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