Akan (Twi) Dictionary

Tag: Grammar

Grammar description

  • Menim

    mEnim

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: Pronoun.

    English Translation: I know.

    Sentence (Adinkra): mEnim nE din.

    Sentence (Akan): Menim ne din.

    Translation (English): I know his name.

  • TE

    UsU

    tEC

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb.

    English Translation: Are.

    Sentence
    AdinkrawoC hoC tEC sen?
    EnglishHow are you?

    UpU

    tEC

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb.

    English Translation: Reduce/Tear.

    Derivative
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    tEC muTear apartverb
    Variation
    suantearverb
    sunsuantearverb
    sunsuan mutear apartverb

  • Sen

    sen

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: adverb.

    English Translation: How.

    Sentence (Adinkra): wo ho tE sen.

    Sentence (Akan): Wo ho te sen.

    Translation (English): How are you.

  • Ne

    nEC

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: conjunction (for connecting words and phrases)

    English Translation: And.

    Ne

    Sentence (Adinkra): kofi nEC ama.

    Sentence (Akan): Kofi ne Ama.

    Translation (English): Kofi and Ama.

    Wo ne no eko hen?
    Variation
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    nECNeIt/ItsPronoun
    na NaAndConjunction (for connecting clauses and sentences)

    UsU

    Sentence (Adinkra): nEC boCc ye sen?

    Sentence (Akan): Ne buo ye sen?

    Translation (English): Its price is how much?

    UpU

    Sentence (Adinkra): woC nEC noC ekc hECn?

    Sentence (Akan): Wo ne no eko hen?

    Translation (English): Where are you going?

  • Menemusi

    mECnECmusi

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Consonant.

  • Adeyo

    adIyc

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Verb.

    French Translation: Verbe

    adIyc
    Variation
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    adIyeVerbnoun

  • A

    a

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: Pronoun.

    English Translation: That.

    Sentence (Adinkra): dua noC a esEC dan noC aCQi noC aCbu.

    Sentence (Akan): Dua no a ese dan no akyi no abu.

    Translation (English): That tree behind the house has fallen.

    A
    Dua no a ese dan no akyi no abu

  • Be

    UsU

    be

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Proverb.

    Sentence
    Adinkrabu mEC be.
    AkanBu me be.
    EnglishSay a proverb.
    Be
    Bu me be
    Variation
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    ebeEbeProverbnoun
    mmEbusemMmebusemProverbsnoun
    ebe

    UpU

    be

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Will (Future marker).

    Derivative
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    betumiBetumicould youconditional verb

  • Nhwesuo

    nhwesoCc

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Example.

    Nhwesuo

  • Ha

    ha

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: adverb

    English Translation: here

    sentence
    Adinkrabra ha.
    EnglishCome here.
    ha
    bra ha