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(i) (adv/ọ̀rọ̀-àpọ́nlé): tí ó kéré tàbí tí ó tóbi díẹ̀ ju ohun tí a ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa rẹ̀. Ní nǹkan bí. ‘When are you leaving today?’ ‘About 5 p.m.’ Nígbà wo ni o máa lọ lónìí?’ ‘Ní nǹkan bí aago márùn-ún ìrọ̀lẹ́’.

(ii) (prep/ọ̀rọ̀-atọ́kùn) ohun tí nǹkan kan dá lé lórí. What is the story about? Kí ní ìtàn yẹn dá lé lorí/orí kí ni ìtàn yẹn dá le?

(iii) (adj/ọ̀rọ̀-àpèjúwe): Fẹ́ ṣe nǹkan láìpẹ́. I was about to sit down when he called me. Mo ti fẹ́ẹ́ jókòó nígbà tí ó pè mí.

(iv) (1. adv/ọ̀rọ̀-àpọ́nlé 2. prep/ọ̀rọ̀-atọ́kùn 3. adj (after verb)/ọ̀rọ̀-àpèjúwe (lẹ́yìn ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe) wà ní ojú kan/máa rìn ní ojú kan/wà ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ ibi kan, ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìgbà, láìní nǹkan kan pàtó tí ó ń darí ẹni tàbí kí a má ní nǹkan kan pàtó lọ́kàn tàbi kí ohun tí a ń ṣe má tẹ̀ lé ètò kan pàtó. He always leaves his books lying about on the tables. Ó kàn máań fi àwọn ìwé rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ káàkiri orí àwọn tábìlì ni. They saw somebody moving about in the room. Wọ́n rí ẹni kan tí ó ń rìn kiri nínú yàrá. I have been running about since morning looking for the money I owe him. Láti àárọ̀ ni mo ti ń sáré ká tí mo ń wá owó tí mo jẹ ẹ́ kiri.

Ìlò gbẹ̀fẹ́: Do you have such a thing as a pencil about you? Ǹjẹ́ o ní nǹkan tí ó jọ lẹ́ẹ̀dì ní ara rẹ níbẹ̀ yẹn? Is Olú about? Ǹjẹ́ Olú wà nítòsí? There is a lot of tuberculosis about right now. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn ni ó ní ikọ́ọ fée báyìí.

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Wednesday, 5 August 2015

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