ALL VERBS Flashcards by Yoruba Learner

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Pa - Wọn pa Ṣọlá ní òru àná

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Murder - They murdered Sola at midnight.

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Rún - Àwọn ọmọ rún ipanu wọn sí wẹ́wẹ́

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Munch - The children munched their snack in pieces.

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Sọ mọ - Kúnlé so mọ́ aya rẹ̀ níbi ayẹyẹ ìgbéyàwó lánàá

Dì mọ́ - Ola dì mó ìyá rè láààrọ̀ yìí

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Hug - Kunle hugged his wife at the wedding event yesterday

Ola huged his mother this morning

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Tàsé - Níyì àti Adé tàsé ara wọn ní ilé-ìwòsàn ní àná

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Miss - Níyì and Ade Missed each other at the hospital

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Dárúkọ - Dárúkọ ìlú mẹ́ta ti o mọ̀

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Mention - Mention three states you know.

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Sin - Wọ́n máa sin òkú ìyá àgbà ní ọjọ́ sátidé tí ó ń bọ̀

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Bury - They will bury grandma next Saturday.

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Rù - Bimpe ru garawa omi sórí

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Carry (on the head) - Bimpe carry a pale of water on the head

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Lóyún - Ṣọlá ti lóyún

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Pregnant - Sola is pregnant

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Farabalẹ̀ - Ẹ ní láti farabalẹ̀

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Calm down - You need to calm down

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Lépa - Àwọn ọlọ́pàá lépa àwọn adigunjalè

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Chase - Police chase after the robbers

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Ṣe ìkẹ́ - Ọkọ ìyàwó ṣe ìkẹ́ aya rè

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Cherish - The Groom cherished his wife

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Gbè - Mo gbe omi òjò

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Collect (rainwater) - I collected rainwater

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Somọ́ - Ó sọmọ́ mi

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Clung - She clung to me

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Kọlu - Wọ́n kọlù ara wọn

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Collide - The collided with each other.

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Fọkan sí - Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń fọkàn sí àlàyé olùkọ́

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Concentrate - - The students concentrate on the teacher’s explanations

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Ṣépè fún - Má ṣépè fún mi

Géègún - Òbí ò gbọdọ̀ géègún fún àwọn ọmọ wọn

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Curse - Do not curse me.

Parents must not curse their children

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Ṣẹ́gun - A ma ṣégun ọ̀ta wa

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Defeat
We will defeat our enenies.

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Mú ìrẹ̀wẹsì bá - Èsì ìdánwò wa mú ìrẹ̀wẹ̀sì bá mi

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Discourage - Our examination result discouraged me

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Pàtẹ - Àwọn ọlọ́jà máa pàtẹ ọjà ni ọ̀sán

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Display - The traders will display their goods at noon

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Pa - Òjó pá mí ní àárọ̀ yìí

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Drench - I got drenched by the rain this morning

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Tòògbé - Ò ń tòògbé

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Doze - He is dozing

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Fà - Kí ni ẹ ń fà?

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Drag - What are you dragging

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Tú àṣírí - Ó tú àṣírí wọn

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Expose - He exposed their secrets

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Sẹ́ - Ìyá ma ṣé ògì

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Filter - Mother will filter the pap

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Gba - Màá gba èsì ìdánwò mi ní ọlá

Get - I will get my result tomorrow.

Ná - Ó ń ná ọjà

Haggle - He is haggling over the good

Yájú sí - Má yájú sí mi Fàbùkùn kàn - Ó fi àbùkù kàn mí

Insult - Do not insult me Insult - He insulted me

Lọ̀ - Mo fẹ́ lọ aṣọ mi

Iron - I want to iron my clothe

Lù - Ó ń lu agogo

Jingle - He is jingling the bell

Fi ahọn lá - Sọlá fi àhọ́n lá abọ́ rẹ̀ẹ

Lick - Sọlá licked her plate

Dàbí - Ayọ̀ dàbíi bàbá ẹ̀

Like - Ayo is like his father.

