Yoruba Verb "mu" — to drink

mu
to drink
Type
Action verb
Tones
mid
Patterns
6 forms

📝 Simple

Simple statement

Subject + mu + object

Mo mu omi.

I drank water.

🔄 Continuous (ń)

Continuous Marker: ń

Subject + ń + mu

Mo ń mu omi.

I am drinking water.

✅ Perfective (ti)

Completed Marker: ti

Subject + ti + mu

Mo ti mu tìì.

I have drunk tea.

🔜 Future (yóò)

Future Marker: yóò

Subject + yóò + mu

Mo yóò mu omi.

I will drink water.

❌ Negative (kò)

Negative Marker: kò

Subject + kò + mu

Mi ò mu omi.

I did not drink water.

🔁 Habitual (máa ń)

Habitual Marker: máa ń

Subject + máa ń + mu

Mo máa ń mu kọfí ní àárọ̀.

I usually drink coffee in the morning.

Example Sentences

Mu omi!

Drink water!

Wọ́n ń mu bíà.

They are drinking beer.

Mo fẹ́ mu nǹkan.

I want to drink something.