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218 Grammar summary
The use of lé.hìn
The word lõœhìn by itself also means “after,” but it is used in a
different way from lõœhìn tí or lõœhìn tí . . . bá. It functions like a
preposition. For example:
Lõœhìn ißõ, mo máa ßeré.
After work, I will play.
A simi lõœhìn kíláàsì.
We rested after class.
Woœ$n jõun lõœhìn eré.
They ate after play.
Commands
To command someone (a younger person or a colleague) to do
something in Yoruba, simply drop the pronoun O before the verb.
For example:
Simple statement
O jókòó.
Command
Jókòó!
Negative command
Má jókòó.
You sat down.
Sit down!
Don’t sit down.
On the other hand, the pronoun is not dropped for second person
plural or when addressing someone older than you. For example:
Simple statement
Õ jókòó.
Commands
Õ jókòó!
You (pl.) sat down.
You (pl.) sit down! or
You (honorific) sit down!