Skip to content
Igbo word

malitere

In Igbo, malitere means began / started. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What malitere means

malitere Past verb form
began / startedCompleted form of ‘malite’ (begin).

How to say it

Say it as malitere. 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.

malitere in a sentence

  • Dị ka Oriakụ Nwosu kwuru, a malitere iwu ụlọ nzukọ ahụ n'afọ 1982.According to Mrs Nwosu, construction of the meeting hall began in 1982.
  • Nnụnụ ndị ahụ were iwe, ma Mbe malitere iri nri ahụ naanị ya.The birds were angry, but Tortoise began eating the food all by himself.
  • Nnụnụ niile malitere ịkwadebe maka njem ahụ n’ihi na ha nwere nku ha ga-eji fee elu.All the birds began preparing for the journey, for they had wings to carry them into the sky.