Meaning of ta | Babel Free
tàDefinitions
- to sell something
- to grow, to form, to become big
- to splash, pop, explode
- to spring, burst, bounce
- to shine (as in the sun or daylight)
- to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile).
- to stick out visibly, to protrude
- to spin something, to roll
- to snatch (suddenly)
- to flirt, to talk with teasing affection
- to oppose or refuse something loudly
- to sting
- to be spicy, to be hot
- to kick
- to pick, pluck, floss (as in your teeth)
Examples
“kí l'a à bá tà k'á fi ra ọmọ?”
what could we possibly have sold to purchase a child?
“uṣu ta, kí uṣu ò ta, ọkọọkan ló gbéṣu àbá mi láti oko rẹ l'Éjìgbò”
If the yam grows big or not, they must carry the yams of my father one by one from his farm in Ejigbo
“gúgúrú ta”
The popcorn popped on the stove
“ìgbìmọ̀ alátakòó ta lórí ọ̀rọ̀ náà”
The opposition opposed the measure very loudly
“oòrún ta sí wá lára”
The has shined on us
“ọlọ́pàá ta ìbọn”
The police officer fired his gun
“oyín ta wọ́n”
The bee stung them
“atá ta”
The pepper was spicy
“ẹṣín ta, ta, ta, ó kú o!”
The horse kicked, kicked, and kicked, and then it died
“ó ń fi wá tayín”
He was deliberately ignoring us at work
“eyín ta síta”
The tooth stuck out
“ó ta òkòtó”
She spun the spinning top
“àṣá idìí ta òròmọdìẹ nílẹ̀”
The hawk snatch a chick from the ground
“àwọn ọmọkùnrin àti ọmọbìnrin ń tage”
The young boys and girls were flirting with each other
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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