Nominalization (Verb to Noun)

Yíyí Ọ̀rọ̀-Ìṣe Padà Sí Ọ̀rọ̀-Orúkọ

About this concept

Verbs become nouns through various patterns: reduplication of first syllable (jẹ → jíjẹ 'eating'), prefix à- (lọ → àlọ 'departure'), and compound nouns (ilé + kọ → ilékọ̀ọ́ 'school').

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B1.

Examples

Jíjẹ oúnjẹ dára ni ilera.Eating food is good for health.

Kíkà ìwé ṣe pàtàkì.Reading books is important.

Àlọ rẹ̀ dùn mí.His/Her departure saddens me.

Ṣíṣe iṣẹ́ kò rọrùn.Working is not easy.

Prerequisite

Basic Sentence Structure (SVO)A1

Concepts that build on this

Verbal Nouns and GerundsB2

More B1 concepts

Advanced Serial Verb ConstructionsÌsopọ̀ Ọ̀rọ̀-Ìṣe Àgbéga Comparatives and SuperlativesÌfiwéra àti Àkúdá Imperative and RequestsÀṣẹ àti Ìbéèrè Relative Clauses (Tí)Gbólóhùn Ọ̀rọ̀ Àpèjúwe (Tí)Conditional Sentences (Bí/Tí)Gbólóhùn Ìpinnu (Bí/Tí)

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