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dà nhā

Active verb

9 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. be fined; pay a fine; incur a penalty; the active sense 'impose a fine' belongs to ta nhā

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Anịọcha, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Obosi, Ọka, Ọkụzụ

  • ra nrā Achala
  • ri nhā Anịọcha
  • rè nre Ezaa
  • dà nrā Mkpọọ
  • ri īwū Ngwa
  • dà nhā Nsa
  • li nrā Obosi
  • ri nrā Ọka
  • li īwū Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

E dàara m nhā maka ịzụ ahịa n'ụzọ.

— I was fined for trading on the road.

Gịnị mere gọọmentị ji dàa gị nhā?

— Why did the government fine you?

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