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Igbo word

iburu

In Igbo, iburu means to carry / to take away. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What iburu means

iburu Infinitive verb
to carry / to take awayInfinitive of ‘bu’ (carry) with the ‘-ru’ extension: ‘iburu ya laa’ - to carry it home.

How to say it

Say it as iburu. 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.

iburu in a sentence

  • Ọ maghị onye nwe akpa ahụ, ya mere o kweghị iburu ya laa.He did not know who owned the bag, so he refused to take it home.