Dojú ìjà kọ - Ó fẹ́ dojú ìjà kọ wá

Attack - He wants to attack us

Sọ̀rọ̀ lẹ́yìn - Wọ́n ń sọ̀rọ̀ mi léyìn

Talk behind (back-bite) - They are talking behind me

Faradà - Ẹ bá mi faradà-á

Bear - Bear with me

Padà léyìn - Ẹ padà lẹ́yìn mi

Back off - BACK OFF

Yẹ - Aṣọ yìí yẹ-ẹ

Fit - This cloth fits you.

Di - Ó ti di adajọ́

Become - She has become a Judge

Kìlọ̀ - Mo ti kìlò fun-un

Warn - I have warned her

Sẹ́ - Mo fẹ́ ṣé àgbo mi

Strain - I want to strain my herb

pa - Pa iná yẹn

Switch off - switch off that light

Tẹ dùùrù - Mo fẹ́ tẹ dùùrù

Play piano - I want to play piano

Yọ́ - Òri tí yọ́

Melt - The shea butter has melted

Fòpin sí - A ní láti fòpin sí òfin yìí

Abolish - We need to abolish this law

Yadi - Ó ti yadi

Mute - He is muted

Ṣọ́ra - Ṣọ́ra fún ajá

Beware -Beware of the dog.

Fún wàrà - Fún wàrà màálù

Milk - Milk the cow

se àṣìṣe - Má ṣe àṣìṣe

Make mistate - Do not make a mistake

Fọ́nnu - Wọ́n ń fọ́nnu Halẹ̀ - Wọ́n ń halẹ̀

Boast - They are boasting Boast - They are boasting

Bèèrè - Kúnlé bèèrè ẹ̀tọ́ bàbá rẹ̀

Claim - Kúnlé claimed his father's right.

Ṣe àlàyé - Jọ̀wọ́ ṣe àlàyé

Clarify - Please clarify.

Pàtéwọ́ - Pàtẹwọ́ fún wọn

Clap - clap for them.

Foríṣọ́pọ́n - Má jẹ́ kí okòwò ẹ forísọpọ́n

Collapse - Do not let your business collapse.

Kùnà - Òwò mi ò níí kùnà

Fail - My business will not fail

Padà wá - Jọ̀wọ́ padà wá ilé

Come back - Please come back home

Padà bo - Mò ń padà bọ̀

Coming back - I am coming back

Kọ - Àkùkọ kọ

Crow - The cock crowed

Rá - Ó ń rá

Crawl - He is crawling

Sọ̀kalẹ̀ - Sọ̀kalẹ̀ lórí àkàbà

Come down - Come down from the ladder

Wà nínú àhámọ́ - Wọ́n tí wà nínú àhámọ́

Confine - They have been confined

Darí - Òun ni ó ń darí wọn

Control - He is the one controlling them

Balẹ̀ - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti balẹ̀

Descend - The plane has descended

Ṣàìgbọràn - Màá ṣàìgbọràn

Disobey - Do not disobey

Yà bàrà - Wọ́n ń yà bàrà

Digress - They are digressing

Pínyà - Wọ́n ti pínyà

Separate - They have separated

Yọ́ - Epo ti yọ́

Dissolve - The palm oil has dissolved

Yó - Mo yó lánàá

Drunk - I was drunk yesterday.

Rọ̀ - Ìdánwò náà rò

Easy - The exam was easy.

Wọ́n - Aṣọ náà wọ́n

Expensive - The cloth is expensive

Jowú - Má jowú ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ

Envy - Do not envy your friend

Dákú - Ṣọlá dákú lénu ìṣe

Faint - Sola fainted while working

Já - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú já

Crash (Airplane) - An airplane crashed.

