Welcome back! So today we will be looking at Verbs in Igbo.
Something that you should know is that Igbo has two types of verbs. One type of verb which I will refer to as the Standard Verbs, and the second type which is the infinitive form.
Because of this, it will make the long list of verbs twice as long, so I’m going to show you the most relevant verb form that will help you learn conversational Igbo.
The verb list consists of over 100 verbs in Igbo, it might seem like a lot now but don’t worry, there’s a software I will show you that will help you to learn lots of the verbs in a short space of time, I will reveal it at the end of the verb list.
So without further ado here are the verbs in Igbo.
Igbo Verbs
Verb | Infinitive Form |
To give | Ínyē |
To take | Íwè/Íwèrè |
To go | Ị́gā |
To come | Ị́bịā |
To read | Ị́gụ |
To write | Ídē |
To see | Ị́hụ |
To wash | Ị́sā |
To eat | Írī |
To drink | Ị́ṅụ |
To cook | Ísī |
To know | Ị́mā |
To speak | Íkwū |
To work | Ị́rụ |
To think | Íchè |
To drive | Ị́nyà |
To search | Ị́chọ |
To kick | Ị́gbā |
To live | Íbī |
To buy | Ị́zụ/Ígō |
To sell | Írē |
To stop | Ị́kwụsị |
To wait | Íchē |
To start | Íbīdō |
To hear | Ị́nụ |
To cry | Íbē ákwá |
To ask | Ị́jụ |
To listen | Ígè |
To fall | Ị́dà |
To catch | Íjìdè |
To pray | Íkpē èkpéré |
To sing | Ị́gụ égwú |
To fight | Ị́lụ̀ ọ̀gụ̀ |
To quarrel | Ísè ókwú |
To grow | Ítō |
To borrow | Íbìtè |
To lend | Íbìnyè |
To keep | Ídōbē |
To send | Ízìgà |
To show | Ígōsī |
To swim | Ígwù ḿmírī |
To beg | Ị́rịọ |
To call | Ị́kpọ |
To look | Ílē |
To steal | Ízū |
To receive | Ị́nātā |
To remove | Íwēpù |
To worship | Ífè |
To praise | Ítò |
To beat | Ị́kụ |
To cut | Ígbūbì |
To pay | Ị́kwụ |
To explain | Ị́kọwā |
To tell | Ị́gwā |
To greet | Íkèlè |
To break | Ị́gbàjì |
To study/learn | Ị́mụ̀ |
To chew | Ị́tā |
To swallow | Ílō |
To close | Ímēchī |
To open | Ímēpē |
To hold | Íjìgìdè |
To hide | Ízō |
To lick | Íhīchā |
To mix | Ị́gwākọtā |
To peel | Íkpèchà |
To pound | Ị́sụ |
To excrete | Ị́nyụ (ǹsị́) |
To urinate | Ị́nyụ (mámịrị) |
To comb | Ị́bọ (ísí) |
To barber | Ị́kpụ (ísí) |
To plait | Ị́kpà (ísí) |
To sweep | Ị́zà |
To clean | Íhīchā |
To dress/wear | Íyì |
To rub | Ítē |
To fly | Ífē |
To run | Ị́gbā ọ́sọ́ |
To walk | Ị́gā íjè |
To dance | Ị́gbā égwú |
To like | Ị́māsị |
To love | Ị́hụ n’ányá |
To kill | Ígbū |
To bury | Ílì |
To burn | Írē (ọ́kụ́) |
To agree | Íkwē |
To refuse | Ị́jụ |
To carry | Íbū |
To do | Ímē |
To fry | Íghē |
To roast | Ị́hụ (n’ọ́kụ́) |
To boil | Íghū (n’ọ́kụ́) |
To sleep | Ị́rāhụ ụ́rá |
To wake | Ítētā |
To swell | Íkò |
To pack | Íkpō |
To spoil | Ímēbì |
To decay | Írē úré |
To smell | Ísì ísì |
To press | Ị́pị̀ |
To suck | Ị́mị̀ |
To blow | Ị́fụ̀ |
To rise | Íbìlì |
Finally you’ve gotten to the end of the list, so here it is!
The special software that you can use to learn lots of words at a time is called Anki.
Anki Website https://apps.ankiweb.net/
If you’re looking for more Igbo lessons, make sure to check out our Igbo lessons list
