SPLITTING VERBS Flashcards by Yoruba Learner

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Kọ ( ) sílẹ̀ - Ó kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀
Pa ( ) tì - A ti pa iṣẹ́ yẹn ti
Ja ( ) jù sílẹ̀ - Ó ja wa jù sílẹ̀

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Abandon

He abandoned them.
We have abandoned the work.
- He abandoned us.

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Dá ( ) dúró - Ẹ má dá mi dúró

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Delay - Do not delay me.

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Gé ( ) kúrú - Wọ́n gé ọ̀rọ̀ náà kúrú

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Abbreviate - She abbreviated the words.

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Fà ( ) mu - Aṣọ mi fa epo mu .

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Absolve - My cloth absolved the palm oil

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Sọ ( ) dọmọ - Wọ́n ti sọ ọ́ dọmọ

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Adopt - They have adopted him.

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Ṣe ( ) lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́ - À ń ṣe ilé lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́

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Adorn - We are adorning the house.

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Gba ( ) ní ìmọ̀nràn - Ó gbà wọ́n ní ìmọ̀ràn

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Advise - She advised them.

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Gbé ( ) sálọ - Ó gbé ọmọ mẹ́ta sálọ

Jí ( ) gbé - Wọ́n jí ààrẹ gbé

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Abduct
1. He abducted three children.

They abducted the president.

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Tún ( ) ṣe - Ẹ bá mi tún aṣọ mi ṣe

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Adjust - Help me adjust my dress.

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Gbà ( ) wọlé -Ifásitì Ìbàdàn gbà àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tuntun wọlé

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Admit - The University of Ibadan has admitted new students.

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Yà ( ) lénú - Ó yà wá lẹ́nu

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Amaze - He amazed us.

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Fà ( ) mọ́ra - Ilée wọn fa wá mọ́ra

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Attracts - Her house attracts us.

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fí ( ) Kún - Ẹ fi owó díẹ̀ kún owóo wọn

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Add - Add a little money to their money.

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Dá obj lóhùn - Kò dá mi lóhùn

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Answer - He did not answer me.

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Ya ( ) lẹ́nu - Ó yà wá lẹ́nu

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Astonish - He astonished us.

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Dàn ( ) wò - A ò gbọdọ̀ dan an wò

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Attempt - We must not attempt it.

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Sọ̀rọ ( ) lẹ́yìn - Wọ́n ń sọ̀rọ̀ mi lẹ́yìn

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Back-bite - They are back-biting me.

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Bá ( ) rẹ́ - Ó ǹ bá ọ̀ṣìṣẹ́ tuntun rẹ́
Bá ( ) ṣe ọ̀rẹ́ - Túnjí ń bá Ṣọlá ṣe ọ̀rẹ́

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Befriend

She is befriending the new worker.
Tunji befriends Sola

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Rú ( ) lójú - Ọ̀rọ̀ náà rú mi lójú

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Baffle - - The issue baffled me.

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Gba ( ) gbọ́ - Ẹ ní láti gbà wá gbọ́

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Believe - You have to believe us.

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Gé ( ) jẹ - Ajá gé ọmọ náà jẹ

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Bite - The dog bit the child.

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Dá ( ) lẹ́bi - Wọ́n dá wa lébi

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Blame - They blamed us.

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Mú ( ) rẹwá - Wọ́n ń mu ilée wọn rẹwà

Ṣe ( ) lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́ - A gbọdọ̀ ṣẹ ilée wa lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́

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Beautify

They are beautifying their house.
We must beautify our house,

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Dà ( ) lẹ́bí - Má dà mi lẹ́bi

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Blame - Do not blame me.

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Bá ( ) yọ̀ - Ẹ ma bá wa yọ

Celebrate - You will celebrate with me.

Mú ( ) wá (light object) - Mú ṣíbí wá 2. Gbé ( ) wá (heavy) - Bá mi gbé oúnjẹ mi wá

Bring 1. Bring a spoon. 2. Help me bring my food.

Ọwọ́ ( ) dí - Ọwọ́ọ wọn dí

Busy - They are busy.

Yẹ̀ ( ) wò - Ẹ yẹ̀ ẹ́ wò

Check - Check it.