Só - Mo fẹ́ só

Fart - I want to fart

Bẹ̀rù - Má bẹ̀rù

Afraid - Do not be afraid

Tage - Wọ́n ń tage

Flirt - They are flirting

Ṣàn - Odò ń ṣàn

Flow - The river is flowing

Bọ́ - Mo bọ́ lọ́wọ́ọ wọn

Free/escape - I am free from them

Dì - Omí tí dì

Freeze - The water has frozen

Kún - Omí tí kún

Full - Water is full

Jèrè - Ẹ ma jèrè púpọ̀

Profit - You will make a profit

Hù - Ewéko mi ń hù

Germinate, grow - My plant is germinating

Mí tagbára - Ó ń mí tagbára

Gasp - He is gasping

Gbin - Ó ń gbin

Groan - He is groaning

Kùn - Kílódé tí ẹ̀ ń kùn

Grumble - Why are you grumbling

Tú jáde - Oyún tú jáde létí ẹ̀

Gush out - The pus gushed out of his ear

Léfòó - Ewé léfòó lórí omi

Float - The leaf floats on the water

Kórè - Àsìkò láti kórè nì yìí

Harvest - This is the time to harvest

San - Egbò rẹ máa sàn

Heal - His wound will heal.

Ṣiyèméjì - Má ṣiyèméjì láti pè mí

Hesitate - Do not hesitate to call me

Gbó - Kí ló ń gbó lálẹ́ àná

Howl - What was that howling last night

Kùn - Máa kùn

Hum - Do not hum.

Ṣọdẹ - Ajá mi ń ṣọdẹ

Hunt - My dog hunts

Ṣe ìmẹ́lẹ́ - Má ṣe ìmẹ́lẹ́

Idle - Do not be idle.

Ṣàìsàn - Kúnlé ń ṣàìsàn

Ill - Kúnlé is ill.

Tan iná - Tan iná sínú ọgbà

Light up - Light up the compound

Tọ́ka sí - Tọ́ka sí èyí tí ó jẹ

Indicate, point at Indicate which one it is

Ṣíwá - Wọ́n ṣị́wá láti Nigeria

Immigrate - They immigrated from Nigeria

ṣẹ ìwádìí - Àwọn Ọlọ́pàá máa ṣe ìwádìí

Investigate - The police will investigate

Já lẹ́wọ̀n - Àwọn ẹlẹ́wọ̀n gbìyànjú láti já lẹ́wọ̀n

Jail-break - The prisoners attempted a jail-break

Dágbére - Mi ò dágbére

Say Goodbye - I did not say goodbye

Dápàárá - Ó ń bá wọn dápàárá Ṣẹ̀fẹ̀ - Wọ́n ń ṣẹ̀fẹ̀

Joke - He is joking with them Joke - They are joking

Rọbí - Ó ń robí lọ́wọ́ Ṣe wàhálà - Máa ṣe wàhálà lásán Ṣiṣẹ́ kárakára - Ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ kárakára.

Labor- She is in labor. Labor - Do not labor in vain Labor - He labours tirelessly

Balẹ̀ - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti balẹ̀ Gúnlẹ̀ - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti gúnlẹ̀ ní London Bà - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú bá ní Èkó

Land - The plane has landed Land - The plane has landed in London Land - The plane landed in Lagos

Tiro - Ó ń tiro

Limp - He limps.

Fetísílẹ̀ - Ṣé o fetísílè

Listen - Did you listen?

Dì - Mo ti di ẹrù mi

Load - I have loaded my luggage

Yan - Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń yan

March - The students are marching

Rù - Kúnlé tí rù

Lean - Kúnlé is lean

Bojú - Wọ́n bojú wọn

Mask - They are masked

Jáde - Mo fẹ́ jáde

Go out - I want to go out

Padà - Padà sí ilé

Go back - Go back home

Dọ̀bálè - Ẹ dọ̀bálẹ̀ fún wọn

Prostrate Prostrate before them

Ṣàkíyèsí - Mo ṣàkíyèsí pé wọn ò fẹ́ lọ

Notice, Observe I noticed that they do not want to go.

Fi ọkàn sí - Ẹ fí ọkàn sí iṣẹ́ yín

Focus Focus on your work

Padà dé - Wọ́n ti padà dé

Return They have returned

Làágùn - Mò ń làágùn

Sweat - I am sweating

Ṣé á̀ṣeyọrí - A ma ṣe àṣeyọrí

Succeed - We will succeed

Ṣé oyún - Ó ti ṣé oyún ẹ

Abort - She has aborted her pregnancy

Mọ̀ - Mo mọ̀ pé kò wá sí ibi-iṣẹ́

Aware -I am aware that he did not come to the office.

