Adverbs Flashcards by Yoruba Learner

Lè - Mo lè wá lónìí

Can, may, be able - I can come today

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Gbọ́dọ̀ - Mo gbọ́dọ̀ jẹun

Must - I must eat

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

And - I ate and I slept

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Máà - Ẹ máà bínú
Short form - Má
Má sùn

Do not - Do not be angry
Do not sleep

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Tètè - Mo tètè lọ

Quickly, without delay - I went quickly

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Mọ̀ọ́mọ̀, dìídì
Ó dìídì pè mí
Ó mọ̀ọ́mọ̀ pè mi

Intentionally, knowingly, purposely - He intentionally called me

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Ṣì, pàpà
Ò ṣì ń purọ́
Ó pàpà wá

Still - He is still lying
He still came

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Kúkú - Ó kúkú gbọ́ bí mo ṣe ń kan ilẹ̀kùn

Indeed, anyway - She indeed heard me knocking

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Ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ - Mo ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ jí

Just now, just this minute - I just woke up

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Mà - Ó mà wá lánàá

Indeed, in fact - He indeed came

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Tiẹ̀
Ó tiẹ̀ pè mí lòníì

Even - He even called me today

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Tún, túbọ̀
Ó tún padà wá lónìí

Again - He came back again today

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Ṣáà - Ó ṣáà ti gbọ́

Anyway - He had already heard anyway

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Dédé - Ó dédé pè mí lánàá

Suddenly, without reason
She suddenly called me yesterday.

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

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

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

Together - We will go to the market together

Nìkan - Ojo ni ó nìkan jẹun

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

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

First - I arrived first

Jẹ́ - O ò jẹ́ sùn

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

Kàn - Ó kàn pè mi lẹ́ẹ̀kan

Just, simply - He just called me once

Sábà - Ó má ń sábà lọ sí ilé bàbá ẹ̀

Usually - He usually goes to his father’s house

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

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

Ti - Ó ti Èkó dé ní àná

from a place - He came back from Lagos yesterday

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

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

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

Rí - Mo ti rí wọn rí
(rí - see)
(rí - before as an adverb)

Ever (Before) - I have seen him before

Mọ́ - Má pè mí mọ́

Anymore, ever (again) - Do not call me ever again.

Rárá - Mi ò gbọ́ ẹ rárá

Not at all - I didn’t hear you at all

Gan-an - Ò ń họọrun gan-an
Ẹ ṣeun gan-an

Really, so much - He is really snoring
Thank you so much

Wàyí/báyìí - Mo ma pè ẹ́ wàyí/báyìí

Now, right now - I will call you right now

Ní, sí, fún, pẹ̀lú - are prepositions.When used with a noun or nominalization functioning as the preposition object. it becomes adverbials.

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.

Sí - Ó lọ sí oko (O lọ oko)

To - Signify the location and direction of movement. It can be left out in sentences.

Pẹ̀lú - Ó lọ pèlú mi

With - used to express manner or circumstances.
He went with me

Fún - Wa-a fún wọn

For - Find it for her

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