TRANSITIVE VERBS Flashcards by Yoruba Learner | Brainscape

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Bú - Má bù mi

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Abuse - Don’t abuse me.

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Gbà - Mo gba iṣẹ́ ìjọbá

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Accept - I accepted the government work

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Sìn - Bàbá sìn mi

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Accompany - Father accompanied me.

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Fẹ̀kùn kan - Wọ́n fẹ̀sùn kàn mi

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Accuse - They accused me

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Ro - Ara ń ro mí
Dùn - Ẹ̀yín ń dùn mí

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Ache - The body aches me
Ache - The back aches me

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Ṣe - Adé ṣe Ọba nínú erẹ́

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Act - Ade acted as the king in the movie

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Dáhùn - Wọn ò fẹ́ dáhùn ìbéèrè mi

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Answer - They don’t want to answer my question

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Takò - Àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ takò ó

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Antagonise - His friends antagonized her.

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Bẹ̀ - A ti bẹ̀ wọ́n

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Apologize - We have apologized to them.

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Súnmọ́ - A tí ń súnmọ́ yín

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Approach - We are approaching you.

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Fọwọ́ sí - Ìjọba ti fọwọ́ sí i

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Approve - The government has approved it.

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Ṣètò - Màmá ṣètò oúnjẹ fún wọ́n

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Arrange - Mother arranged the food for them.

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Mú - Ọlọ́pàá mú olè

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Arrest - The policeman arrested the thief.

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Bèèrè - Wọ́n bèèrè ìbéèrè
Bi - Wọ́n ti bi wọ́n

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Ask - She has asked them.
Ask - They asked questions

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Dojú ìjà kọ - Wọ́n dojú ìjà kọ ara wọn

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Attack - They attacked each other.

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Gbìnyànjú - Ṣé o lè gbìyànjú ẹ̀

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Attempt - Can you attempt it.

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Lọ - A gbọ́dọ̀ lọ sí ìpàdé
Wá - Wọ́n ma wá sí ìpàdé

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Attend - We must attend the meeting.
Attend - They will attend the meeting

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Yẹra fún - Ẹ yẹra fún wàhálà
Yàgò fún - Ẹ yàgò fún mi

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Avoid - Avoid the problem.
Avoid - Avoid me.

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Fòfin dè - Ìjọba ti fòfin de ọtí mímu

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Ban - The government has banned the drinking of alcohol.

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Wẹ̀ - Mò ń wẹ̀ ọmọ

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Bathe - I am bathing the child.

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Faradà - Ẹ ní láti faradà á

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Bear - You have to endure it

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Nà - Bàbá na ọmọ
Lù - Wọ́n ń lu ìlù

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The father beat the child.
Beat - They are beating the drum.

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Yẹ - Ìyà ò yẹ wọ́n

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Befit - Suffering does not befit them.

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Bẹ̀ - A bẹ̀ wọ́n

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Beg - We begged her.

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Bẹ̀rẹ̀ - Ẹ lè bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́

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Begin - You can start the work.

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Rọ̀ - Wọ́n ń rọ̀ ọ́ pé kí ó dúró

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Beseech -They are beseeching him to stay

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Dà - Ọ̀rẹ́ da ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ̀
Dalẹ̀ - Wọ́n dalẹ̀ wa

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Betray - The friend betrayed her friend.
Betray - They betrayed us.

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Bọ̀ - Mo bọ ẹran

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Boil - I boiled the meat.

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Yá - Ó yá owó lọ́wọ́ ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ̀

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Borrow - She borrowed money from her friend

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Fọ́ - Ọmọ Túnjí fọ́ àwo

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Break - Tunji’s child broke the plate.

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Fọ̀ - Mo fọ eyín mi

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Brush - I brushed my teeth.

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Kọ́ - Ṣadé kọ́ ilé

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Build - Ṣade built a house.

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Rà - Ìyá ra bàtà tuntun

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Buy - Mother bought new shoes.

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Ṣírò - Ẹ ṣiró owó wa
Ṣí - Wọ́n ṣí owó mi

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Calculate - Calculate our money.
Calculate - She calculated my money.

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Pè - Ṣé ẹ pe màmá?

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Call - Did you call mummy?

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Fagi lé - Mo ti fagi lé ìrìn-àjò mi

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Cancel - I have canceled my trip.

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Mú - Ọlọ́pàá mú olè

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Capture - The police captured the thief.

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Gbé - Bá mi gbé àga sí yàrá

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Carry - Help me carry the chair to the room

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Gbẹ́ - Mo gbẹ́ ère

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Carve - I carved a statue.

