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To pluralize, you add ኦች/ oč if the noun ends in a consonant, and /ዎችwoč if it ends in a vowel. The possessive marker goes on the end of the pluralized word. | To pluralize, you add ኦች/ oč if the noun ends in a consonant, and /ዎችwoč if it ends in a vowel. The possessive marker goes on the end of the pluralized word. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Singular | |||
|Plural Plural | |||
|Possessive | |||
|- | |||
|ልጅ lïj child | |||
|ልጆች lïjoč children | |||
|ልጆቼ lïjoče my children | |||
|- | |||
|ውሻ wïša dog | |||
|ውሻዎችWïšawoč dogs | |||
|ውሻዎቼwïšawoče my dogs | |||
|- | |||
| ድመትdïmmät cat | |||
|ድመቶች dïmätoč cats | |||
|ድመቶቼ dïmätoče my cats | |||
|} | |||
Note: ውሻዎቼ wïšawoče may become ውሾቼ wïšoče for short. This is especially common for nouns ending in –a (4th order). | Note: ውሻዎቼ wïšawoče may become ውሾቼ wïšoče for short. This is especially common for nouns ending in –a (4th order). | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 18 September 2021
Pluralizing in Amharic
To pluralize, you add ኦች/ oč if the noun ends in a consonant, and /ዎችwoč if it ends in a vowel. The possessive marker goes on the end of the pluralized word.
| Singular | Plural Plural | Possessive |
| ልጅ lïj child | ልጆች lïjoč children | ልጆቼ lïjoče my children |
| ውሻ wïša dog | ውሻዎችWïšawoč dogs | ውሻዎቼwïšawoče my dogs |
| ድመትdïmmät cat | ድመቶች dïmätoč cats | ድመቶቼ dïmätoče my cats |
Note: ውሻዎቼ wïšawoče may become ውሾቼ wïšoče for short. This is especially common for nouns ending in –a (4th order).
Examples:
- - leba -- leboč t’äbäk’a -- t’äbäk’oč aläk’a -- aläk’oč
Source
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf