What it means
- dị Sentence power
- be, exist, or be in a conditionUse it for how something is: Ọ dị mma, it is fine. It also puts a thing in a place: Ọ dị n'elu tebụl.
- di Family
- husband'Di gị kwuru' = your husband said. Not the same word as dị (is): the dot changes it.
How to say it
Say it as dị́. Use a clear dotted ị vowel.
Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.
dị in a sentence
- Ka ọ dịsee you / until then
- dị mmais good
- Ọ dị mma.It is fine / I am fine.
- Ọ dị ọnụ.It is expensive.