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Mú - A ò tì í mú adìyẹ

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Catch - We haven’t caught the chicken.

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Fà - Kílódé tí ẹ ń fa wàhálà

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Cause - Why are you causing trouble?

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Ṣàjọyọ̀ - A ma ṣàjọyọ̀ ọjọ́-ìbí mi

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Celebrate - We will celebrate my birthday.

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Pààrọ̀ - Ẹ lọ pààrọ̀ aṣọ yín

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Change - Go and change your clothes. (Formal or two or more people)

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Yàn - Wọn ti yan ààrẹ tuntun

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Choose - They have chosen a new president.

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Nù - Olú nu yàrá mi

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Clean - Olu cleaned my room.

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Gùn - Àwọn ọmo mẹ́ta gun igi
Pọ́n - Wọ́n pọ́n igi

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Climb - Three children climbed the tree
Climb - They climbed the tree.

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Tì (for door) - Ẹ ti ilẹ̀kùn
Súnmọ́ (a person) - Ṣé wọ́n súnmọ́ yín

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Close - Close the door.
Close - Are they close to you?

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Gbà - Wọ́n ti gba aṣọ wọn

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Collect - She has collected her cloth.

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Wó - Ìjọba wó ilée wọn

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Collapse - The government collapsed their house.

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Parí - Wọ́n ti parí isẹ́ wọn

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Complete - They have completed their work.

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Parí - A ò tì í par ètò yẹn

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Conclude - We haven’t concluded the program.

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Borí - Ẹ máa borí ọ̀tá yín

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Conquer - You will conquer your enemies.

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Kọ́ - Wọ́n ti kọ́ ilé tuntun

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Construct - They have constructed a new house.

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Sè - Mo se ẹwà fún bàbá mi

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Cook - I cooked beans for my father.

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Bò - Mo bo orí mi
Dé - Ṣé ẹ dé oúnjẹ mi?

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Cover - I covered my head
Cover - Did you cover my food?

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Ṣẹ̀dá - Ta ni ó ṣẹ̀dá wa?

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Create - Who created us?

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Gé - Mo ti gé aṣọ

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Cut - I have cut the clothes.

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Jó - A jó ijó ayọ̀

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Dance - We danced a joyful dance

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Ṣàpèjúwe - Mo lè ṣàpèjúwe bàbá mi
Júwe - Ṣé ẹ lè júwe ilé yín?

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Describe - I can describe my father.
Describe - Can you describe your house?

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Wù - Ọmọ́ wù mí

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Desire - I desire a child.

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Wú - Ó wú ilẹ̀

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Dig - He digs the ground.

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Pín - Ṣé ẹ ti pín oúnjẹ?

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Distribute - Have you distributed the food?

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Pín - Ẹ pín owó sí méjì

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Divide - Divide the money into two (Formal)

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Ṣe - Mò ń ṣe iṣẹ́ mi

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Do - I am doing my job

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Yà - Mo ya àwòrán

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Draw - I drew a picture.

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Lá (dream) - Mo lá àlá

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Dream - I dreamt a dream

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Mu - Mo fẹ́ mu omi

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Drink - I want to drink water.

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Wà - Ta ni ó ń wa ọkọ̀?

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Drive - Who is driving the car?

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Gbá - Ẹ ò lè gbá wá

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Dupe - You can’t dupe us. (Formal, two or more people)

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Pa - Ṣé ẹ pa owó díẹ̀?

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Earn - Did you earn some money?

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Jẹ - Mò ń jẹ bread

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Eat - I am eating bread.

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Kọ́ - Ẹ kọ́ wá

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Educate - Educate us. (Formal)

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Yàn - A gbọ́dọ̀ yan ààrẹ tuntun

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Elect - We must elect a new president.

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Parí - A gbọ́dọ̀ parí isẹ́ wa ní òní
Fòpin sí - Ẹ ní láti fòpin sí wàhálà yìí

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End - We must end our work today.
End - You must end these problems.

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Gbádùn - Mò ń gbádùn oúnjẹ mi

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Enjoy - I am enjoying my food.

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Retí - Wọ́n ń retí yín ní ilé

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Expect - They are expecting you at home.

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Wọ̀ - Má wọ ilé mí

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Enter - Don’t enter my house.

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Bọ́ - Wọ́n ń bọ́ àwọn tálákà

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Feed - He is feeding the poor.

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Pọn - Bá mi pọn omi

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Fetch - Help me fetch water (from the well).

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Parí - Wọ́n ti parí isẹ́

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Finish - He has finished his work.

