Language/Armenian/Grammar/present-simple-and-present-continuous

A first look at present simple and present continuous in Armenian

Armenian verbs in their infinite form end either with -ել or -ալ. For instance քայլել - “to walk” and կարդալ - “to understand.” To form the present simple replace -ել/-ալ with -ում and place the corresponding form of the auxiliary after the verb. Example:

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As you see from the chart above, the English “you” can be translated either as դու or դուք. դու stands for 2nd person singular, while դուք stands for the 2nd person plural. Sometimes, to indicate respect, the 2nd person singular is also addressed with դուք.

In Armenian the structures of present simple and present continuous are the same. Thus the sentence “Դու քայլում ես” can mean both “You are walking” and “You walk.” Here is an example:

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We will return to present simple and present continuous in later lessons.

Sources

https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf