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Igbo word

kwụsị

In Igbo, kwụsị means stop / pause. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What kwụsị means

kwụsị Verb
stop / pauseTo stop, pause, or bring an action to an end.

How to say it

Say it as kwụsị. 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.

kwụsị in a sentence

  • Kwụsị ibe ákwá.Stop crying.
  • Ọ gwara m ka m kwụsị otu ebe ma wepụ aha mmadụ n'akụkọ ahụ.She asked me to pause at one point and remove a person's name from the story.