November 2022

Introduction Despite being fatigued, I really want to stick to my weekly yoruba learning goal. So today’s topic is going to be very simple and brief. How to express “yes” and “no” yoruba style. Make sure you reference the YouTube videos linked below for the pronunciations. Lesson Yes Òo Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni  / Bẹẹ ni   […]

Introduction Hello everyone! This post’s focus is intensive pronouns. Some of these are myself, yourself, themselves etc. These types of pronouns emphasise the antecedent. In the Yoruba language, based on my very quick research, these pronouns are expressed in the following format : ara + subject pronoun If you want to know more about subject pronouns, […]

Introduction In today’s article, we will be learning about possessive adjectives (determiner). Some of these are my, your, his, her, its, their etc. These are usually used to indicate possession and are placed before the noun in English but placed after the noun in Yoruba. Lesson My mi The format is as follows : [Noun] […]

Introduction In this post, we will be briefly addressing possessive pronouns. Possessive pronouns like mine, yours, his, hers are useful to avoid repetition in your text. It replaces a noun that has a possessive pronoun (determiner). Let’s go. By the way, one thing I noticed after reading the book that is referenced below was that […]

Introduction Object pronouns are pronouns that are often used as the direct or indirect object of the verb in the sentence. They are also defined as the pronouns on the receiving end of the action done by the verb. These pronouns are me, you, him, her, us and them. There are others, but only these will […]