Ṣe ìgbéraga - Ẹ má ṣe ìgbéraga

Arrogant - Do not be arrogant

Ṣe agbe - Ó ń ṣe agbe

Beg - He is begging

́Ta tété = Ó fẹ́ràn láti ta tẹ́tẹ́

Bet - He likes to bet

Re - Irun mi ń re

Fall off - My hair is falling off

Gbọ̀n - Ara ẹ̀ ń gbọ̀n

Shake - His body is shaking

Jáfáfá - Ọmọ yẹn jáfáfá

Smart - That boy is smart

Ṣúnú - Ó ṣúnú

Cold (Emotion) - He is cold-hearted

Ṣojo - Má ṣojo

Scare - Do not be scared.

Lọ́ - Irun ẹ lọ́

Curl - Her hair is curl

Wọ́ - Ilà yẹn wọ́

Curve - That line is curve

Dití - Ó dití

Deaf - He is deaf

Jìn - Odò yìí jìn

Deep - This river is deep

Ṣòro - Ó ṣòro

Difficult - He is difficult

Jìnnà - Ilée wọn jìnnà

Far - Their house is far

Yárá - Jọ̀wọ́ yárá

Fast - Please be fast

Gbẹ - Aṣọ mi ti gbẹ́

Dry - My cloth is dry

Sanra - Ó dúdú, ó sì sanra

Fat - She is black and fat

Rẹwà - Ọmọ wọn rẹwà

Beautiful - Their child is beautiful

Wúwo - Ẹrù wọn wúwo

Heavy - His luggage is heavy

Rorò - Wọ́n rorò

Strict - He is strict

Gbóná - Omi mi gbóná

Hot - My water is hot

Láàánú - Wọ́n láàánú

Kind - She is kind

Fúyẹ́ - Ẹrù wọn ò fúyẹ́ rárá

Light - His load is not light at all

Ṣiwèrè, Ṣewèrè - Ó ń ṣiwèrè

Mad - He is mad

Yájú - Má yájú sí mi

Rude - Do not be rude to me

Tutù - Omi mi ti tutù

Cold - My water is cold

Lọ́ra - Ó lọ́ra gan-an

Slow - She is very slow

Ga - Túnjí ga, ó sì pupa

Tall - Tunji is tall and light-skinned

Dárá - Ó dárá fún mi

Good - it is good for me

Dúdú - Bàbá mi dúdú

Black - My father is black

Pupa - Màmá mi pupa

Light-skinned - My mother is light-skinned

Rẹjú - Mo fẹ́ rẹjú

Nap - I want to nap

Kàn - Ó kan àwòrán mọ ògiri

Nail - He nailed the picture on the wall

Fọ̀rọ̀wérò - Wọ́n ń fọ̀rọ̀wérò

Deliberate - They are deliberate

Nílò - Mo nílò owó

Need - I need money

Gbọ́ràn - Wọ̀n ò kí ń gbọ́ràn sí mi lẹ́nu

Obey - They do not usually obey

Miri - Ó mirí

Nod - He nodded

Takò - Ó ń takò mi

Oppose - He is opposing me

Jẹ - O jẹ gbèsè Ó jẹ mi lówó

Owe - He owes Owe - He owes me

Bà - Àwọn ẹyẹ bà sórí igi

Perch - The birds perched on the tree

Kiri - Wọ́n ń kiri ọjà

Hawk - They are hawking their goods

Jọ̀wọ́ - Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, mo fẹ́ sùn Dákun - Ẹ dákun, ẹ fún mi ni omi

