TRANSITIVE VERBS Flashcards by Yoruba Learner

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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

Begin - You can start the work.

Rọ̀ - Wọ́n ń rọ̀ ọ́ pé kí ó dúró

Beseech -They are beseeching him to stay

Dà - Ọ̀rẹ́ da ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ̀ Dalẹ̀ - Wọ́n dalẹ̀ wa

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

Bọ̀ - Mo bọ ẹran

Boil - I boiled the meat.

Yá - Ó yá owó lọ́wọ́ ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ̀

Borrow - She borrowed money from her friend

Fọ́ - Ọmọ Túnjí fọ́ àwo

Break - Tunji’s child broke the plate.

Fọ̀ - Mo fọ eyín mi

Brush - I brushed my teeth.

Kọ́ - Ṣadé kọ́ ilé

Build - Ṣade built a house.

Rà - Ìyá ra bàtà tuntun

Buy - Mother bought new shoes.

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

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

Pè - Ṣé ẹ pe màmá?

Call - Did you call mummy?

Fagi lé - Mo ti fagi lé ìrìn-àjò mi

Cancel - I have canceled my trip.

Mú - Ọlọ́pàá mú olè

Capture - The police captured the thief.

Gbé - Bá mi gbé àga sí yàrá

Carry - Help me carry the chair to the room

Gbẹ́ - Mo gbẹ́ ère

Carve - I carved a statue.

Mú - A ò tì í mú adìyẹ

Catch - We haven't caught the chicken.

Fà - Kílódé tí ẹ ń fa wàhálà

Cause - Why are you causing trouble?

Ṣàjọyọ̀ - A ma ṣàjọyọ̀ ọjọ́-ìbí mi

Celebrate - We will celebrate my birthday.

Pààrọ̀ - Ẹ lọ pààrọ̀ aṣọ yín

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

Yàn - Wọn ti yan ààrẹ tuntun

Choose - They have chosen a new president.

Nù - Olú nu yàrá mi

Clean - Olu cleaned my room.

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

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

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

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

Gbà - Wọ́n ti gba aṣọ wọn

Collect - She has collected her cloth.

Wó - Ìjọba wó ilée wọn

Collapse - The government collapsed their house.

Parí - Wọ́n ti parí isẹ́ wọn

Complete - They have completed their work.

Parí - A ò tì í par ètò yẹn

Conclude - We haven't concluded the program.

Borí - Ẹ máa borí ọ̀tá yín

Conquer - You will conquer your enemies.

Kọ́ - Wọ́n ti kọ́ ilé tuntun

Construct - They have constructed a new house.

Sè - Mo se ẹwà fún bàbá mi

Cook - I cooked beans for my father.

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

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

Ṣẹ̀dá - Ta ni ó ṣẹ̀dá wa?

Create - Who created us?

Gé - Mo ti gé aṣọ

Cut - I have cut the clothes.

Jó - A jó ijó ayọ̀

Dance - We danced a joyful dance

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

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

Wù - Ọmọ́ wù mí

Desire - I desire a child.

Wú - Ó wú ilẹ̀

Dig - He digs the ground.

Pín - Ṣé ẹ ti pín oúnjẹ?

Distribute - Have you distributed the food?

Pín - Ẹ pín owó sí méjì

Divide - Divide the money into two (Formal)

Ṣe - Mò ń ṣe iṣẹ́ mi

Do - I am doing my job

Yà - Mo ya àwòrán

Draw - I drew a picture.

Lá (dream) - Mo lá àlá

Dream - I dreamt a dream

Mu - Mo fẹ́ mu omi

Drink - I want to drink water.

Wà - Ta ni ó ń wa ọkọ̀?

Drive - Who is driving the car?

Gbá - Ẹ ò lè gbá wá

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

Pa - Ṣé ẹ pa owó díẹ̀?

Earn - Did you earn some money?

Jẹ - Mò ń jẹ bread

Eat - I am eating bread.

Kọ́ - Ẹ kọ́ wá

Educate - Educate us. (Formal)

Yàn - A gbọ́dọ̀ yan ààrẹ tuntun

Elect - We must elect a new president.

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

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

Gbádùn - Mò ń gbádùn oúnjẹ mi

Enjoy - I am enjoying my food.

Retí - Wọ́n ń retí yín ní ilé

Expect - They are expecting you at home.

Wọ̀ - Má wọ ilé mí

Enter - Don't enter my house.

Bọ́ - Wọ́n ń bọ́ àwọn tálákà

Feed - He is feeding the poor.

Pọn - Bá mi pọn omi

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

Parí - Wọ́n ti parí isẹ́

Finish - He has finished his work.

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

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

Yẹ - Bàtà yẹn yẹ wọ́n

Fit - Those shoes fit him.

Fọkàn sí - Ẹ fọkàn sí iṣẹ́ yín

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

Ká - Mò ń ká aṣọ

Fold - I am folding the clothes.

