Yoruba Adverbs
This is a list of adverbs in Yoruba. This includes adverbs of time, place, manner and frequency. Which sums up most of what you need for daily use.
Now: Ìsisìyí
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Later: Nígbòṣe / Láìpẹ́
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Tonight: ale yi
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Last night: Òru àná
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This morning: Òwúrọ̀ yìí
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Yesterday: ana
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Today: oni
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Tomorrow: ola
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Next week: Ọ̀sẹ̀ tí ó nbọ̀
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Already: Tẹ́lẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀
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Recently: Láìpẹ́ yìí
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Lately: Ní lọ́ọ́lọ́ọ́ / Lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́
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| Soon: Láìpẹ́ |
| Immediately: Lójúkan náà / Lójú ẹsẹ̀ |
| Still: Síbẹ̀síbẹ̀ |
| Yet: Síbẹ̀síbẹ̀ |
After the above adverbs of time, now we move on to adverbs of place.
| Here: ibi |
| There: ibẹyẹn |
| Everywhere: ibigbogbo |
| Anywhere: ibikibi |
Now adverbs of manners, used to describe how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb.
Carefully: pẹlẹpẹlẹ
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Alone: idawa
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Very: lọọpọ
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Really: lotitọ
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| Quickly: yara ajumọ idaṣe |
| Slowly: diẹdiẹ |
| Almost: kudiẹ |
| Together: ajumo |
These are adverbs of frequency, which are used to answer the question "how often?".
| Always: igbagbogbo |
| Sometimes: lẹnkankan |
| Rarely: ṣọwọn |
| Never: rara |
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