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Learning the Yoruba Verbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Yoruba language. But first we need to know what the role of Verbs is in the structure of the grammar in Yoruba.
Yoruba verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Yoruba Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | |
| Past | Ikoja |
| I spoke | Mo soro |
| I wrote | Mo kowe |
| I drove | Mo wa moto |
| I loved | Mo feran |
| I gave | Mo fun |
| I smiled | Mo rerin |
| I took | Mo mu |
| he spoke | O Soro |
| he wrote | O Kowe |
| he drove | O wa moto |
| he loved | O feran |
| he gave | O fun |
| he smiled | O rerin |
| he took | O mu |
| we spoke | A soro |
| we wrote | A rerin |
| we drove | A wa moto |
| we loved | A feran |
| we gave | A fun |
| we smiled | A rerin |
| we took | A mu |
| Future | |
| I will speak | Ma soro |
| I will write | Ma kowe |
| I will drive | Ma wa moto |
| I will love | Ma feran |
| I will give | Ma fun |
| I will smile | Ma rerin |
| I will take | Ma mu |
| he will speak | Oma soro |
| he will write | Oma kowe |
| he will drive | Oma wa moto |
| he will love | Oma feran |
| he will give | Oma fun |
| he will smile | Oma rerin |
| he will take | Oma mu |
| we will speak | Amaa soro |
| we will write | Amaa kowe |
| we will drive | Amaa wa moto |
| we will love | Amaa feran |
| we will give | Amaa fun |
| we will smile | Amaa rerin |
| we will take | Amaa mu |
| he speaks | Oma nrerin |
| he writes | Oma nkowe |
| he drives | Oma nwa moto |
| he loves | Om nferan |
| he gives | Olawo |
| he smiles | Oma nrerin |
| he takes | Oma nmu |
| we speak | A soro |
| we write | Akowe |
| we drive | A wa moto |
| we love | A feran |
| we give | A fun |
| we smile | A rerin |
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Yoruba.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Yoruba placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Yoruba vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Yoruba Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | Mole gba ye |
| she added it | Oun lodapo mo |
| we admit it | Awa gba be |
| they advised him | Won fun ni imoran |
| I can agree with that | Mo le fara mo iye |
| she allows it | Oun logba |
| we announce it | Awa lakede re |
| I can apologize | Mole toro idariji |
| she appears today | O fara han loni |
| they arranged that | Won seto ye |
| I can arrive tomorrow | Mole de lola/ mole de ni ola |
| she can ask him | Ole bi leere |
| she attaches that | Oda iye po mo |
| we attack them | A kogun jawon |
| they avoid her | Won year fun |
| I can bake it | Mole see |
| she is like him | Odabi re |
| we beat it | A naa |
| they became happy | Inu won si dun |
| I can begin that | Mole bere iye |
| we borrowed money | A ya owo |
| they breathe air | Won min ategun |
| I can bring it | Mole muwa |
| I can build that | Mole koye |
| she buys food | O ra ounje |
| we calculate it | A siro re/ Ase isiro re |
| they carry it | Won gbe |
| they don't cheat | Won kinse madaru |
| she chooses him | O yan omokunrin na |
| we close it | A pade |
| he comes here | Omanwa sibi |
| I can compare that | Mole se afarawe re |
| she competes with me | O figagbaga pelu mi |
| we complain about it | Ase aniyan nipa re |
| they continued reading | Won nkawe lo |
| he cried about that | Osun ekun olri re |
| I can decide now | Mo le pinu nisisiyin |
| she described it to me | O juwe re funmi |
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