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Revision as of 22:21, 22 March 2023
Amharic is a unique and fascinating language, rich in history and culture. In the following lesson, we will explore how to form negative sentences and ask questions in Amharic.
Negation
Negation in Amharic is formed using the word "አይ" (ayi) before the verb. This indicates a negative meaning to the sentence.
For example:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| "ሳምንት አይደለም" | "saminat aydellem" | "I don't have shoes" |
| "እውነተኛ ትምህርት ላይ አይሆንም" | "ewnetegna t'mehirut lay ayhoneem" | "I'm not good at studying" |
| "እናዚህ መንገድ መጠን አይቼልም" | "enazih meneged meten ayit'elem" | "I didn't forget the way" |
Notice that "ayi" comes before the verb in each of these sentences.
Another common negation word in Amharic is "የተቀበሉ" (yetek'ebelu), which means "not interested".
For example:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| "ስለማንኛውም ውድብ የተቀበሉ ነዎት" | "silemanegnawum wudib yetek'ebelu newot" | "We are not interested in any kind of conflict" |
| "የኛ መልዕክት መዝሙር የተቀበሉ ነዎት" | "ye'egna malle'ek't mezmu'ur yetek'ebelu newot" | "We are not interested in our national anthem" |
In both examples, "yetek'ebelu" comes after the verb in the sentence.
Questions
Asking questions in Amharic is fairly straightforward. In general, you can just add a question word before the sentence, tone of voice and context will usually determine if the sentence is a question or not. The five main question words in Amharic are:
1. "ማን" (man) - who 2. "ምን" (min) - what 3. "እንደሚከተሉ ስም" (endemi'ek'etelu s'im) - how 4. "ያልተለየ" (yaltetaleya) - why 5. "የሚጠይቁ" (yemi'tek'uk'u) - when
For example:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| "ማን ነው የቤተሰቡ ምልክት?" | "man new ye'beta sibu milik't?" | "Who is in charge of the department?" |
| "ምን እንደሚሆን ነው ይላሉ?" | "min endemi'hon new yilaloo?" | "What should we do?" |
| "እንደሚከተሉ ስም በአሰልጣኝ አይደለም" | "endemi'ek'etelu s'im be'aselatan aydellem?" | "How can I help you?" |
| "ያልተለየ የምሽቱ አንበሳ ምን እንደሚገኘው ነው?" | "yaltetaleya ye'mishtu anbesa min endemi'gennu new?" | "Why is the bus late?" |
| "የሚጠይቁ የዕለት ምልክት ቀርበዋል?" | "yemi'tek'uk'u ye'elt milik't k'erbewal?" | "When are you going to finish the project?" |
Notice how the question word is placed at the beginning of each sentence.
You can also form questions in Amharic by using a rising intonation at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
For example:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| "ልጅ እንደማይገባ የሚተርፉ ይሆናል?" | "lij endemayigeba yemit'eref'u yihonali?" | "Are the children still sleeping?" |
| "መልስ አላየውም?" | "malis alayewum?" | "Did you see him?" |
Notice how the rising intonation at the end of each sentence indicates a question.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have learned how to form negative sentences and ask questions in Amharic. Keep practicing and expanding your vocabulary to become more fluent in this beautiful language. Join us for the next lesson, where we will learn about imperatives and requests.
Related Lessons
- Making Sentences
- Simple Past Tense Forms of Other Verbs (Negative)
- Pronunciation and Phonetics
- Adjectives
- Basic Prepositions and Adverbs
- Conjugation of the verb መኖር “to live” (present tense)
- Time Phrases
- Time Adverbs
- Indirect Object Pronouns
- Prepositions and Conjunctions
Sources