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Wá - Ṣé ẹ lè wá bàtà mi
Rí - A tí rí ọmọ tí ó sọnù

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Find - Can you find my shoes?
Find - We have found the lost child.

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Yẹ - Bàtà yẹn yẹ wọ́n

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Fit - Those shoes fit him.

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Fọkàn sí - Ẹ fọkàn sí iṣẹ́ yín

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Focus - Focus on your work. (formal, two or more people)

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Ká - Mò ń ká aṣọ

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Fold - I am folding the clothes.

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Gbàgbé - Mo gbàgbé orúkọ ẹ

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Forget - I forgot your name.

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Tẹ̀lé - Ta ni ó ń tẹ̀lé wa

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Follow - Who is following us?

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Dáríjì - Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, ẹ dáríjì mi
Foríjì - Wọ́n foríjì wá

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Forgive - Please, forgive me. (formal, two or more people)
Forgive - They forgave us.

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Dín - Mo dín ẹja

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Fry - I fried the fish

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Fún - Bàbá fún wa ní owó

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Give - Father gave us money.

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Kí - Ṣé ẹ ti kí mi

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Greet - Have you greeted me?

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Lọ̀ - A ti lọ ẹ̀wà

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Grind - We have ground the beans.

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Kórìira - Mo kórìira irọ́

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Hate - I hate lies

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Ní - Ṣé ẹ ní ọ̀rẹ́?

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Have - Do you have friends?

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Gbọ́ - Mo lè gbọ́ yín

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Hear - I can hear you.

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Gbá - Ọkọ̀ gbá ọmọ kan
kọlù - Má kọlù mí

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Hit - The car hit a child.
Hit - Don’t hit me.

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Kóbá - Ta ni ó kóbá wọn?

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Implicate - Who implicated them?

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Bú - Tọ́lá fẹ́ràn láti bú mi

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Insult - Tola likes to insult me.

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Pè (By mouth) - Wọ́n pè wá fún àjọ̀dún
Fìwé pè (By letter) - Ṣé wọ́n fìwé pè wọ́n

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Invite - They invited us to the anniversary party. (By mouth)
Invite - Are they invited? (By letter)

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Darapọ̀ mọ́ - Ẹ wá darapọ̀ mọ́ wa

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Join - Come and join us. (formal)

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Fò - Ó fo okùn

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Jump - He jumped the rope.

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Tọ́jú - Bá mi tọ́jú owó yìí

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Keep - Help me to keep this money.

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Gbá - Mo gbá bọ́ọ̀lù

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Kick - I kicked the ball.

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Pa - Ṣọlá pa adìyẹ

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Kill - Sola killed a chicken.

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Hun - Màmá ń hun aṣọ

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Knit - Mother is knitting a cloth.

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Kàn - Ẹ kan ilẹ̀kùn kí ẹ tó wọ ilé

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Knock - Knock on the door before you enter.

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Mọ̀ - Mo mọ wọ́n

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Know - I know her.

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Darí - Àwọn ni wọ́n ń darí wa

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Lead - He is the one who leads us.

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Kọ́ - Mò ń kọ́ French

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Learn - I am learning French.

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Yá - Wọ́n yá wọn ní owó

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Lend - She borrowed him money.

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Lá - Mò ń lá ice cream

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Lick - I am licking the ice cream.

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Fẹ́ràn - Ó fẹ́ràn owó

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Like - He likes money.

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Tì - Ẹ ti ilẹ̀kùn

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Close - Close the door.

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Wò - Kílódé tí ẹ̀ ń wò mí

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Look - Why are you looking at me?

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Pàdánù - Mi ò fẹ́ pàdánù kókóró mi

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Lose - I do not want to lose my keys.

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Pàdánù - Ó pàdánù iṣẹ́ ẹ̀

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Lost - He lost his job

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Nífẹ̀ẹ́ - Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ bàbá mi

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Love - I love my father.

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Fẹ́ - Ṣé o lè fẹ́ mi

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Marry - Can you marry me?

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Wọ̀n - Mò ń wọn aṣọ

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Measure - I am measuring the fabric.

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Bá - Mo máa ba yín ní ilé
Pàdé - Ṣé ẹ lè pàdé mi ní pápákọ̀ òfuurufú

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Meet - I will meet you at home.
Meet - Can you meet me at the airport?

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Nílò - Mo nílò owó yẹn kíakía

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Need - I need that money urgently.

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Ṣàkìyèsí - Mo ṣàkíyèsí pé ẹ wá sí ìpàdé

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Notice- I noticed you came to the meeting.

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Ṣẹ̀ - Ó ṣè mí

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Offend - You offended me.

