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.