Language/Amharic/Grammar/Stem-verbs
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Stem verbs in Amharic
All Amharic stem verbs are in the form of third person masculine simple past form. Note that in Amharic dictionaries, verbs are generally listed according to the third person masculine simple past form
Examples
| Infinitive | 3rd person masculine form |
|---|---|
| mäbїlat | bäla (He ate) |
| mägїzat | gäza (He bought) |
| mäsїrat | sära (He worked) |
| mayät | ayä (He saw) |
| märot’ | rot’ä (He ran) |
| mähed | hedä (He went) |
The verb stem is the basic form of the verb on which affixes are added. The affix can be a pronoun marker, a tense marker, a numerical marker, etc.
Source
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf