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Amharic Grammar - Pronouns

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In today's lesson, we will be discussing Amharic pronouns. Pronouns are an important part of the Amharic language and understanding them is essential for speaking and writing correctly. We will look at the different types of pronouns, how they are used, and some examples of their usage.

Types of Pronouns

Pronouns can be divided into two main categories: personal pronouns and possessive pronouns.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are used to refer to people or things. In Amharic, there are three types of personal pronouns: singular, dual, and plural.

• Singular pronouns are used to refer to one person or thing. Examples include: እኔ (I), አላህ (you), እርሱ (he/she/it).

• Dual pronouns are used to refer to two people or things. Examples include: እንተም (we two), እኔም (you two), እርሱም (they two).

• Plural pronouns are used to refer to more than two people or things. Examples include: እንተም (we), አላህም (you), እርሱም (they).

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to indicate ownership or possession. In Amharic, there are three types of possessive pronouns: singular, dual, and plural.

• Singular possessive pronouns are used to indicate ownership or possession of one person or thing. Examples include: እኔን (mine), አላህን (yours), እርሱን (his/hers/its).

• Dual possessive pronouns are used to indicate ownership or possession of two people or things. Examples include: እኔንም (ours two), አላህንም (yours two), እርሱንም (theirs two).

• Plural possessive pronouns are used to indicate ownership or possession of more than two people or things. Examples include: እኔንም (ours), አላህንም (yours), እርሱንም (theirs).

Usage

Pronouns are used in a variety of ways in Amharic. They can be used as the subject of a sentence, the object of a sentence, or as a possessive pronoun.

• As the subject of a sentence, pronouns are used to refer to the person or thing performing the action. For example: እኔ የሚጠቅመው ነው (I am doing it).

• As the object of a sentence, pronouns are used to refer to the person or thing receiving the action. For example: እኔ እርሱን አላህ አድርጎ ነው (I gave it to him/her).

• As a possessive pronoun, pronouns are used to indicate ownership or possession. For example: እኔን መልካም ነው (It is mine).

Examples

Here are some examples of pronouns being used in sentences:

• እኔ አላህን አድርጎ ነው (I gave you it).

• እኔን እርሱን አድርጎ ነው (I gave it to him/her).

• እኔንም አላህንም አድርጎ ነው (We gave you two it).

• እኔንም እርሱንም አድርጎ ነው (We gave them two it).

• እኔን መልካም ነው (It is mine).

• እኔንም አላህንም መልካም ነው (It is ours two).

• እኔንም እርሱንም መልካም ነው (It is theirs two).

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