Gbàgbé - Mo gbàgbé orúkọ ẹ

Forget - I forgot your name.

Tẹ̀lé - Ta ni ó ń tẹ̀lé wa

Follow - Who is following us?

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

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

Dín - Mo dín ẹja

Fry - I fried the fish

Fún - Bàbá fún wa ní owó

Give - Father gave us money.

Kí - Ṣé ẹ ti kí mi

Greet - Have you greeted me?

Lọ̀ - A ti lọ ẹ̀wà

Grind - We have ground the beans.

Kórìira - Mo kórìira irọ́

Hate - I hate lies

Ní - Ṣé ẹ ní ọ̀rẹ́?

Have - Do you have friends?

Gbọ́ - Mo lè gbọ́ yín

Hear - I can hear you.

Gbá - Ọkọ̀ gbá ọmọ kan kọlù - Má kọlù mí

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

Kóbá - Ta ni ó kóbá wọn?

Implicate - Who implicated them?

Bú - Tọ́lá fẹ́ràn láti bú mi

Insult - Tola likes to insult me.

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

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

Darapọ̀ mọ́ - Ẹ wá darapọ̀ mọ́ wa

Join - Come and join us. (formal)

Fò - Ó fo okùn

Jump - He jumped the rope.

Tọ́jú - Bá mi tọ́jú owó yìí

Keep - Help me to keep this money.

Gbá - Mo gbá bọ́ọ̀lù

Kick - I kicked the ball.

Pa - Ṣọlá pa adìyẹ

Kill - Sola killed a chicken.

Hun - Màmá ń hun aṣọ

Knit - Mother is knitting a cloth.

Kàn - Ẹ kan ilẹ̀kùn kí ẹ tó wọ ilé

Knock - Knock on the door before you enter.

Mọ̀ - Mo mọ wọ́n

Know - I know her.

Darí - Àwọn ni wọ́n ń darí wa

Lead - He is the one who leads us.

Kọ́ - Mò ń kọ́ French

Learn - I am learning French.

Yá - Wọ́n yá wọn ní owó

Lend - She borrowed him money.

Lá - Mò ń lá ice cream

Lick - I am licking the ice cream.

Fẹ́ràn - Ó fẹ́ràn owó

Like - He likes money.

Tì - Ẹ ti ilẹ̀kùn

Close - Close the door.

Wò - Kílódé tí ẹ̀ ń wò mí

Look - Why are you looking at me?

Pàdánù - Mi ò fẹ́ pàdánù kókóró mi

Lose - I do not want to lose my keys.

Pàdánù - Ó pàdánù iṣẹ́ ẹ̀

Lost - He lost his job

Nífẹ̀ẹ́ - Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ bàbá mi

Love - I love my father.

Fẹ́ - Ṣé o lè fẹ́ mi

Marry - Can you marry me?

Wọ̀n - Mò ń wọn aṣọ

Measure - I am measuring the fabric.

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

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

Nílò - Mo nílò owó yẹn kíakía

Need - I need that money urgently.

Ṣàkìyèsí - Mo ṣàkíyèsí pé ẹ wá sí ìpàdé

Notice- I noticed you came to the meeting.

Ṣẹ̀ - Ó ṣè mí

Offend - You offended me.

Ṣí - Bá mi ṣí ilẹ̀kùn

Open - Help me open the door.

Kó - Ṣé ẹ máa kó ìwé mi?

Pack - Will you pack my books?

Kùn - À ń kun yàrá

Paint - We are painting the bedroom.

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

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

Yege - A yege ìdánwò wa

Pass - We passed our examinations.

San - Wọ́n ti san gbèsè wọn

Pay - She has paid her debt.

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

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

Pè - Mo pè wọ́n

Phone - I phoned her.

Mú - Wọ́n mú aṣọ mi

Pick - He picked my clothes.

Ṣẹ̀tò - À ń ṣètò ìgbéyàwó wa

Plan - We are planning our wedding.

Gbá bọ́ọ̀lù - Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń gbá bọ́ọ̀lù

Play ball - The students are playing ball.

Ta gìtá - Ṣé ẹ lè ta gìtá?

Play guitar - Can you play the guitar?

Bẹ̀ - A ti bẹ̀ wọn

Plead - We have pled with her.

Wàásù - Ó fẹ́ràn láti wàásù ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run

Preach - He likes to preach the word of God.

Ṣẹ̀ àgbékalẹ̀ - Ẹ ní láti ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ iṣẹ́ yín báyìí

Present - You have to present your work now.

Tẹ̀ - Ó ń tẹ fóònù

Press - He is pressing the phone.

Tẹ̀ - Wọ́n ti tẹ ìwé wọn

Print - She has printed her book.

Dáàbòbò - Ọlọ́run á ma dáàbòbò yín

Protect - God will be protecting you.

Pèsè - Wọ́n ti pèsè oúnjẹ fún wa

Provide - They have provided us food.

