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The verb "to be" in Armenian
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Hi/բարև Armenian Learners! 😃

➡ In today's lesson we will learn How to use the verb to be (լինել) in Armenian.

Happy learning!

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: The Genitive Case, Cases of Nouns, The Present Simple & The Passive and Active Voice.

In Armenian the verb լինել (to be) is used as an auxiliary verb. It is an irregular verb.

It changes form for all 3 persons.

Affirmative of the verb to be in Armenian[edit | edit source]

Here is the conjugation of the verb “to be” in affirmative form in the present tense:

Armenian Pronunciation English
Ես հայ եմ:  Yes hay em.  I am Armenian. 
Մենք հայ ենք  Menk`hay enk`.  We are Armenian. 
Դու հայ ես:  Du hay es.  You (singular) are Armenian. 
Դուք հայ եք:  Duk` hay ek`.  You (plural) are Armenian. 
Նա հայ է:  Na hay e.  S/he is Armenian. 
Նրանք հայ են:  Nrank` hay en`.  They are Armenian. 

Negative of the verb to be in Armenian[edit | edit source]

The negative is formed by adding չ in front of the auxiliary verbs.

Armenian Pronunciation English
Ես ռուս չեմ:  Yes r`us chem.  I am not Russian. 
Մենք ռուս չենք։  Menk` r`us chenk`  We are not Russian. 
Դու ռուս չես:  Du r`us ches.  You (singular) are not Russian. 
Դուք ռուս չեք։  Duk` r`usn chek`.  You (plural) are not Russian. 
Նա ռուս չէ։  Na r`us che.  S/he is not Russian. 
Նրանք ռուս չեն։  Nrank` r`us chen.  They are not Russian. 

To be: mood of someone[edit | edit source]

In Armenian the verb լինել - “to be” has a usage similar to that in English. For instance, it is used to show the state of something and indicate the mood of someone.

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a profession[edit | edit source]

To be is also used to state a person’s profession. Armenian-Language-to be profession PolyglotClub.jpg

describe the environment[edit | edit source]

It can also describe the environment.

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Video: Speak Armenian. The verbs to be and to have[edit | edit source]

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