Language/Amharic/Grammar/Time-Adverbs
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Time Adverbs in Amharic
- Note: በየ bäyä- (as a prefix attached to words denoting periods of time) means ‘every’
Vocabulary
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
| በየሰዓቱ | bäyäsä’atu | every hour |
| በየጊዜው | bäyägizew | every time |
| በየቀኑ | bäyäk’änu | everyday |
| በየሳምንቱ | bäyäsamïntu | every week |
| በየአመቱ | bäyäamätu | every year |
Note
በ bä- or ባ ba- (as a prefix attached to words denoting periods of time) means ‘in’ or during
Examples
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
| በክረምት | bäkïrämt | in summer |
| በበጋ | bäbäga | in winter |
| በዚህ አመት | bäzih samïnt | during this week |
| ባለፈው ወር | baläfäw wär | last month |
Source
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf