gbafù obì
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
take the breath away; startle; shock; make shudder
Active verbtake the breath away; startle; shock; make shudder (literally make the heart run away)
Active verb
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- -gbafù ume
Examples
Akụkọ ahụ gbafuru m obì.
— That news startled me.
Gịnị gbafuru gị obì n'ụlọ ahịa?
— What startled you at the market?
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