What kụọla means
- kụọla Verb and time
- has struck / reached (time)Perfective form of 'kụ' (strike/beat). Used in clock time ('Ọ kụọla elekere...' = It is ... o'clock).
How to say it
Say it as kụ-ọ-la. 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.
kụọla in a sentence
- Ọ kụọla elekere asaa.It is seven o'clock.
- Ọ kụọla elekere iri na abụọ nke ehihie.It is twelve o'clock in the afternoon.