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<div class="pg_page_title"> Pluralizing in Amharic </div> | |||
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). | ||
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==Source== | ==Source== | ||
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf | https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Direct-and-Indirect-Object-Affixes|Direct and Indirect Object Affixes]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/bästä-prefix|bästä prefix]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Possessive-Adjectives|The Possessive Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Definite-Article|The Definite Article]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Compound-sentence|Compound sentence]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Conjugation-of-mäwdäd-(to-like)-present-tense|Conjugation of mäwdäd (to like) present tense]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 27 March 2023
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[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Direct and Indirect Object Affixes
- Questions
- Future Tense
- bästä prefix
- The Possessive Adjectives
- The Definite Article
- Conditional Mood
- Compound sentence
- Conjugation of mäwdäd (to like) present tense