Fi ( ) wé - Má fi mi wé wọn rárá

Compare - Do not compare me with them at all.

Pa ( ) dé - Ẹ pa ilẹ̀kùn dé

Close - Close the door.

kí ( ) kú oríire - Wọ́n kí wa kú oríire

Congratulate - They will congratulate us.

Tù ( ) nínú - Ọlọ́run á tù yín nínú

Console - God will console you.

Bẹ̀ ( ) wò - Wọ́n lọ bẹ́ dọ́kítà wò

Consult - She went to consult the doctor.

Rú ( ) lójú - Má rú mi lójú

Confuse - Do not confuse me.

Ṣe ( ) lọ́sọ̀ọ́ - À ń ṣe ilée wa lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́

Decorate - We are decorating our house.

Dá ( ) dúró - Ẹ má da mi dúró

Delay - Do not delay me.

Bà ( ) jẹ́ - Àwọn ọmọ ti bá aago mi jẹ́ 2. Pa obj run - Ẹ ò gbọdọ̀ pa àṣà Yorùbá run

Destroy 1. The children have destroyed my watch. 2. You must not destroy the Yoruba culture.

Bá obj jẹun - A ma bá wọn jẹun .

Dine - We will dine with them

Ba ( ) lójú jẹ́ - Ẹ ò gbọ́dọ̀ bà wá lọ́jú jẹ 2. Já ( ) kulẹ̀ - Wọ́n já wọn kulẹ̀

Disappoint - You must not disappoint us. 2. - They disappointed them.

Dà ( ) láàmú - Má dà mí láàmu 2. Yọ ( ) lẹ́nu - Wọ́n ń yọ wá lẹ́nú

Disturb - Do not disturb me. 2. - They are disturbing us.

Mú ( ) sílẹ̀ - Bá mi mú ìwé yẹn sílẹ̀

Drop - Help me drop the book.

Já ( ) jù sílẹ̀ - Ó já wọn jù sílẹ̀

Dump - He dumped her.

Pa ( ) láró - À ń pa aṣọ wa láró

Dye - We are dying our fabrics.

Ró ( ) lágbára - Ìjọba ró wọn lágbára

Empower - The government empowered them.

Gbà ( ) níyànjú - A lè gbà wọ́n níyànjú

Encourage - I will encourage them.

Tún ( ) ṣe - Mo ti tún ọkọ mi ṣe

Fix - I have fixed my car.

Mú ( ) mọ́ra - Ẹ ní láti mu u mọ́ra

Endure - You have to endure it.

Wò ( ) sàn - Ọlọ́run á wò yín sàn 2. Mú ( ) lára dá - Ọlọ́run á mu yín lára dá

Heal - God will heal you. 2. God will heal you.

Fi ( ) kọ́ - Fi aṣọ yẹn kọ́

Hang - Hang that cloth.

Ràn ( ) lọ́wọ́ - Kí olúwa ràn yín lọ́wọ́

Help - May God help you.

Fi ( ) pamọ́ - Ó fi ara pamọ́

Hide - He hid himself.

Dí ( ) lọ́wọ́ - Ò ń di mi lọ́wọ́

Hinder - You are hindering me.

fi ( ) pamọ́ - Bá mi fi owó yìí pamọ

Keep - Help me keep this money.

Dì ( ) mú - Dì mi mú Di ( ) mú - Di ọwọ́ ẹ mú

Hold - Hold me. Hold - Hold his hand.

Ta ( ) nípàá - Ó ta mi nípàá

Kick - He kicked me.

Tẹ́ ( ) lọ́rùn - Ó ṣòro láti tẹ-ẹ tọ́rùn

Please - It is hard to please her

Dà ( ) nù - Ó da oúnjẹ mi nù

Pour - He poured out my food.

fún ( ) lẹ́ṣẹ̀ẹ́ - Ó fun-un lẹ́ṣẹ̀ẹ́

Punch - He punched him.

fí obj sí - Níbo ni ẹ fi owó mi sí

Put - Where did you put my money?

Gbé ( ) sókè - Ẹ gbé ọwọ́ yín sókè

Raise - Raise your hands.

Dá ( ) mọ́ - Mo lè dá wọn mọ̀

Recognize - I can recognize them.

