Yorùbá · Verbs · Level 2

How to say “Smell” in Yorùbá

(verb)

VerbsLevel 2 · Elementary
English
Smell(verb)
Yorùbá translation
Òórùn

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Òòrùn ti dín fóònù mi gbẹ.

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Examples

oòrùn ti wọ̀

The sun has set

Oòrùn ń pa mí.

The sun is beating me.

Oorun ti gbé e lọ.

She's fast asleep.

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

“Smell” across Nigerian languages

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