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dàgbù

Active verb

5 varieties

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Meanings

  1. fall upon another, thus causing its death

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ

  • dàgide Afiikpo
  • dàgbu Afiikpo
  • tigbu Ajalị
  • dàgbu Ezaa
  • dàgbù Izii
  • bịàgbu Mkpọọ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Osisi ahụ dàgbùrù ọkụkọ m n'ogige.

— The tree fell upon my chicken in the garden, killing it.

Mgbidi ahụ dàgbùrù nkịta ahụ mgbe ọ na-agba ọsọ.

— The wall fell upon the dog while it was running, killing it.

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