Dín ( ) kù - Ẹ dín oúnjẹ mi kù

Reduce - Reduce my food. (Formal, two or more people)

Tún ( ) ṣe - Bàbá ń tún ọkọ̀ wọn ṣe

Repair - Father is repairing his car.

Rán ( ) létí - A máa rán wọn létí

Remind -We will remind them.

Dá ( ) lóhùn - Kò dá wọn lóhùn rárá

Reply - She did not reply at all.

Yọ ( ) níṣẹ́ - Ó ti yọ wọ́n níṣẹ́

Sack - He has sacked them.

Tẹ ( ) lọ́rùn - A ò lè tẹ́ wọn lọ́rùn

Satisfy - We cannot satisfy them.

Ẹ̀rù ( ) bá - Ẹ̀rù wọn ń bà mí

Scare - I am scared of her.

Dà ( ) rú - Wọ́n da yàrá mi rú 2. Tú ( ) ká - Ó ń tú ẹrù mi ká

Scatter - They scattered my room. 2. She is scattering my luggage.

Ba ( ) jẹ́ - Ẹ má ba àwọn ọmọ yín jẹ

Spoil - Do not spoil your child.

Rán ( ) níṣẹ́ - Mo fẹ́ ran ẹ níṣẹ́ 2. Fi obj ránṣẹ́ - Wọ́n ti fi owó ránṣẹ́ (object)

Send 1. I want to send you on errands. 2. She has sent the money.

Yọ ( ) kúrò - Ó yọ Dollar mẹ́wàá kúrò nínú owó mi

Subtract - She subtracted ten dollars from my money.

Tì ( ) lẹ́yìn - Wọ́n ti wà léyìn

Support - They supported us.

Yà ( ) lẹ́nu - Ọmọ yẹn yà wá lẹ́nu

Surprise - That child surprised us.

Dà ( ) lójú - Ó dá mi lójú -

Sure - I am sure. Literal meaning - It sure me.

Tọ́ ( ) wò - Mo ti tọ-ọ wò

Taste - I have tasted it.

Gbé ( ) mi - Ó gbé egungun mi

Swallow - He swallowed the bone.

Jù ( ) nù - Àbúrò mi ju bàtà mi nù

Throw away - My younger sibling threw away my shoes.

Tú ( ) sí - Ó tú ìwé ẹ̀ sí èdè Faranse 2. Túmọ̀ ( ) sí - Ṣé ẹ lè túmọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀ yìí sí èdè Yorùbá

Translate - He translated his book into French. 2. Can you translate this word to Yoruba.

Bẹ̀ ( ) wò - Wọ́n bẹ̀ mí wò ní àná

Visit - They visited me yesterday.

kí ( ) káàbọ̀ - Wọ́n kí mi káàbọ̀

Welcome - They welcomed me.

Ṣi ( ) pè - Ó ṣí orúkọ mi pè

Mispronounce - She mispronounced my name.

Ṣi ( ) lò - Wọ́n ṣi owó náà lò ii. Lo ( ) ní ìlòkùlò - Wọ́n lò ipò wọn ní ìlòkùlò

Misuse - They misused the money. Misuse - They misused their position.

Ṣi ( ) lọ́nà - Ó ṣì wọn lọ́nà nípa iṣẹ́ náà

Misinform - She misinformed them about the job.

Fi ( ) ṣe ẹ̀sín - Ó fi mí ṣe ẹ̀sín. ii. Fi ( ) ṣe ẹlẹ́yà - Wọ́n fi ọ̀rẹ́ mi ṣe ẹlẹ́yà.

Mock - He/She mocked me. Mock - They mocked my friend.

Ṣì ( ) gbọ́ - Ó ṣi ọ̀rọ̀ mi gbọ́

misheard - He/She misheard my words.

Sọ ( ) nù Ó sọ ìwé mi nù

Misplace - He/She misplaced my book.

Gbá ( ) lẹ́ṣẹ̀ẹ́ - Wọ́n gbá wa lẹ́ṣẹ̀ẹ́

Blow - They blew us.

Wú ( ) lórí - Ó wú gbogbo ènìyàn lọ́rí

Impress - He impressed everyone.

Dáwo ( ) dúró - A dáwọ́ iṣẹ́ náà dúró

Cease - We ceased the work.

