Yorùbá · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Must” in Yorùbá

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Must
Yorùbá translation
Gbọ́dọ̀

Hear it in a sentence

O gbọ́dọ̀ lọ sí ibi odò ìwẹ̀

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Examples

baálé gbọ́dọ̀ gbọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ yìí

The head of the household must surely hear of this matter!

Lásìkò kòrónà yìí a gbọ́dọ̀ dúró sílé.

In these corona times we must stay at home.

Ṣé n̄ǹkankan wà tí mo gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe lénìí?

Is there anything that I need to do?

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

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