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gbakụ̀ta āzụ̄

Active verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. turn the back on; abandon

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Anam, Anịọcha, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ụmụahịa

  • ̄gbakụ̀ta āẓị̄ Achala
  • gbahàfụ̀ Ajalị
  • gbakụ̀ta āzụ̄ Anam
  • gbahàpụ̀ Anịọcha
  • gbaràpụ̀ Mkpọọ
  • dịịra āzụ̄ Ngwa
  • dọkiiya āzụ̄ Ngwa
  • gbakèta āzụ̄ Ngwa
  • gbakèta āzụ̄ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O gbakụ̀tara āzụ̄ nye nwanne ya nwoke.

— He turned his back on his brother.

Gịnị mere i ji gbakụ̀ta āzụ̄ nye ndị enyi gị?

— Why did you turn your back on your friends?

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