What it means
- èzí Place
- outside / outdoorsThe area outside a building.
- ezi Modifier
- good / true / genuineDescribes goodness, truth, or genuineness according to context.
How to say it
Say it as èzí. 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.
èzí in a sentence
- A ga-edowe igbe nkwụnye akwụkwọ n'èzí ọnụ ụzọ.A book-return box will be placed outside the door.
- Mbe weghachiri ya akpa ahụ, ndị obodo wee too ezi omume ya.Tortoise returned the bag to her, and the community praised his good conduct.