kò tíì

Not Yet

Level 2

Put kò tíì before the predicate for ‘not yet.’

How It Works

Put kò tíì before the predicate, after an expressed noun subject. The verb takes no participle ending. First-person singular short-pronoun clauses use N; the short third-person singular form appears without a separate ó. Independent pronouns can identify or contrast the participant.

The sequence also appears as kò tí ì. Longer kò ì tí ì is another attested form with a ‘not yet’ reading. Preserve the tones rather than replacing this sequence with affirmative mid-tone ti.

Compare Adé ti sùn. ‘Adé has gone to sleep’ with Adé kò tíì sùn. ‘Adé has not gone to sleep yet.’ The second denies reaching sleep by the relevant time. It can accompany an expectation that sleep will follow, but does not promise that result. Negative mọ́ instead concerns cessation or further recurrence.

Examples (3)

  1. Adé kò tíì sùn.

    Adé has not gone to sleep yet.

    The onset of sleep remains unreached.

  2. N kò tíì ra ìwé náà.

    I have not bought the book yet.

    The purchase has not occurred by the relevant time.

  3. Ẹ kò tíì parí iṣẹ́ yín.

    You have not finished your work yet.

    Ẹ is plural or respectful; completion remains unreached.

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kò tíìLevel 2Not Yet

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Kò tíì says an event or state has not been reached yet.