Twi Translation of “be”
be verb
- yɛ (to be: descriptive)
- meyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛni | I’m a teacher
- meyɛ Gaanani | I’m a Ghanaian
- wɔyɛ akwadwofoɔ | they are lazy people
- Kwame ne Akosua yɛ Asantefoɔ | Kwame and Akosua are Asantis
- ɛyɛ ntorɔ | It is a lie
- wɔ (to be: existence: to exist; be there)
- mewɔ fie | I am home
- Awurade wɔ hɔ | God is there; God exists
- wɔn nyinaa wɔ apontoɔ no ase | they are all at the party
- ɔwɔ ayie no ase | he/she is at the funeral
- te (to be: stative)
- ɛte sɛn? | how is it?
- wo ho te sɛn? | how are you?
- saa na ɛte(ɛ) | that’s how it is
- de (to be: naming: to be named)
- mede Kwadwo | I am Kwadwo
- wode sɛn? | you are (named) what?; what’s your name?
- ɔde Koo Fori | he is Koo Fori