Fìyà jẹ - Ẹ má fìyà jẹ wọ́n

Punish - Don’t punish them.

Tì - Àwọn ọmọdé ń ti ara wọn

Push - The children are pushing themselves.

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

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

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

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

Kà - Mo fẹ́ràn láti ka iwé ní alẹ́

Read- I love to read books at night.

Rántí - Ṣe ẹ rántí ojú mi?

Recall - Can you recall my face?

Gbà - Mi ò tí ì gba owó mi

Receive - I haven’t received my money.

Kọ̀ - Ó kọ iṣẹ́ tí wọ́n fi lọ̀ ọ́

Refuse - She refused the errand they sent her.

Kọ̀ - Wọ́n kọ owó tí ẹ fún wọn

Reject - She rejected the money you gave her.

Rántí - Mo rántí ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ náà

Remember - I remember the event.

Yọ - Wọ́n ti yọ orúkọ mi

Remove - They have removed my name.

Bọ̀wọ̀ fún - Ẹ ma bọ̀wọ̀ fún àgbà

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

Gùn - Mo lè gun ẹsin

Ride - I can ride a horse.

Sun - À ń sun iṣu

Roast - We are roasting the yam.

Júbà - Ẹ jẹ kí a júbà àwọn àgbà

Salute - Let us salute the elders.

Gbà - Àwọn ọlọ́pàá gbà wá lọ́wọ́ àwọn olè

Save - The policemen saved us from the thieves.

Bù - Ṣé ẹ lè bá mi bu omi

Scoop - Can you help me scoop water?

Wá - Wọ́n wá gbogbo ilé

Search - They searched the whole house.

Rí - Mi ò lè ri yín

See - I cannot see you.

Ṣà - Wọ́n ṣa aṣọ mẹ́fà

Select - She selected six clothes.

Tà - Wọ́n ń ta ọjà ní etí-òkun

Sell - They are selling goods at the seaside.

Rán - Mo gbọ́dọ̀ rán Ọlá lọ sí ọjà

Send - I must send Ola to the market.

Pín - Mo pín ẹ̀bùn

Share - I shared the gifts.

Ra nǹkan - A ra nǹkan ní àná

Shop - We shopped yesterday.

Yanjú - Ẹ ní láti yanjú ìṣòro yìí

Solve - You must solve this problem.

Rán - Mo fẹ́ rán aṣọ

Sew - I want to sew the fabric.

Sọ - Mo lè sọ Yorùbá

Speak - I can speak Yoruba.

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

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

Bẹ̀rẹ̀ - A ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́ láti ọ̀sẹ̀ tó kọjá

Start - We started work last week.

Jí - Tá ni ó jí owó mi?

Steal - Who stole my money?

Ta - Agb́ọn ta mi

Sting - The wasp stings me.

Rò - Má ro ọbẹ̀

Stir - Do not stir the soup.

Nà - Mo na ara

Stretch - I stretched the body.

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

Survive - Two survived the car accident that happened yesterday.

Gbá - Ṣé ẹ ti gbá yàrá

Sweep - Have you swept the room?

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

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

Tójú - Ẹ tọ́jú ọmọ yín dáadáa

Take care - Take care of your child very well.

Ya - Ó ya aṣọ ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ

Tear - He tore his friend’s cloth.

Dúpẹ́ - Mo dúpẹ́ lọ́wọ́ Ọlọ́run

Thank - I thank God.

Rò - Mi ò ro nǹkankan nípa ẹ

Think - I am not thinking anything about you.

Jù - Ó ju kókóró sí mi

Throw - He threw the keys at me.

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

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

Gbékẹ̀lé - Mo gbékẹ́lè wọn Gbáralé - Má gbáralé wọn

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

Gbìnyànjú - Ṣé o lè gbìyànjú ẹ̀ wò?

Try - Can you try it?

Tẹ̀ - Olùkọ́ ń tẹ lẹ́tà

Type - The teacher is typing a letter.

Yé - Ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀ ò yé mí

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

Wú - Wọ́n wú igi

Uproot - He uprooted the tree.

Lò - Mo lo owó yín

Use - I used your money.

Fẹ́ - Mo fẹ́ omi àti oúnjẹ

Want - I want water and food.

Kìlọ̀ - Mo kìlò fún ẹ

Warn - I warned you.

Fọ̀ - Ṣé ẹ ti fọ ọwọ́ yín

Wash - Have you washed your hands?

Wò - Mò ń wo tẹ́lifíṣàn Ṣọ́ - Wọ́n sọ́ wa

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

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

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

Wọ̀ - Ṣé ẹ ti wọ aṣọ yín?

Wear - Have you worn your clothes?

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

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

Borí - A ma borí wọn

Win - We will win them.

Dààmú - Má dààmú mi

Worry - Do not worry me.

Kọ - Mò ń kọ lẹ́tà

Write - I am writing a letter.