What were means
- were Past verb
- took / became'were iwe' = became angry, took anger.
How to say it
Say it as we-re. 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.
were in a sentence
- Were ngaji rie nri.Use a spoon to eat.
- Nnụnụ ndị ahụ were iwe nke ukwuu.The birds were furious.
- Agaghị m ebi n’ikpere mmiri were asọ na-akwọ aka.Use a good resource when it is available.