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How to say “before” in Igbo

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
before
Igbo translation
Tupu

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Ị nara ikike tupu ị kọọ akụkọ ahụ?

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Examples

Ọ nwere afọ atọ tupu ọ pụọ.

He has three years to go.

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

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