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Ṣí - Bá mi ṣí ilẹ̀kùn

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Open - Help me open the door.

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Kó - Ṣé ẹ máa kó ìwé mi?

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Pack - Will you pack my books?

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Kùn - À ń kun yàrá

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Paint - We are painting the bedroom.

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Dáríjì - Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, ẹ dáríjì wọn
Foríjì - Ṣé ẹ ti foríjì mí?

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Forgive - Please, forgive them.
Pardon - Have you pardoned me?

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Yege - A yege ìdánwò wa

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Pass - We passed our examinations.

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San - Wọ́n ti san gbèsè wọn

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Pay - She has paid her debt.

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Bó - Mò ń bó àlùbọ́sà
Bẹ́ - Ọláyẹmí ń bẹ iṣu
Hó - Bá mi hó ọsàn

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Peel - I am peeling the onions.
Peel - Olayemi is peeling the yam.
Peel - Help me to peel the orange.

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Pè - Mo pè wọ́n

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Phone - I phoned her.

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Mú - Wọ́n mú aṣọ mi

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Pick - He picked my clothes.

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Ṣẹ̀tò - À ń ṣètò ìgbéyàwó wa

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Plan - We are planning our wedding.

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Gbá bọ́ọ̀lù - Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń gbá bọ́ọ̀lù

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Play ball - The students are playing ball.

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Ta gìtá - Ṣé ẹ lè ta gìtá?

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Play guitar - Can you play the guitar?

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Bẹ̀ - A ti bẹ̀ wọn

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Plead - We have pled with her.

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Wàásù - Ó fẹ́ràn láti wàásù ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run

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Preach - He likes to preach the word of God.

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Ṣẹ̀ àgbékalẹ̀ - Ẹ ní láti ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ iṣẹ́ yín báyìí

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Present - You have to present your work now.

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Tẹ̀ - Ó ń tẹ fóònù

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Press - He is pressing the phone.

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Tẹ̀ - Wọ́n ti tẹ ìwé wọn

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Print - She has printed her book.

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Dáàbòbò - Ọlọ́run á ma dáàbòbò yín

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Protect - God will be protecting you.

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Pèsè - Wọ́n ti pèsè oúnjẹ fún wa

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Provide - They have provided us food.

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Fìyà jẹ - Ẹ má fìyà jẹ wọ́n

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Punish - Don’t punish them.

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Tì - Àwọn ọmọdé ń ti ara wọn

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Push - The children are pushing themselves.

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Jáwọ́ nínú - Ẹ jáwọ́ nínú olè jíjà
Dẹ́kun - Ẹ dẹ́kun ìwà burúkú

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Quit - Quit stealing. (formal, two or more people)
Quit - Quit bad behaviors. (formal, two or more people)

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Fi kún - Wọ́n ní láti fi kún owó oṣù wọn
Tọ́ - Wọn ò tọ́ ọmọ yẹn rárá

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Raise - He has to raise their salary. (money)
Raise - They didn’t raise the child well at all. (to bring up a child)

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Kà - Mo fẹ́ràn láti ka iwé ní alẹ́

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Read- I love to read books at night.

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Rántí - Ṣe ẹ rántí ojú mi?

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Recall - Can you recall my face?

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Gbà - Mi ò tí ì gba owó mi

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Receive - I haven’t received my money.

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Kọ̀ - Ó kọ iṣẹ́ tí wọ́n fi lọ̀ ọ́

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Refuse - She refused the errand they sent her.

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Kọ̀ - Wọ́n kọ owó tí ẹ fún wọn

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Reject - She rejected the money you gave her.

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Rántí - Mo rántí ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ náà

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Remember - I remember the event.

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Yọ - Wọ́n ti yọ orúkọ mi

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Remove - They have removed my name.

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Bọ̀wọ̀ fún - Ẹ ma bọ̀wọ̀ fún àgbà

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Respect - Always respect the elders. (formal, two or more people)

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Gùn - Mo lè gun ẹsin

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Ride - I can ride a horse.

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Sun - À ń sun iṣu

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Roast - We are roasting the yam.

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Júbà - Ẹ jẹ kí a júbà àwọn àgbà

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Salute - Let us salute the elders.

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Gbà - Àwọn ọlọ́pàá gbà wá lọ́wọ́ àwọn olè

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Save - The policemen saved us from the thieves.

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Bù - Ṣé ẹ lè bá mi bu omi

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Scoop - Can you help me scoop water?

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Wá - Wọ́n wá gbogbo ilé

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Search - They searched the whole house.

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Rí - Mi ò lè ri yín

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See - I cannot see you.

