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Yoruba Verb "kọ" — to write

kọ
to write
Type
Action verb
Tones
mid
Patterns
5 forms

📝 Simple

Simple statement

Subject + kọ + object

Mo kọ lẹ́tà.

I wrote a letter.

🔄 Continuous (ń)

Continuous Marker: ń

Subject + ń + kọ

Mo ń kọ lẹ́tà.

I am writing a letter.

✅ Perfective (ti)

Completed Marker: ti

Subject + ti + kọ

Mo ti kọ lẹ́tà yẹn.

I have written that letter.

🔜 Future (yóò)

Future Marker: yóò

Subject + yóò + kọ

Mo yóò kọ ọ́.

I will write it.

❌ Negative (kò)

Negative Marker: kò

Subject + kò + kọ

Mi ò kọ nǹkan.

I did not write anything.

Example Sentences

Kọ orúkọ rẹ síbí!

Write your name here!

Ó ń kọ ìwé.

He/she is writing a book.

Mo fẹ́ kọ lẹ́tà.

I want to write a letter.