Amharic Verbs

Question 1

አረፈ

arrefe

Answer 1

arrefe, maref, yarfal, arfo, eref, yıref

to have a rest

(A12, model verb)

Question 2

አወቀ

awwek’e

Answer 2

awwek’e, mawek’, yawk’al, awk’o, ewek’, yıwek’

to know

(A12, same as Arrefe)

Question 3

ደገመ

deggeme

Answer 3

deggeme, medgem, yıdegmal, degmo, dıgem, yıdgem

to repeat

(123, same as Neggere)

Question 4

ተመሰገነ

temeseggene

Answer 4

temeseggene, memmesgen, yımmesegennal, temesgıno, temesgen, yımmesgen

to be praised

(T1234, model verb)

Question 5

አደረ

addere

Answer 5

addere, mader, yadral, adro, eder, yıder

to spend the night

(A12, same as Arrefe)

Question 6

ሰጠ

set’t’e

Answer 6

set’t’e, mest’et, yıset’al, set’ıto, sıt’, yıst’

to give

(12, model verb)

Question 7

ሄደ

hēde

Answer 7

hēde, mehēd, yıhēdal, hēdo, hīd, yıhīd

to go

(1Ē2, model verb)

Question 8

ዞረ

zore

Answer 8

zore, mezor, yızoral, zoro, zur, yızur

to turn / to visit (a place)

(1O2, same as Nore)

Question 9

መጣ

met’t’a

Answer 9

met’t’a, memt’at, yımet’al, met’ıto, na, yımt’a

to come

(12A, same as Serra. NB: special imperative: «na», «nay», «nu»)

Question 10

ዘጋ

zegga

Answer 10

zegga, mezgat, yızegal, zegto, zıga, yızga

to close

(12A, same as Serra)

Question 11

ከፈተ

keffete

Answer 11

keffete, mekfet, yıkeftal, kefto, kıfet, yıkfet

to open

(123, same as Neggere)

Question 12

አለ

ale

Answer 12

ale, malet, yılal, bılo, bel, yıbel

to say

Irregular verb.
The «a» falls against «e/ı»: «elallew», «tılalleh», «tıyalleš», etc.
Irregular gerund.
Irregular imperative «bel», «bay», «belu»

Question 13

ከፈለ

keffele

Answer 13

keffele, mekfel, yıkeflal, keflo, kıfel, yıkfel

to pay

(123, same as Neggere)

Question 14

ጠራ

t’erra

Answer 14

t’erra, met’rat, yıt’eral, t’erto, t’ıra, yıt’ra

to call

(12A, same as Serra)

Question 15

መሰለ

messele

Answer 15

messele, memsel, yımeslal, meslo, mısel, yımsel

to seem

(123, same as Neggere)