A1

Location and Existence (Wà/Sí)

Wà/Sí (Ìwà ní Ibìkan)

About this concept

Wà means 'to be (at a place)' or 'to exist'. Sí means 'to be in (a state)'. Ní marks location ('at/in'). Kò sí means 'there is not / does not exist'.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A1.

Examples

Ó wà ní ilé.He/She is at home.
Omi wà nínú ìgò.Water is in the bottle.
Kò sí ẹnìkan níbí.There is no one here.
Iṣẹ́ wà fún ọ.There is work for you.

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsArọ́pò OrúkọTonal System (High, Mid, Low)Ohùn Yorùbá (Gíga, Àárín, Ìsàlẹ̀)Greetings and Polite ExpressionsÌkíni àti Àwọn Ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́wọ̀Basic Sentence Structure (SVO)Ìtò Gbólóhùn Ìpìlẹ̀Copula Ni/Jẹ́ (To Be)Ní/Jẹ́ (Ìṣe)

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