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Arabic Yoruba Verb "bá" — to meet / to encounter
bá
to meet / to encounter
Type
Action verb
Tones
high
Patterns
4 forms
📝 Simple
Simple statement
Subject + bá + object
Mo bá a.
I met him/her.
✅ Perfective (ti)
Completed Marker: ti
Subject + ti + bá
Mo ti bá a.
I have met him/her.
🔜 Future (yóò)
Future Marker: yóò
Subject + yóò + bá
Mo yóò bá ẹ.
I will meet you.
❌ Negative (kò)
Negative Marker: kò
Subject + kò + bá
Mi ò bá a.
I did not meet him/her.
Example Sentences
Mo bá ọ̀rẹ́ mi.
I met my friend.
A ó bá ara wa.
We will meet each other.
Ó bá mi lọ́nà.
He/she met me on the way.