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)

Question 16

ተቀበለ*

tek’ebbele

(mek’k’ebel, yık’k’ebbelal, tek’ebbılo, tek’ebbel, yık’k’ebel)

Answer 16

he received*

(T123, same as Temellese)

Question 17

አየ*

ayye

(mayet, yayal, ayto, ey, yıy)

Answer 17

he saw*

(or: he looked)

(A1, model verb)

Question 18

ፈለገ*

fellege

(mefelleg, yıfellıgal, fellıgo, fellıg, yıfellıg)

Answer 18

he wanted, he looked for*

(1223, model verb)

Question 19

ከፋ*

keffa

(mekfat, yıkefal, kefto, kıfa, yıkfa)

Answer 19

he became bad*

(12A, same as Serra)

Question 20

ነገረ*

neggere

(menger, yınegral, negro, nıger, yınger)

Answer 20

he told, he said*

(123, model verb)

Question 21

ወሰደ*

wessede

(mewesd, yıwesdal, wesdo, wısed, yıwsed)

Answer 21

he took*

(123, same as Neggere)

Question 22

አስገባ*

asgebba

(masgebbat, yasgebbal, asgebbıto, asgebba, yasgebba)

Answer 22

he had it brought in*

(AS12A, model verb)

Question 23

ሰራ*

serra

(mesrat, yıseral, serto, sıra, yısra)

Answer 23

he worked*

(12A, model verb)

Question 24

አደረገ*

aderrege

(madreg, yadergal, adrıgo, adrıg, yadrıg)

Answer 24

he did*

(A123, model verb)

Question 25

ተገናኙ*

teggenaňu

(meggenaňet, yıggenaňňallu, tegenaňňew, tegenaňu, yıggenaňu)

Answer 25

they met each other*

(T12A2, model verb)

Question 26

ጠበቀ*

t’ebbek’e

(met’ebbek’, yıt’ebbık’al, t’ebbık’o, t’ebbık’, yıt’ebbık’)

Answer 26

he waited*

(1223, same as Fellege)

Question 27

ጠጣ*

t’et’t’a

(met’et’t’at, yıt’et’t’al, t’et’t’ıto, t’et’t’a, yıt’et’t’a)

Answer 27

he drank*

(122A, model verb)

Question 28

ገዛ*

gezza

(megzat, yıgezal, gezto, gıza, yıgza)

Answer 28

he bought*

(12A, same as Serra)

Question 29

ገባ*

gebba

(megbat, yıgebal, gebto, gıba, yıgba)

Answer 29

he came in*

(12A, same as Serra)

Question 30

ጠየቀ*

t’eyyek’e

(met’eyyek’, yıt’eyyık’al, t’eyyık’o, t’eyyık’, yıt’eyyık’)

Answer 30

he asked*

(1223, same as Fellege)