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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 a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

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.