What maghị means
- maghị Negative verb
- do not knowNegative form of 'ma' (know).
How to say it
Say it as ma-ghị. 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.
maghị in a sentence
- Ọ bụrụ na ị maghị ihe ị ga-eme, jụọ tupu ị mee ihe.If you do not know what to do, ask before acting.
- Ọ bụrụ na ị maghị ụdị okwu kwesịrị ekwesị, jụọ onye ahụ.If you do not know which way of speaking fits, ask the person.
- 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.