What ukwuu means
- ukwuu Intensifier
- very much / greatlyAn intensifier, not an adjective. It follows 'nke': 'daalụ nke ukwuu' = thank you very much; 'mara mma nke ukwuu' = is very beautiful.
How to say it
Say it as u-kwuu. 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.
ukwuu in a sentence
- daalụ nke ukwuuthank you very much
- Ọ dị ọnụ nke ukwuu.It is very expensive.
- Daalụ nke ukwuu, nne.Thank you very much, Mum.
- Ákwà ọhụrụ ahụ mara mma nke ukwuu.That new cloth is very beautiful.