Language/Amharic/Grammar/Negative-Imperatives

Negative Imperatives in Amharic

You have already worked with the imperative, or command, form of the verb. To form the negative imperative form (“don’t go”, “don’t say”, “don’t eat”), simply add the prefix atï- to the imperative form.

Source

https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf

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• Questions
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• Negation
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• Pluralizing
• The Past Perfect Tense