Language/Amharic/Grammar/Compound-sentence
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Compound sentence (dïrïb aräftä nägär ድርብ አረፍተ ነገር)
A compound sentence is a combination of two simple sentences joined by a conjunction.
Example
- mïsa bälahu ምሳ በላሁ፡፡wїha t’ät’hu ውሃ ጠጣሁ፡፡
- mïsa bälahu їna wїha t’ät’hu ምሳ በላሁ እና ውሃ ጠጣሁ፡፡
- lïju suk’ hedä. ልጁ ሱቅ ሄደ፡፡ šama gäza ሻማ ገዛ፡፡
- lïju suk’ hedä їna šama gäza. ልጁ ሱቅ ሄደ እና ሻማ ገዛ፡፡
- anäbalähu አነባለሁ፡፡ ïtäňalähu እተኛለሁ፡፡
- anäbalähu wäyim ïtäňalähu አነባለሁ ወይም እተኛለሁ፡፡
Source
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf