Yoruba Prepositions
This is a list of prepositions in Yoruba. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.
On top of: ori rẹ
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Under: nisale
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Inside: ninu
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Outside: ita
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| Behind: lehin |
| In front of: niwaju |
| Near: nitosi |
| Between: laarin |
These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.
After: lehin
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Before: saaju
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With: pelu
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Without: laisi
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Since: lati igba
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Until: titi di
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Of: ti
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From: lati
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To: si
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Instead of: nipo
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In: inu
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Against: figagbaka
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| As: bi |
| About: nipa |
| For: fun |
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The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.
| And: ati |
| Or: abi |
| But: sugbon |
| So: bẹ |
Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.
I'm from Japan: Japani ni mo ti wa.
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The pen is under the desk: Kalamu na wa ni abẹ apoti ikọwe.
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The letter is inside the book: Lẹta na wa ninu iwe.
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Can I practice Italian with you?: Ṣe mo le puratisi ede itali pẹlu rẹ.
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| I was born in Miami: Miami ni nwọn bi mi si. |
| I speak French but with an accent: Mo nsọ faranse, sugbọn pẹlu ami. |
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