Core Amharic verb conjugation patterns, subject-object-verb word order, and common grammatical particles, one grammar fact per card.
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- እኔ ውሃ እጠጣለሁ (ene wiha itetalehu)
- I drink water. Shows Amharic Subject-Object-Verb order: I (subject) + water (object) + drink (verb).
- -አለሁ (-alehu)
- First-person singular present tense ending (I do). Example: እሄዳለሁ (ihedalehu) means I go.
- ትሄዳለች (tihedalech)
- She goes. The -ለች (-lech) ending marks third-person singular feminine present tense.
- ይሄዳል (yihedal)
- He goes. The -ል (-al) ending marks third-person singular masculine present tense.
- ትሄዳላችሁ (tihedalachihu)
- You all go. The -ላችሁ (-alachihu) ending marks second-person plural present tense.
- የ- (ye-)
- Possessive prefix meaning of, or 's. Example: የልጅ መጽሐፍ (ye lij metshaf) means the child's book.
- በ- (be-)
- Locative and instrumental prefix meaning in, at, or by. Example: በቤት (be bet) means at home.
- እንደ (ende)
- Word meaning like or as, used for comparisons. Example: እንደ አንተ (ende ante) means like you.
- አልሄድኩም (alhedkum)
- I did not go. Negation wraps the verb with al- at the start and -m at the end.
- -ኩ (-ku)
- First-person singular past tense ending. Example: ሄድኩ (hedku) means I went.
- መጽሐፍሽ (metshafish)
- Your book, said to a woman. The -ሽ (-sh) suffix means your (feminine singular).
- መጽሐፍህ (metshafh)
- Your book, said to a man. The -ህ (-h) suffix means your (masculine singular).
- መጽሐፉን አነበብኩ (metshafun anebebku)
- I read the book. The -ን (-n) suffix marks a definite direct object.
- እኔም (enem)
- Me too. The -ም (-m) suffix means also, or too.
- ሻይ ወይ ቡና (shai wey buna)
- Tea or coffee. ወይ (wey) is the word for or, connecting alternatives.
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