Yoruba Verb "jẹ" — to eat

jẹ
to eat
Type
Action verb
Tones
low
Patterns
6 forms

📝 Simple

Simple statement

Subject + jẹ + object

Mo jẹ oúnjẹ.

I ate food.

🔄 Continuous (ń)

Continuous Marker: ń

Subject + ń + jẹ

Mo ń jẹun.

I am eating.

✅ Perfective (ti)

Completed Marker: ti

Subject + ti + jẹ

Mo ti jẹun.

I have eaten.

🔜 Future (yóò)

Future Marker: yóò

Subject + yóò + jẹ

Mo yóò jẹun.

I will eat.

❌ Negative (kò)

Negative Marker: kò

Subject + kò + jẹ

Mi ò jẹun.

I did not eat.

🔁 Habitual (máa ń)

Habitual Marker: máa ń

Subject + máa ń + jẹ

Mo máa ń jẹun ní àárọ̀.

I usually eat in the morning.

Example Sentences

Ẹ wá jẹun!

Come and eat!

Mo ti jẹun tán.

I have finished eating.

Kí ni o fẹ́ jẹ?

What do you want to eat?