Yorùbá · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Happen” in Yorùbá

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Happen
Yorùbá translation
Ṣẹlẹ̀

Hear it in a sentence

Ò ń sùn nígbà tí ó ṣẹlẹ̀

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Examples

Mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀ lórí ayélujára.

There's a lot going on on the internet.

Mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀ ní dúníyàn.

A lot is happening in this world.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

“Happen” across Nigerian languages

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