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Igbo word

dere

In Igbo, dere means wrote. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What dere means

dere Past verb
wrotePast tense form of 'de' (write).

How to say it

Say it as de-re. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

dere in a sentence

  • isi ihe e deremain written point
  • Gụọ ihe ị dere ọzọ iji dozie mmejọ.Read what you wrote again to correct mistakes.
  • Biko, lelee ma anyị dere aha gị nke ọma.Please check whether we wrote your name correctly.
  • Mgbe m dechara ya, ezigara m ya ihe e dere ka ọ gụọ.After transcribing it, I sent her the written text to read.