What elekere means
- elekere Time
- clock / hour / o'clockRefers to clock time or hours ('elekere iri' = ten o'clock).
How to say it
Say it as e-le-ke-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.
elekere in a sentence
- elekere atọthree o'clock
- elekere iri na otueleven o'clock
- Ọ kụọla elekere asaa.It is seven o'clock.
- M na-eteta n'elekere asaa kwa ụtụtụ.I wake up at seven every morning.