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zọ̀jì

Active verb

5 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. break or snap something (shaft or stick) by stepping on it

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Isuama, Izii, Ngwa, Owere, Ụmụahịa

  • zọ̀ji Isuama
  • zọ̀jị̀ Izii
  • zọkàhụ Izii
  • zọ̀kwo Ngwa
  • zọ̀ji Owere
  • zọ̀ji Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O zọ̀jì mkpisi osisi ahụ mgbe ọ na-aga n'ọhịa.

— He snapped the stick by stepping on it while walking in the bush.

Ònye zọ̀jì mkpọrọhịhị m n'èzí n'abalị ụnyaahụ?

— Who broke my shaft by stepping on it outside last night?

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