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80 Unit 6: Síse oúnjẹ
Ó rõΩwoœ$n. They are tired.
Ó sú yín.
You (pl.) are bored.
Àánú Olú n; ße mí. I feel sorry for Olu.
More on the word ń
As mentioned in Unit 2, the word n; can have either a present or past
interpretation depending on the context. For example:
Mo n;jõun nísisìyí.
I am eating now.
Mo n;jõun nígbà tí Olú wo≥lé.
I was eating when Olu came in.
Adé n;gbálõΩloœ$woœ$loœ$wo.œ$
Ade is sweeping the floor right now.
Nígbà tí mo rí Adé, ó n;gbálõΩ.
When I saw Ade, he was sweeping the floor.
Mo n;dúró de oúnjõ rõ.
I am waiting for your food.
Kimberly n;gbé ní Ìbàdàn.
Kimberly is living (lives) in Ibadan.
The word n; is usually dropped after the negative marker kò. For
example:
Mo n;ko≥rin.
I am singing.
N kò ko≥rin.
I am not singing.
Olú n;jó.
Olu is dancing.
Olú kò jó.
Olu is not dancing.
Màmá mi n;fo≥ßo≥. My mother is washing clothes.
Màmá mi kò fo≥ßo≥. My mother is not washing clothes.
In the list of expression of feelings above, notice that the word n; is
used to indicate present feelings. Below are different ways the tenses
can change when expressing feelings.
Ebi n; pa mí nísisìyí. I am hungry now.
Ebi kò pa mí nísisìyí. I am not hungry now.
Ebi pa mí lánàá. I was hungry yesterday.
Ebi kò pa mí lánàá. I was not hungry yesterday.