Monosyllabic verbs Flashcards
To teach the common verbs used for Yoruba conversations
1
Q
to eat + object
A
jẹ
2
Q
to be (e.g. I am, it is)
A
jẹ́
3
Q
to read
A
kà
4
Q
to fold
A
ká
5
Q
to do
A
ṣe
6
Q
to want, to like, to need
A
fẹ́
7
Q
to have ( possession )
A
ní
8
Q
to come
A
wá
9
Q
also to find (look for + object)
A
wá
10
Q
to be ( to exist)
A
wà
11
Q
to go
A
lọ
12
Q
to grind
A
lọ̀
13
Q
to sleep
A
sùn
14
Q
to shift + object , to move close to
A
sún, sún mọ
15
Q
to burn + something
A
sun
16
Q
to dance
A
jó
17
Q
to burn (Object + verb)
A
jó
18
Q
to fly, jump, skip
A
fò
19
Q
to buy ( verb + object )
A
rà
20
Q
to decay
A
rà
21
Q
to sell
A
tà
22
Q
to be spicy
A
ta
23
Q
to drink (verb + object )
A
mu
24
Q
to pick, to take
A
mún
25
to do, to make
ṣe
26
to carry
gbé
27
to walk
rìn
28
to cook
sè
29
to give birth (verb + object)
bí
30
to meet ( verb + object ) + place (optional)
bá
31
to arrive
dé
32
to create
dá
33
to be , to exist
wà
34
to come
wá
35
to beg (verb + object)
bẹ̀
36
to draw, to stretch (verb + object)
fà
37
to cause
fa