Pín ( ) káàkirí A pín ìwé náà káàkiri

Circulate - We circulated the paper.

Rẹ́ ( ) jẹ Wọ́n fẹ́ rẹ́ wa jẹ

Cheat - They wanted to cheat.

Dojú ( ) rú Wọ́n ti dojú ọ̀rọ̀ náà rú

Complicated - They have complicated the issue.

Gbá ( ) mú - Ó gbá mi mú ní yàrá-ìdáná

Clutch - He clutched me in the kitchen.

Kó ( ) pọ̀ - Wọ́n kó gbogbo ẹ pọ̀

Combine - They combined everything.

Dà ( ) kọ - A da ìwé ẹ̀ kọ

Copy - We copied his notes.

Ba ( ) jẹ́ - Wọ́n ti ba ìlú yìí jẹ́

Corrupt - They have corrupted this country.

Fún ( ) pa - Wọ́n fún wọn pa

Crush - They crushed them to death.

Wo ( ) sàn - Dókítà wo àwọn mẹ́fà sàn

Cure - The doctor cured six people.

Bá ( ) kẹ́dùn - Wọ́n bá wọn kẹ́dùn

Condole - They condoled with them.

Há ( ) mọ́ - Ó ha wa mọ́ ilé

Confine - He confined us indoors.

Tọ́ ( ) sọ́nà - Wọ́n tọ wa sọ́nà

Direct - They directed us.

Pe (ọ̀rọ̀) kọ - Ó pe ọ̀rọ̀ kọ fún wa

Dictate - He dictated the words for us.

Mú ( ) wá (thing) - Bá mi mú abọ́ wá

Fetch - Help me fetched the plate.

Tú ( ) ká - Ó tú iṣẹ́ mi ká

Disrupt - He disrupted my work.

Ra (ọjà) lókèèrè - A rà ojà lókeèrè

Import - We imported the goods.

Mú ( ) rọrùn - Ó mú ìrìn-àjò mi rọrùn

Easy - He made my journey easier.

Gbà ( ) síṣẹ́ - Wọ́n ti gba àwọn ẹ̀èyàn tuntun síṣẹ́

Employ - They have employed new people.

Fa ( ) kúró - A ti fa omi kúrò nínú ilé

Drain - We have drained the water out of the house.

Gé ( ) lúlẹ̀ - Wọ́n gé igi náà lulẹ̀

Fell - They felled the tree.

Mu ( ) para - Wọ́n mu ọtí pára

Drank - They drank recklessly.

Ta ( ) sókèèrè - A tà ọjà sókèèrè

Export - We exported the goods.

Bá ( ) mu - Bàtà yìí bá mi mu

Fit - This shoes fit me.

Lẹ̀ ( ) pọ̀ - Wọ́n lé ìwé náà pọ̀

Glue - They glued the paper together.

Já ( ) gbà - Wọ́n já báàgì ẹ gbà lọ́wọ́ mi

Grab - She grabbed her bag from my hand.

Gbá ( ) mú - Ó gbá ọwọ́ mi mú

Grasp - He grasped my hand.

Ṣe ( ) léṣe - Wọ́n fẹ́ ṣe wa léṣe

Harm - They wanted to harm us.

Gbé ( ) kaná - A ti gbé oúnjẹ kaná

Put on the fire - We have put the food on the fire.

Ge ( ) lulẹ̀ - Ó gé igi mi lulẹ̀

Hew - He hewed down my down.

Fa ( ) mọ́ra - Wọ́n fà mi mọ́ra

Pull - She pullled me close.

Fi ojú pa ( ) rẹ́ - Ó fi ojú pa mí rẹ́

Ignore - He ignored me

Kọ ( ) lẹ́kọ̀ọ́ - Ó kọ́ wa lẹ́kọ̀ọ́

Impart - He imparted knowledge to us.

Fi ipá mú ( ) - Wọ́n fi ipá mú wa jáde

Force - They forced us to go out

Fún ( ) lóyún - Ó fún obìnrin mẹ́jì lóyún

Impregnate - He impregnated two women.

Ju ( ) ṣẹ́wọn - Wọ́n ti jù wọ́n sẹ́wọ̀n

Imprison - They imprisoned them.

