Yorùbá · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Write” in Yorùbá

(verb)

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Write(verb)
Yorùbá translation
Kọ

Hear it in a sentence

Níbo ni o kọ nípa orin kikọ?

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Examples

Orin náà ni mo kọ

I recite the song

Fi ṣọ́ọ̀kì kọ orúkọ rẹ.

Use the chalk to write your name.

àkùkọ gàgàrà tí kò fẹ́ kí òmíràn kọ!

The powerful rooster that doesn't want another one to crow!

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

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