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mgbèdè

Noun

7 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. the period of time after the afternoon (usually from 4p.m. to about 7pm)

    Noun
  2. late afternoon; early evening (from when sun is getting low till dusk)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Izii, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Ọka, Ọnịcha

  • ùruenyashị Ezaa
  • ụ̀zọenyàshị̀ Izii
  • ùhurūchī Mbaise
  • ogè ànyaàsụ̀ Ngwa
  • ogè abàlị̀ Ngwa
  • ùhurūchī Ngwa
  • mgbèdè Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • mgbòdè Ọka
  • mgbẹ̀dẹ̀ Ọnịcha
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Examples

Anyị na-eri nri mgbèdè.

— We eat in the evening.

Ị ga-abịa n'ụlọ anyị mgbèdè?

— Will you come to our house in the evening?

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