Please Please, I want to sleep Please, give me water

̀Ṣà - Bá mi ṣa ẹ̀wà

Pick - Help me pick the beans

Ditẹ̀ - Wọ́n ń ditẹ̀ wọn

Conspire - They are conspiring against him

Fìyìn fún - Ẹ fìyìn fún Olúwa

Praise - Praise the Lord

Sàsọtẹ́lẹ̀ - Ó ti sàsọtẹ́lè pé ó ma wá

Predict - He has predicted that he will come

Díbọ́n - Ó ń díbón

Pretend - He is pretending

Rọ̀ - Òjò ń rọ̀

Rain - It is raining

Bú ramúramù - Kìnìún ń bú ramúramù

Roar - The lion roars

Yan - Mò ń yan ẹja

Roast - I am roasting the fish

Kánjú - Mò ń kánjú

Rush - I am rushing

Dógùn-ún - Irin ti dógùn-ún

Rust - The iron has rusted

Bàjẹ́ - Inú ẹ̀ bàjé pé kò rí wọn

Sad - He was sad that he did not see them

Gbo - Bá mi gbo ẹ̀yìn mi

Scrub - Help me scrub my back

Kígbe - Ṣọlá ń kígbe 'olè'

Scream - Sola is screaming 'thief'

Han - Ó ń han

Screech - It is screeching

Họ - Kílódé tí ò ń họ ara?

Scratch - Why are you scratching your body?

Yún - Ara ń yún mi

Itch - My body itches

Mú - Ọ̀bẹ yẹn mú

Sharp - That knife is sharp

Bá ( ) wí - Mo ti bá wọn wí

Scold - I have scolded them

Kúrú - Túnjí kúrú

Short - Túnjí is short

Hàn - Fi ọwọ́ ẹ hàn mi

Show - Show me your hands

Ràn - Òòrùn ń ràn

Shine - The sun shines

Yìn ìbọn - Ta ló yìn ìbọn

Shoot - Who shot?

Yá - Ara wọn ò yá

Sick - He is sick

Tijú - Ó ń tijú

Shy - She is shy

Rùn - Ó ń rùn Gbóòórùn Mò ń gbóòórùn nǹkan

Smell - He smells I smell something

Pòyì - Máà pòyì

Spin - Do not spin

Kólòlò - Ó ń kólòlò

Stammer - He stammers

Ro - Bàbá ń ro oko

Till (ground) - Father is tilling the ground

Rẹ̀ - Ó rẹ̀ mí

Tired - I am tired

Ránjú - Ó ń ránjú

Stare - She stares

Dúró - Dúró ní ilé

Stay - Stay at home

Ta - Agbọ́n ta Tọ́lá

Sting - The wasp stung Tola

Bẹ̀rẹ̀ - Ṣé o lè bẹ̀rẹ̀

Squat- Can you squat?

Burẹ́wà - Ó burẹ́wà

Ugly - She is ugly

Tọ̀ - Mo fẹ́ tọ̀

Urinate - I want to urinate

Pòórán - Ó ti pòórá

Vanish - He has vanished/disappeared

Bì - Mo fẹ́ bì

Vomit - I want to vomit

Dìbò - Wọ́n dìbò fún-ún

Vote - They voted for him

Gba - Gba owó ẹ Mú - Mú owó ẹ

Take - Take your money (to collect from someone) Take - Take your money (to pick from somewhere)

Fún - Aṣọ mi fún mi

Tight - My clothes are tight on me

Gbó - Ajá ń gbó

Bark - The dog barks

Gún - Mo ma gún iyán

Pound - I will pound yam

Bọ̀ - Mo ma bọ ẹ̀fọ́

Blanch - I will blanch the vegetables

Pò - Mo fẹ́ po ògì

Make (pap) - I want to make pap

Dán - Wúrà ń dán

Shine - The gold shines

Sán - Àrá ṣán ní alẹ́ àná

Thunder - It thundered last night

Fẹ́ - Atẹ́gùn ń fẹ́

Blow - The wind is blowing

Jà - Ìjí jà

Storm - It stormed

Mọ́ - Ilẹ̀ ti mọ́

Break - The day has broken

Ṣú - Ilẹ̀ ti ṣú Òkùnkùn ṣú

Dark- It is dark

Mọ́ - Ojú ọ̀run mọ

Clear (sky) - The sky is clear

Dábàá - Wọ́n dábàá ìlànà tuntun

Suggest - They suggested a new approach.

Dúró - Ẹ dúró

Wait, Pause, Stop Wait! Stop! Pause!

Fún - Mò ń fún aṣọ mi

Wring - I am wringing my clothe

Sá - Mo fẹ́ sá aṣọ mi

Sun-dry - I want to dry my clothes