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Ṣà - Wọ́n ṣa aṣọ mẹ́fà

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Select - She selected six clothes.

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Tà - Wọ́n ń ta ọjà ní etí-òkun

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Sell - They are selling goods at the seaside.

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Rán - Mo gbọ́dọ̀ rán Ọlá lọ sí ọjà

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Send - I must send Ola to the market.

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Pín - Mo pín ẹ̀bùn

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Share - I shared the gifts.

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Ra nǹkan - A ra nǹkan ní àná

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Shop - We shopped yesterday.

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Yanjú - Ẹ ní láti yanjú ìṣòro yìí

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Solve - You must solve this problem.

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Rán - Mo fẹ́ rán aṣọ

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Sew - I want to sew the fabric.

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Sọ - Mo lè sọ Yorùbá

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Speak - I can speak Yoruba.

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Ná (money) - Wọ́n ná owó mi
Lò (time) - A lo àsìkò wa dáadáa

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Spend - They spent my money. (money)
Spend - We spent our time well. (time)

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Bẹ̀rẹ̀ - A ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́ láti ọ̀sẹ̀ tó kọjá

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Start - We started work last week.

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Jí - Tá ni ó jí owó mi?

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Steal - Who stole my money?

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Ta - Agb́ọn ta mi

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Sting - The wasp stings me.

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Rò - Má ro ọbẹ̀

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Stir - Do not stir the soup.

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Nà - Mo na ara

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Stretch - I stretched the body.

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Yè - Àwọn méjì ye ìjàmbá ọkọ tí ó ṣẹlẹ̀ ní áná

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Survive - Two survived the car accident that happened yesterday.

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Gbá - Ṣé ẹ ti gbá yàrá

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Sweep - Have you swept the room?

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Gbà - Ẹ gbà á lọ́wọ́ mi
Mú - Mo mú owó màmá mi

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Take - You took it from me.
Take - I took my mother’s money.

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Tójú - Ẹ tọ́jú ọmọ yín dáadáa

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Take care - Take care of your child very well.

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Ya - Ó ya aṣọ ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ

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Tear - He tore his friend’s cloth.

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Dúpẹ́ - Mo dúpẹ́ lọ́wọ́ Ọlọ́run

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Thank - I thank God.

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Rò - Mi ò ro nǹkankan nípa ẹ

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Think - I am not thinking anything about you.

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Jù - Ó ju kókóró sí mi

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Throw - He threw the keys at me.

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Fọ́wọ́ kan - Má fọwọ́ kàn mí
Fara kàn - Ó fara kàn mí

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Don’t touch me. (with hand)
Touch- She touched me. (with body)

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Gbékẹ̀lé - Mo gbékẹ́lè wọn
Gbáralé - Má gbáralé wọn

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Trust - I trusted them.
Trust - Don’t trust them.

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Gbìnyànjú - Ṣé o lè gbìyànjú ẹ̀ wò?

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Try - Can you try it?

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Tẹ̀ - Olùkọ́ ń tẹ lẹ́tà

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Type - The teacher is typing a letter.

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Yé - Ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀ ò yé mí

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Understand - I don’t understand you.
The literal meaning - Your issues don’t understand me.

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Wú - Wọ́n wú igi

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Uproot - He uprooted the tree.

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Lò - Mo lo owó yín

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Use - I used your money.

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Fẹ́ - Mo fẹ́ omi àti oúnjẹ

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Want - I want water and food.

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Kìlọ̀ - Mo kìlò fún ẹ

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Warn - I warned you.

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Fọ̀ - Ṣé ẹ ti fọ ọwọ́ yín

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Wash - Have you washed your hands?

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Wò - Mò ń wo tẹ́lifíṣàn
Ṣọ́ - Wọ́n sọ́ wa

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Watch - I am watching the television.
Watch - They watched us. (Monitor)

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Mì - Bá mi mi àṣíá
jù - Mo ju ọwọ́ mi

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Wave - Help me wave the flag.
Wave - I waved my hand.

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Wọ̀ - Ṣé ẹ ti wọ aṣọ yín?

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Wear - Have you worn your clothes?

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Dì - À ń di irun wa
Ba - Ṣé ẹ lè bá mi ba irun mi
Ṣe - Mo ti ṣe irun mi

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Weave - We are weaving our hair.
Weave - Can you help me weave my hair?
Weave - I have weaved my hair.

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Borí - A ma borí wọn

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Win - We will win them.

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Dààmú - Má dààmú mi

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Worry - Do not worry me.

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Kọ - Mò ń kọ lẹ́tà

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Write - I am writing a letter.