Positions of Objects in Igbo

Positions Of Objects In Igbo

Welcome back! Today we are going to learn how to express the positions of objects in Igbo. Learning the positions of things around you makes it easier to communicate and to get information across.

We have different positions in the English language and in today’s lesson we are going to learn how to describe these positions in Igbo. The different positions of objects in Igbo are listed in the table below.

Positions in Igbo

Igbo	English
N’íhú	Before/In front of
N’àzụ́	Behind/At the back of
N’élú	On top of
N’òkpúrù	Under
N’ákụ̀kụ̀	Beside
N’ímé	Inside
N’ètítì	In between
N’ọ́nụ́	At the edge
N’àlà	On the ground

Now that we have the list of positions in Igbo above, below we put them in sentences so that we can have a better understanding of how to use them properly in a sentence.

Prepositions in Igbo are used in the same way as prepositions in English e.g.

In English

Object + is + position + place

In Igbo

Object + nọ̀ + position + place

Take note: ‘nọ̀’ refers to ‘is’.

Some examples of how to use the positions of objects in a sentence are given below.

Example of sentences with positions in Igbo

Igbo	English
Ḿmádụ̀ nọ̀ n’íhú ụ́lọ̀	Somebody is in front of the house
Ọ́ nọ̀ n’àzụ́ m	He/She/It is behind me/at my back
Ákwụ́kwọ́ nọ̀ n’élú tébùlù	Book is on the table/on top of the table
Àkpà áhụ̀ nọ̀ n’òkpúrù óché	The bag is under the chair
Rédìò nọ̀ n’ákụ̀kụ̀ tìívìì	The radio is beside the television
Ńné m nọ̀ n’ímé ụ́gbọ́àlà	My mother is inside the car
Égó áhụ̀ nọ̀ n’ètítì ákwà nà pílò	The money is in between the cloth and the pillow
Mkpị́sịòdéè áhụ̀ nọ̀ n’ọ́nụ́ tébùlù	The pen is at the edge of the table
Òkpú áhụ̀ nọ̀ n’àla	The cap is on the ground

That is it for today. Learning positions in Igbo is quite easy. Try using them in your daily conversations to make sentences and practice.

Remember the more you practice, the more you learn.

See you in the next lesson!

Ka ọ dị!