tà
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
narrate; explain; report; interpret (e.g. a vision)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Biko, taa anyị ihe mere n'ụlọ akwụkwọ taa.
— Please, narrate to us what happened at school today.
Onye ga-ata nrọ a m rọrọ n'abalị?
— Who will interpret this dream I had at night?
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Same spelling, different tones
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- tatowards a 1st person or 2nd person in a sentence; chew; bite; gnaw; dry, dry up (of stream, etc.)
- tà(to)day. Basic tone appears to be low, being raised to high before another low tone, so that *tà à becomes ta à. But it is answer to a question happen this day (today; tap; hit with a quick on and off contact
- kwutemake mention of; used in expression of form verb + -ta + noun + ọnū, denoting great ability to, much, a high degree of
- dà nhābe fined; pay a fine; incur a penalty; the active sense 'impose a fine' belongs to ta nhā
- òtankespy; scout; private detective (from -ta nke eavesdrop)
- tē(tā)te: spread; ta: chew, bite
- fụ afụfụsuffer; suffer (compare -ta afụfụ)
- ta amōosube a witch; practise witchcraft; be a witch; practise witchcraft (compare -li amōosu and -ta mbili)