The top 100 most important Yoruba verbs

Yoruba verbs

Welcome back my people! Today we’re off to learn something slightly different…Yoruba verbs!

One thing that you’re going to love about Yoruba verbs is that you don’t need to conjugate them. Remember all those hours we spent conjugating the verbs être/estar during our French/Spanish lessons in secondary school? We don’t do any of that in Yoruba.

So in today’s lesson we’re not learning any conjugations or anything like that, we basically just need to memorise a list of verbs. And, because I know how much we Nigerians love to study in out leisure (it’s all bants guys), I decided that I shouldn’t just give you 10 measly words to learn, let me give you over a hundred…

Is that a lot? Don’t worry now, I’ve got you covered. I’m going to show you guys the software that I used to help me learn thousands of Spanish words in a short period of time (see end of lesson).

Yoruba Verbs

English Verb	Yoruba Verb
To see	Ri
To write	Kọ́
To love	Fẹ́ràn
To give	Fún
To play	Ṣeré
To read	Kà
To understand	Yé
To have	Ní
To know	Mọ
To think	Rò
To reflect/mediate	Ronú
To work	Ṣiṣẹ́
To speak	Sọ̀rọ̀
To drive/To be (in a place)	Wà
To smile	Rẹrìn
To find	Rihé
To enter	Wọlé
To kick	Gbá
To want	Fẹ́
To live/To carry	Gbé
To eat	Jẹun (just jẹ́ w/ food)
To drink	Mu
To do	Ṣe
To come	Wá
To go	Lọ
To sleep	Sùn
To dance	Jó
To jump	Fò
To buy	Rà
To sell	Tà
To cook	Sè
To walk	Rìn
To sit	Jókòó
To stop/To wait	Dúró
To stand	Dìde
To take care of	Tọjú
To laugh	Rẹ́rìnín
To cry	Sunkún
To run	Sáré
To sing	Kọrin
To arrive	Dé
To start	Bẹ̀rẹ̀
To wake up	Jí
To hear	Gbọ́rọ̀
To fight	Jà
To use	Lò
To clap	Pàtẹ́wọ́
To sneeze	Sín
To take a bath	Wẹ̀
To return	Dápadà
To shout	Pariwo
To pull	Fà
To remove	Yọkúrò
To sweep	Gbá
To Ask	Bi leere
To boil	Sè
To hear	Gbọ́
To fry / To be reduced	Dín
To bath	Wẹ̀
To remind	Ránlétí / Rántí
To listen	Fetísílẹ̀
To fall	Ṣubú
To catch	Mú
To pray	Gbàdúrà
To follow	Tèlé
To fight	Jà
To fly	Fò
To forget	Gbàgbé
To grind	Lọ̀
To grow	Dàgbà
To keep	Fipamọ́
To lend	Yá
To partake	Kópa
To send	Rán
To show	Fihàn
To shred	Rẹ́wẹẹrẹwẹ
To smell	Gbóòórùn
To spend	Ná
To swear	Búra
To swim	Wẹdò
To offend	Sẹ̀
To disturb	Yọlẹ́nu
To beg	Bẹ̀bẹ̀
To wear	Wọ̀
To weave	Hun
To frighten	Dẹ́rubàá
To call	Pè
To float	Lefo
To look	Wò
To rest	Sinmi
To examine	Ṣàyẹ̀wò
To worship	Jọ́sìn
To warm	Gbégbóná
To praise	Yín
To rebuke	Báwí
To inform	Sọfún
To steal	Jalé (just jí w/ object)
To take	Gbà/Mú
To find	Wádìí/Wá
To deliver (a baby)	Bímọ
To beat	Nà
To burn	Sun/Fijóná
To choose	Mú
To plant	Gbìn
To go out	Jáde
To meet	Pàdé
To cut	Gé
To enjoy	Gbádùn
To bring	Múwá
To mistake	Àṣìṣe
To misunderstand	Ṣìgbọ́
To remember	Rántí
To explain	Ṣàlàyé
To answer	Dáhùn
To die	Kú
To describe	Ṣàpèjúwe
To wash	Fọ
To divide / distribute	Pín
To dish (food)	Bù
To pour something	Dà
To pay	San
To breathe	Mí
To greet	Kí
To tell	Sọfún
To enjoy	Gbádùn
To expect	Retí
To complain	Rojọ́/ Wíjọ́
To hang in there	Rọ́jú
To end	Tán
To be able to (can)	Lè
To break	Fọ́
To hurt	Ro
To ache	Dùn
To study	Kàwé
To illustrate	Ṣàpẹrẹ
To correct	Ṣàtúnṣe
To research	Ṣèwádìí
To close	Tì
To cough	Húkọ́
To dig	Wà
To chew	Rúnjẹ
To doze	Tògbé
To dream	Lálà
To dry	Gbẹ
To finish	Parí
To fold	Ká
To hate	Kórira
To help	Rànlọ́wọ́
To hold	Dìmú
To kill/ turn off	Pa
To hide	Sápamọ́
To lick	Lá
To look for	Wá
To mix	Pòpọ̀
To peel	Hó
To pound	Gún
To paste	Lẹ̀
To push	Tì
To press/ print /stir	Tẹ̀
To scrape	Ha
To shake	Mì
To swallow	Gbémì
To sharpen	Gbẹ́
To pee	Tọ̀
To win	Borí
To wipe	Nù
To comb	Ya