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Igbo word

ndụ

In Igbo, ndụ means life / living / existence. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ndụ means

ndụ Life and concept
life / living / existencePhysical life or living ('ndụ n'ofesi' = life abroad).

How to say it

Say it as ńdụ̀. 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.

ndụ in a sentence

  • ndụ n'ofesilife abroad
  • ihe ize ndụ kacha mkpamost important risk
  • Biko, kọwaa ihe ize ndụ kacha mkpa tupu anyị ekpebie.Please explain the most important risk before we decide.
  • Ihe ize ndụ bụ na anyị nwere naanị otu onye nkụzi maka klaasị abụọ ahụ.The risk is that we have only one teacher for the two classes.