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How to say “be” in Igbo

Common WordsLevel 3 · Intermediate
English
be
Igbo translation
Ịbụ

Hear it in a sentence

Onye nwee ịbụ a?

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Examples

Ọ chọrọ ịbụ ọgaranya.

He desires to be rich.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

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