Fún ( ) lágbárá - Ọtí náà fún mi lágbárá Fún ( ) lókun - Òògùn náà máa ń fún mi lókun

i. The alcohol invigorated me. ii. The medicine usually invigorates me.

Fi ọ̀rọ̀ tó ( ) lẹ́tí - Wọ́n ti fi ọ̀rọ̀ nàá tó wa lẹ́tí

Inform - She has informed us about the issue.

Ya ( ) sọ́tọ̀ - Ó yà àwọn ọmọ ẹ sọ́tọ̀

Isolate - She isolate her children.

Pa ( ) mọ́ - Mo ti pa owó mi mọ́

Keep – I have kept my money.

Fi ( ) ṣe yẹ̀yẹ́ - Wọ́n fi wá ṣe yẹ̀yẹ́ Sín ( ) jẹ - Ó sín mi jẹ - He mocked me.

i. They jeered at us. ii. He mocked me.

Ti ( ) síta - Wọ́n tì mí síta Lé ( ) jáde - Ó lé wa jáde

i. They kicked me out. ii. - He kicked us out.

Jí ( ) gbé - Wọ́n jí ọmọ mẹ́ta gbé

Kidnap - They kidnapped three child.

Fẹnu ko ( ) lẹ́nu - Ó fẹ́nu kò-ó lẹ́nu

Kiss - She kissed him.

Tú ( ) sílẹ̀ - O ti tún àwọn ajá ẹ sílẹ̀

Free - He has freed his dogs

Kọ́ ( ) lẹ́kọ̀ọ́ - Wọ́n kọ̀ wa lẹ́kọ̀ọ́

Lecture - They lectured us.

yá ( ) ní - A yá wọn ní owó

Lend - We lent them money.

Gbé ( ) sókè - Gbé mi sókè

Lift - Lift me up.

Pọ́n ( ) lá - Ó ń pọ́n ọwọ́ ẹ̀ lá

Lick - He is licking his fingers.

To ( ) lẹ́sẹẹsẹ - A tó gbogbo ẹ lẹ́sẹẹsẹ

List - We listed everything.

Sọ ( ) nù - Ó sọ owó rẹ́ nù

Lost - He lost his money.

Tún ( ) ṣe - Ó ti tún aṣọ mi ṣe

Mend - He has mended my dress.

Sọ ( ) lórukọ - Wọ́n sọ ọmọ lórúkọ ní àná

Name - They named the child yesterday.

Rẹ́ ( ) jẹ - Wọ́n ń rẹ́ wọn jẹ

Oppress - They are oppressing them.

Yí ( ) lọ́kàn padà - Ó yí mi lọ́kàn pada Pa ( ) léròdà - Wọ́n pa mi léròdà

i. He persuaded me. ii. They persuaded me.

Já ( ) ní èékánná - Ó já mi ní èékánná

Pinch - He pinched me.

Sún ( ) síwájú - Wọ́n sún ìdánwò wa síwájú

Postponed - They postponed our examination.

Tẹ́ ( ) lọ́rùn - Ó tẹ́ mi lọ́rùn

Please - He pleased me.

Fẹ́ràn ( ) ju ( ) lọ - Ó fẹ́ràn ìrẹsì ju àkàrà lọ

Prefer - He prefers rice over beans.

Ta ( ) lórẹ - Ó ta mi lórẹ

Present - He/she presented me a gift.

Dí ( ) lọ́wọ́ - Má di mi lọ́wọ́ láti ṣiṣẹ́

Prevent - Do not prevented me from working.

Gbé ( ) ga - Wọ́n ti gbe-e ga ní ibi-iṣẹ́

Promote - They have promoted him at work

Bá ( ) jà - Wọ́n bá-a jà

Quarrel - They quarreled with him.

Bá ( ) wí - Ó bá-a wí

Rebuke - He rebuked him.

Tọ́ ( ) dàgbà - A tọ́ ọmọ náà dàgbà

Rear - We reared the child.

Rí ( ) gbà - Ó ti rí owó náà gbà

Receive - He has received the money.

Rí ( ) gbà padà - Sade ti rí ọkọ̀ ẹ gbà padà

Recover - Sade has recovered her car.

