dị
Passive verbNdebe script
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Meanings
be (in a state of); have (a certain quality)
Passive verb(probably originates from -dị 1., in Onitsha used only in the negative; it marks the progressive or habitual negative verb forms
Passive verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Chikē adī-àbịa
— (So) Chike is not coming/does not usually come
Nkịtā adī àta ọjī
— Dogs never eat kolanuts
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Same spelling, different tones
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- dìbe; exist; live; stay
- òdì-being; state; condition; used as first element of nouns formed for phrases with -dị be
- òkwụkwụpaying Anà m àbịa ịkwụ onye ọ bụnà dịkà ọlụ yā sìlì dị I am coming to pay everyone according to his work Ibì egō adā àdị ọlọ kà òkwụkwụ yā Borrowing money is not usually as difficult as repaying it; jumping
- òdìbendicustom (from -dị be ndi be in the home of people; compare òmenàànì)