Verbs in Igbo

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

Ka ọ dị!