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Arabic Yoruba Verb "fẹ́" — to want / to love
fẹ́
to want / to love
Type
Modal / Stative verb
Tones
high
Patterns
5 forms
📝 Simple
Want
Subject + fẹ́ + verb/object
Mo fẹ́ lọ.
I want to go.
Love
Subject + fẹ́ + object
Mo fẹ́ ẹ.
I love you.
🔄 Continuous (ń)
Continuous Marker: ń
Subject + ń + fẹ́
Mo ń fẹ́ ẹ.
I am loving you / I desire you.
✅ Perfective (ti)
Completed Marker: ti
Subject + ti + fẹ́
Mo ti fẹ́ ẹ.
I have loved you.
🔜 Future (yóò)
Future Marker: yóò
Subject + yóò + fẹ́
Mo yóò fẹ́ ẹ láéláé.
I will love you forever.
❌ Negative (kò)
Negative Marker: kò
Subject + kò + fẹ́
Mi ò fẹ́.
I don't want to.
Example Sentences
Mo fẹ́ jẹun.
I want to eat.
Ṣé o fẹ́?
Do you want to?
Mo fẹ́ ẹ gan-an.
I love you very much.