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retọ̀

Active verb

7 varieties

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Meanings

  1. be very rotten

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Amaifeke, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • lẹtọ̀ Achala
  • rẹtọ̀ Amaifeke
  • regwọ̀ Mbaise
  • rekasị Ngwa
  • regwọ̀ Ngwa
  • retọ̀ Nkanụ
  • letọ̀ Ọnịcha
  • regwọ̀ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ji anyị kụrụ n'ubi retọ̀la ugbu a.

— The yam we planted in the farm has become very rotten now.

Tụfuo azụ retọ̀la ahụ tupu ọ kpata ọrịa.

— Throw away that rotten fish before it causes sickness.

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