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Here are some adjectives, and their verb forms, which are commonly used in Amharic to compare and contrast items: | Here are some adjectives, and their verb forms, which are commonly used in Amharic to compare and contrast items: | ||
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አጭር ač’ïr = ያጥራል yat’ïral | አጭር ač’ïr = ያጥራል yat’ïral | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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ከዚህ ጉርድ ቀሚስ ያኛው ይረዝማል käzih gurd k’ämis yaňňaw yïräzïmal. | ከዚህ ጉርድ ቀሚስ ያኛው ይረዝማል käzih gurd k’ämis yaňňaw yïräzïmal. | ||
Adding the adjective በጣም bät’am shows a greater degree, equavialent to the English በጣም “very”: | Adding the adjective በጣም bät’am shows a greater degree, equavialent to the English በጣም “very”: | ||
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* ይህ ሸሚዝ በጣም ይተልቃል yïh šämiz bät’am yïtälïk’al. This shirt is very large. | * ይህ ሸሚዝ በጣም ይተልቃል yïh šämiz bät’am yïtälïk’al. This shirt is very large. | ||
* ይህ ጉርድ ቀሚስ በጣም ያጥራል yïh gurd k’ämis bät’am yat’ïral. This skirt is very short. | * ይህ ጉርድ ቀሚስ በጣም ያጥራል yïh gurd k’ämis bät’am yat’ïral. This skirt is very short. | ||
በጣም bät’am is used with descriptive adjectives as well as verbs. The words bät’am and እጅግ በጣም ïjjïg bät’am show greater degrees, according to the following: | በጣም bät’am is used with descriptive adjectives as well as verbs. The words bät’am and እጅግ በጣም ïjjïg bät’am show greater degrees, according to the following: | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
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|This jacket is so very big! | |This jacket is so very big! | ||
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Compare the above examples to: | Compare the above examples to: | ||
*ይህ ጃኬት ይተልቃል Yïh jaket yïtälïk’al. This jacket is big (compared to another). | *ይህ ጃኬት ይተልቃል Yïh jaket yïtälïk’al. This jacket is big (compared to another). | ||
==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/Compound-sentence|Compound sentence]] | * [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Compound-sentence|Compound sentence]] | ||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Definite-Article|The Definite Article]] | * [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Definite-Article|The Definite Article]] | ||
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* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Possessive-Adjectives|The Possessive Adjectives]] | * [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Possessive-Adjectives|The Possessive Adjectives]] | ||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Conjugation-of-the-verb-መኖር-“to-live”-(present-tense)|Conjugation of the verb መኖር “to live” (present tense)]] | * [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Conjugation-of-the-verb-መኖር-“to-live”-(present-tense)|Conjugation of the verb መኖር “to live” (present tense)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 27 March 2023
Grammar ⇨Comparing and Contrasting in Amharic
Here are some adjectives, and their verb forms, which are commonly used in Amharic to compare and contrast items:
ትልቅ tïlïk’ = ይተልቃልyïtälïk’al
ጠባብ t’äbab = ይጠባል yï t’äbal
ረዥም räžïm/ räjïm = ይረዝማል yïräzïmal
ትንሽ tïnïš = ያንሳል yansal
አጭር ač’ïr = ያጥራል yat’ïral
Examples[edit | edit source]
ይህ ሸሚዝ ይተልቃል yïh šämiz yïtälïk’al. ይህ ግን ያንሳል yïh gïn yansal.
ከዚህ ጉርድ ቀሚስ ያኛው ይረዝማል käzih gurd k’ämis yaňňaw yïräzïmal.
Adding the adjective በጣም bät’am shows a greater degree, equavialent to the English በጣም “very”:
- ይህ ሸሚዝ በጣም ይተልቃል yïh šämiz bät’am yïtälïk’al. This shirt is very large.
- ይህ ጉርድ ቀሚስ በጣም ያጥራል yïh gurd k’ämis bät’am yat’ïral. This skirt is very short.
በጣም bät’am is used with descriptive adjectives as well as verbs. The words bät’am and እጅግ በጣም ïjjïg bät’am show greater degrees, according to the following:
Examples:
| ይህ ጃኬት ትልቅ ነው | ይህ ጃኬት በጣም ትልቅ ነው | ይህ ጃኬት እጅግ በጣም ትልቅ ነው |
| yïh jaket tïlïk’ näw. | yïh jaket bät’am tïlïk’ näw. | yïh jaket ïjjïg bät’am tïlïk’ näw. |
| This jacket is big. | This jacket is very big. | This jacket is so very big! |
Compare the above examples to:
- ይህ ጃኬት ይተልቃል Yïh jaket yïtälïk’al. This jacket is big (compared to another).
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Compound sentence
- The Definite Article
- Expressing Obligation or Necessity
- Simple Past Tense Forms of Other Verbs (Negative)
- Negative Present Future Tense
- Making Suggestions Using “Let”
- Pronouns
- Complex Sentence
- The Possessive Adjectives
- Conjugation of the verb መኖር “to live” (present tense)