What it means
- rụrụ Past verb form
- did / performed / workedCompleted form of ‘rụ’ (do, perform, or work).
- ruru Past verb
- reached / arrived at'Mgbe oge ruru' = when the time came. Not the same word as rụrụ: the dots change it.
How to say it
Say it as rụrụ. 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.
rụrụ in a sentence
- Ahịrịokwu abụọ ahụ rụrụ otu ọrụ ekele n'agbanyeghị ọdịiche dị n'ụda ha.Those two greetings did the same job, even though they sound different.
- Mgbe oge ịlaghachi n’ụwa ruru, onye ọ bụla bịara wereghachi nku o nyere Mbe.When it was time to return to earth, each bird took back the feather it had given Tortoise.