Adverbs Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
Q

Lè - Mo lè wá lónìí

A

Can, may, be able - I can come today

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Gbọ́dọ̀ - Mo gbọ́dọ̀ jẹun

A

Must - I must eat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Sì, dẹ̀
Mo jẹun, mo sì sùn
Mo jẹun, mo dẹ sùn

A

And - I ate and I slept

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Máà - Ẹ máà bínú
Short form - Má
Má sùn

A

Do not - Do not be angry
Do not sleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Tètè - Mo tètè lọ

A

Quickly, without delay - I went quickly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Mọ̀ọ́mọ̀, dìídì
Ó dìídì pè mí
Ó mọ̀ọ́mọ̀ pè mi

A

Intentionally, knowingly, purposely - He intentionally called me

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Ṣì, pàpà
Ò ṣì ń purọ́
Ó pàpà wá

A

Still - He is still lying
He still came

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Kúkú - Ó kúkú gbọ́ bí mo ṣe ń kan ilẹ̀kùn

A

Indeed, anyway - She indeed heard me knocking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ - Mo ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ jí

A

Just now, just this minute - I just woke up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Mà - Ó mà wá lánàá

A

Indeed, in fact - He indeed came

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Tiẹ̀
Ó tiẹ̀ pè mí lòníì

A

Even - He even called me today

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Tún, túbọ̀
Ó tún padà wá lónìí

A

Again - He came back again today

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Ṣáà - Ó ṣáà ti gbọ́

A

Anyway - He had already heard anyway

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Dédé - Ó dédé pè mí lánàá

A

Suddenly, without reason
She suddenly called me yesterday.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Jàjà - Ó jàjà pè mí láààrọ̀, ò tún ń purọ́

A

At last, finally - He called me in the morning at last and he was lying again.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Jọ, dijọ̀, jùmọ̀ - A ma dìjọ lọ sí ọjà
A ma jọ lọ sí ọjà

A

Together - We will go to the market together

17
Q

Nìkan - Ojo ni ó nìkan jẹun

A

Alone, single-handed - Ojo ate alone.
As a qualifier - Ojo nìkan ni ó jẹun. It qualifies the noun (Ojo).

18
Q

Kọ́, kọ́kọ́ - Èmi ni mo kọ́kọ́ dé
Èmi ni mo kọ́ dé

A

First - I arrived first

19
Q

Jẹ́ - O ò jẹ́ sùn

A

Had better not do something - You had better not sleep.

20
Q

Kàn - Ó kàn pè mi lẹ́ẹ̀kan

A

Just, simply - He just called me once

21
Q

Sábà - Ó má ń sábà lọ sí ilé bàbá ẹ̀

A

Usually - He usually goes to his father’s house

22
Q

Ò - Mi ò jẹun (ongoing, continuous, habitual)
Mi ò sùn (past)

A

Not (Negations) - Mi ò gbọ́
I am not eating (ongoing, continuous, habitual)
I didn’t sleep - Past

23
Q

Ti - Ó ti Èkó dé ní àná

A

from a place - He came back from Lagos yesterday

24
Q

Bá - Ó bá bàbá lọ sí ọjà
Ẹ bá mi wá owó mi

A

for, in company with, on behalf of - He went to the market with father
Search for the money on my behalf

25
Fi - Ó fi ayọ̀ gbà á Ó fi ọbẹ há á
(with, by which an action is accomplished, manner - He received it with joy He scraped it with a knife
26
Rí - Mo ti rí wọn rí (rí - see) (rí - before as an adverb)
Ever (Before) - I have seen him before
27
Mọ́ - Má pè mí mọ́
Anymore, ever (again) - Do not call me ever again.
28
Rárá - Mi ò gbọ́ ẹ rárá
Not at all - I didn't hear you at all
29
Gan-an - Ò ń họọrun gan-an Ẹ ṣeun gan-an
Really, so much - He is really snoring Thank you so much
30
Wàyí/báyìí - Mo ma pè ẹ́ wàyí/báyìí
Now, right now - I will call you right now
31
Ní, sí, fún, pẹ̀lú - are prepositions.When used with a noun or nominalization functioning as the preposition object. it becomes adverbials.
32
Ní - Ó wá ní àárọ̀
In, at, to, on - He came in the morning. Ní (in, at, on) - signifies time, location, manner, appearance, direction, respect, and condition.
33
Sí - Ó lọ sí oko (O lọ oko)
To - Signify the location and direction of movement. It can be left out in sentences.
34
Pẹ̀lú - Ó lọ pèlú mi
With - used to express manner or circumstances. He went with me
35
Fún - Wa-a fún wọn
For - Find it for her
36
Ní -Òjo ran mi ní eti Ó ṣe-e ní èṣe Wò mí ní ojú Ẹ fún mi ní owó O jí mi ni owó Ó gún mi ní apá Ó pè mi ní olè Ó rán mi ní iṣẹ́
Particle selecting verbs. It has no concrete meaning. Ojo reminded me He hurt her Give me money He stole my money He stabbed my arm He called me a thief He sent me on an errand