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Yoruba Future

This is a list of verbs in the future tense in Yoruba. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the future form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.

To see: ri
To write: kọ́
To love: fẹràn
To give: fún
To play: ṣere
To read: ká
To understand: yé
To have: ní
To know: mọ
To learn: kọ
To think: ronú
To work: ṣiṣẹ́
To speak: sọ̀rọ̀
To drive: wà
To smile: rẹrìn
To find: rihé

These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the future tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).

I will see you: Mo ma rí ẹ.
I will write with a pen: Mo ma kọ́ pẹ̀lú kálàmù.
You will love apples: Ó ma fẹ́ràn ápùlù.
You will give money: Ó ma fun ní owó.
You will play tennis: Ó ma ṣeré tẹnísì.
He will read a book: Ó ma ká ìwé.
He will understand me: Ọ̀rọ̀ mí ma ye e.
She will have a cat: Ó ma ní ológbò.
She will know you: Ó ma mọ̀ ẹ́.
We will want to see you: A ma fẹ ri ẹ.
We will think about you: A ma ronu nipa rẹ.
You (plural) will work here: Ẹyin a ṣiṣe nibi.
You (plural) will speak French: Ẹyin yo sọ faransé.
They will drive a car: Nwọn yo wa ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ.
They will smile: Nwọn yo rẹrin.

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