What ime means
- ime Preposition and verb
- inside / interior / do / makeInside ('ime ụlọ' = inside the house) or infinitive verb (do/make).
How to say it
Say it as í-mē. 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.
ime in a sentence
- ime ụlọinside the house or a room
- ime ụlọ mmy room
- Ọ nọ n'ime ụlọ.She is inside the house.
- Àkwà dị n'ime ụlọ ahụ bụ ebe onye ọbịa ga-ehi ụra.The bed in that room is where the guest will sleep.