Gba ( ) padà - Ó gba ilé rẹ̀ padà

Regain - He regained his house.

Sọ ( ) dọ̀tun - A ní láti sọ gbogbo ẹ dọ̀tun

Refine - We have to refine everything.

Tú ( ) sílẹ̀ - Wọ́n ti tú wọn sílẹ̀

Release - They have released them.

Rán ( ) létí - Ó rán mí létí

Remind - He reminded me.

Fa (aṣọ) ya - Ó fa aṣọ ẹ̀ yà

Rend - He rend his cloth.

Fowó (ọjà) ránṣẹ́ (money) - Ó gbọ́dọ̀ fowó ọjà ránsẹ́

Remit - You must remit the money.

Sọ ( ) di tuntun - Wọ́n sọ ilé mi di tuntun

Renovate - They renovated my house.

Yá (ilé) gbé - Wọ́n yá ilé gbé

Rent (house) - They rented a house.

Tún ( ) tò - Ṣé ẹ lè tún bàtà mi tò

Reorganise - Can you reorganised my shoes?

Tún ( ) sọ - Ẹ tun-un sọ Tún ( ) ṣe - Ẹ máa tún iṣẹ́ náà ṣe

i. Repeat it. ii. You will repeat the work.

Lé (ọ̀tá) padà - Wọ́n lé ọ̀tá wọn padà

Repel - They repelled their enemy.

Gba ( ) padà - Wọ́n ti gba àwọn nǹkan wọn padà

Repossess - He has repossessed his things.

Tún ( ) rà - Mo máa tun-un rà Rà ( ) padà - Ó ra ilé ẹ padà lọ́wọ́ báǹkì

i. Repurchase - I will repurchase it ii. Repurchase - He repurchased his house from the bank

Dá ( ) padà - Ó gbọ́dọ̀ dá owó mi padà ní ọ̀la

Return - You must return my money tomorrow.

Fi ( ) hàn - Ẹ ní láti fi ọ̀nà àbáyọ hàn wọ́n

Reveal - You have to reveal the solution to her.

Fi ( ) ṣe yẹ̀yẹ́ - Wọ́n fi wọ́n ṣe yẹ̀yẹ́ Fi ( ) rẹ́rìn-ín - Má fi mi rẹ́rin-ín Fi ( ) ṣẹ̀sín - Wọ́n ń fi bàbá arúgbó ṣẹ̀sín -

i. They ridiculed him. ii. - Do not ridicule me. iii. They are ridiculing the old man

Ta ( ) nù - Ó ta àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ̀ nù

Rid - She got rid of her friends

Fi ( ) wéwu - Ó fi ẹ̀mí rẹ́ wéwu

Risk - He risked his life.

Ja ( ) lólè - Wọ́n ja ilé náà lólè ní àná

Rob - They robbed the house yesterday

Ba ( ) nínú jẹ́ - Wọ́n bá mi nínú jẹ́ Ba ( ) lọ́kàn jẹ́ - Ó bà-á lọ́kàn jẹ́

i. They saddened me. ii. - He made him sad.

Fi ọwọ́ pa ( ) lára - Ó fi ọwọ́ pa lára

Rub - He rubbed his body.

Gba ( ) là - A gba wọ́n là lọ́wọ́ ọlẹ̀.

Save - We saved them from armed robbers

Bá ( ) wí - Mo ti bá wọn wí

Scold - I have scolded them.

Fi ( ) pamọ́ - Ó fi ìwé ẹ̀rí rẹ̀ pamọ́

Save - He saved his document.

Wádìí ( ) fínnífínní - Mo ti ṣe wádìí iṣẹ́ náà fínnífínní

Scrutinize - I have scrutinized the work.

Tan ( ) jẹ - Ó ń tan obìnrin náà jẹ

Deceive - He is deceiving the woman.

Ya ( ) sọ́tọ̀ - A gbọ́dọ̀ yà wọ́n sọ́tọ̀

Separate - We must separate them.

Ti ( ) lẹ́yìn - Ó tì-í lẹ́yin

Side with - He sided with him.

Ya ( ) túutùu - Ó ya ìwé mi túutùu

Shred - He shredded my book.

