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 tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.
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.