gide
Extensional suffix5 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
firmly; persistently; tightly
Extensional suffix
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsụka, Ụmụahịa
- -dide Achala
- -kàṭa Mbaise
- -kàta Ngwa
- -ghide Ngwa
- -gide Nsụka — same spelling as the Izugbe
- -ghide Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Gide igbe ahụ aka ka ọ ghara ịda.
— Hold that box firmly so it doesn't fall.
Ọ gidere n'ahụ ụlọ, na-eche mmiri ịkwụsị.
— He leaned against the wall, waiting for the rain to stop.
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