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Igbo word

iji

In Igbo, iji means to use / in order to. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What iji means

iji Infinitive and preposition
to use / in order toInfinitive of 'ji' (use); used as 'in order to' ('iji dozie' = to correct).

How to say it

Say it as í-jì. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

iji in a sentence

  • Gụọ ihe ị dere ọzọ iji dozie mmejọ.Read what you wrote again to correct mistakes.
  • Iji chọpụta ya, anyị ga-enyocha akwụkwọ nzukọ nke afọ abụọ ahụ.To determine this, we will examine the meeting records from both years.