How to use the indefinite article in Igbo

Step 3 : The indefinite article in Igbo

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns in English (a book, a chair, a door etc.). To get started in Igbo, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns akwụkwọ, oche and mgbo (book, chair, door). Once you have learned these nouns, you can then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. This is easy in Igbo, because in Igbo, there is no indefinite article. So the word akwụkwọ can mean book or a book, the word oche can mean chair or a chair and the word mgbo can mean door or a door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Igbo including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Igbo nouns akwụkwọ, oche and mgbo, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Igbo).

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