Yọ́ ( ) mu - Ó ń yọ́ omi mu

Sip slowly - He is sipped the water slowly.

Fọ́ ( ) sí wẹ́wẹ́ - Ó fọ́ abọ́ náà sí wẹ́wẹ́

Smash - He smashed the plate

Fi ( ) falẹ̀ - Ó fi iṣe rẹ̀ falẹ̀

Slack - He slacked off in his duties.

Jí ( ) wọ̀lú - Wọ́n ń jí ẹrù wọ̀lú

Smuggle - They are smuggling goods in.

Fojúpa ( ) rẹ́ - Ó fojúpa mi rẹ́

Snub - He snubbed me.

Gbá ( ) ní id̀í - Wọ́n gbá ọmọ náà ní id̀í

Spank - They spanked the child.

Fún ( ) kiri - Ó fún omi kiri

Spray - He sprayed water.

Bu (omi) wọ́n ilẹ̀ - Ó bu omi wọ́n ilẹ̀

Sprinkle - He sprinkled water on the ground.

Pa ( ) mọ́ - A pa ìwé ẹ mọ́ sínú yàrá

Store - We stored his book in the room.

Fún ( ) pa - Ó fún èèyàn kan pa

Strangle - He strangled someone.

Fún ( ) lágbára - Òògùn yẹn máa ń fún mi lágbára

Strengthen - The medicine always strengthens me.

Lu ( ) lẹ́ṣẹ̀ẹ́ - Ó lu ọmọ kan lẹ́ṣẹ̀ẹ́

Strike - He struck a child.

Yí ( ) ká - Àwọn olè yí ilé wọn ká

Surround - The thieves surrounded his house.

Pa ( ) tì - Mi ò lè pa iṣẹ́ mi tì

Suspend - I cannot suspend my work.

Lù ( ) ní jìbìtì - Ta ni ó lù ẹ́ ní jìbìtì

Swindle - Who swindled you.

Ṣe ( ) ní àṣepé - Ẹ ní láti ṣe iṣẹ́ẹ mi ní àṣepé

Accomplish - We have to accomplish my work.

Sín ( ) jẹ - Ó ń sín mi jẹ

Mimick - She is mimicking me.

Dán ( ) wò - Máà dán mi wò

Tempt - Do not tempt me.

Tí ( ) síwájú - Ó tí mi síwájú

Thrust - He thrust me.

Dá ( ) lágara - Ó dá wọn lágara

Torment - He tormented her.

Yí ( ) padà - Ó ti yí ara ẹ padà

Transform - He has transformed himself.

Tẹ ( ) pa - Àwọn ẹranko tẹ ara wọn pa Tẹ ( ) mọ́lẹ̀ - Má tẹ̀ mi mọ́lẹ̀

Trample - The animals trampled each other. ii. - Do not trample me.

Fún ( ) ní ìtọ́jú - A ti fún wọn ní ìtọ́jú tó dáa

Treat - We have treated him well.

Gbé ( ) lárugẹ - Ẹ jẹ́ kí a gbé àṣà Yoruba lárugẹ Gbé ( ) ga - Olúwa á gbe yín ga

Uplift - Let us uplift the Yoruba culture. ii. - The Lord will uplift you.

Ná ( ) ní ìnákúnàá - Ẹ ò gbọdọ̀ ná owó ní ìnákúnàá Lo ( ) nílòkulò - Má lo ọṣẹ yẹn nílòkulò

Waste (money) - You must not waste the money. Waste - Do not waste that soap

Là (omi ) já - A ní láti la odò yìí já

Wade - We have to wade through this river.

Sọ ( ) dahoro - Wọ́n sọ ìlú nàá dahoro Pa ( ) run - Ogun pa ìlú náà run

Ruin (place) They ruined the city. War ruined the city.

Na ( ) lọ́rẹ́ - Ó ná àwọn ọmọ lórẹ́

Whip - He whipped the children.

Fi ( ) sílẹ̀ - Fi wọ́n sílẹ̀

Leave - Leave them alone.

Fi ( ) sí - Má fi ẹnu sí ọ̀rọ̀ mi

Interfere - Do not interfere in my situation.

Gbé ( ) lọ - Gbé aga lọ sí ìta

Carry (heavy) - Carry the chair outside