Oromo Verbs

to be

ta’uu

to want

barbaaduu

to have/own

qabachuu

to use

fayyadamuuf

to help

gargaaruuf

to work

hojjechuuf

to play

taphachuuf

to receive

fudhachuuf

to allow

hayyamuuf

to prevent

dhorkuuf

to go

deemuuf

to run

fiiguuf

to drive

konkolaachisuuf

fly

balali’uuf

to stop

dhaabuuf

to follow

hordofuuf

to think

yaaduuf

to read

dubbisuuf

to speak/say

dubbachuu

to eat

nyaachuuf

to drink

dhuguuf

to laugh

kolfuu

to cry

boo’uuf

to buy

bitachuuf

to pay

kaffaluuf

to sell

gurguruuf

to learn

barachuuf

to jump

utaaluuf

to smell

urgaa’uuf

to hear

dhaga’uuf

to listen

dhaggeeffachuuf

to taste

dhandhamuuf

to touch

toquuf

to see

arguuf

to see

ilaaluuf

to kiss

dhungachuuf

to dig

qotuuf

taa’uuf

to sit down

to stand

dhaabbachuuf

to love

jaallachuuf

to cut

muruuf

to struggle

qabsaa’uuf

to fight

loluuf

to dance

shubbisuuf

to sleep

rafuu

to wake up from sleep

hirribaa dammaquuf

to sing

sirbuuf

to count

lakkaa’uuf

to marry

fuudhuuf

to pray

kadhachuuf

to wash

dhiqachuuf

to cook

bilcheessuuf

to open

banuuf

to close

cufuuf

to write

barreessuuf

to call

bilbiluuf

to build

ijaaruuf

to teach

barsiisuuf

to grow

guddachuuf

to throw

darbachuuf

to obtain

argachuuf

to fall

kufuuf

to push

dhiibuuf

to pull

harkisuuf

to carry

baachuuf

to drink

cabsuuf

to wear

uffachuudhaaf

to shake

raasuuf