

  4. Mete ha.

    I live here.

    Word by Word: I-live here

  5. Fa to hɔ.

    Put it there.

    Word by Word: take put there

    Fa (take) and to (put down) together mean put. The thing being put is left out, as Twi often does.

  6. Ɛha yɛ fɛ.

    It is nice here.

    Word by Word: here is pretty

    With ɛ-, ɛha works as a noun meaning this place.

Common Mistakes

  • Using yi (this) to mean here.

    Kofi wɔ yi.
    Kofi wɔ ha.

    Yi means this and needs a noun before it. The place word for here is ha.

  • Adding wɔ between a verb of movement and ha or hɔ.

    Bra wɔ ha.
    Bra ha.

    Wɔ means be at. After bra and kɔ, the place word follows directly.

How It Connects

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ha / hɔLevel 1Here and There

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Here and there usually go with wɔ.

Words in This Pattern

hahɔɛhaɛhɔ