Amharic Verbs Flashcards
Study the different verb forms and models
አረፈ*
arrefe
arrefe, maref, yarfal, arfo, eref, yıref
to have a rest
(A12, model verb)
አወቀ*
awwek’e
awwek’e, mawek’, yawk’al, awk’o, ewek’, yıwek’
to know
(A12, same as Arrefe)
ደገመ*
deggeme
deggeme, medgem, yıdegmal, degmo, dıgem, yıdgem
to repeat
(123, same as Neggere)
ተመሰገነ*
temeseggene
temeseggene, memmesgen, yımmesegennal, temesgıno, temesgen, yımmesgen
to be praised
(T1234, model verb)
አደረ*
addere
addere, mader, yadral, adro, eder, yıder
to spend the night
(A12, same as Arrefe)
ሰጠ*
set’t’e
set’t’e, mest’et, yıset’al, set’ıto, sıt’, yıst’
to give
(12, model verb)
ሄደ*
hēde
hēde, mehēd, yıhēdal, hēdo, hīd, yıhīd
to go
(1Ē2, model verb)
ዞረ*
zore
zore, mezor, yızoral, zoro, zur, yızur
to turn (on oneself) / to visit (a place)
(1O2, same as Nore)
መጣ*
met’t’a
met’t’a, memt’at, yımet’al, met’ıto, na, yımt’a
to come
(12A, same as Serra. NB: special imperative: «na», «nay», «nu»)
ዘጋ*
zegga
zegga, mezgat, yızegal, zegto, zıga, yızga
to close
(12A, same as Serra)
ከፈተ*
keffete
keffete, mekfet, yıkeftal, kefto, kıfet, yıkfet
to open
(123, same as Neggere)
አለ*
ale
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»
ከፈለ*
keffele
keffele, mekfel, yıkeflal, keflo, kıfel, yıkfel
to pay
(123, same as Neggere)
ጠራ*
t’erra
t’erra, met’rat, yıt’eral, t’erto, t’ıra, yıt’ra
to call
(12A, same as Serra)
መሰለ*
messele
messele, memsel, yımeslal, meslo, mısel, yımsel
to seem
(123, same as Neggere)
ተቀበለ*
tek’ebbele
mek’k’ebel, yık’k’ebbelal, tek’ebbılo, tek’ebbel, yık’k’ebel
he received*
(T123, same as Temellese)
አየ*
ayye
ayye, mayet, yayal, ayto, ey, yıy
to see, to look
(A1, model verb)
ፈለገ*
fellege
fellege, mefelleg, yıfellıgal, fellıgo, fellıg, yıfellıg
to want, to look for
(1223, model verb)
ከፋ*
keffa
keffa, mekfat, yıkefal, kefto, kıfa, yıkfa
to become bad
(12A, same as Serra)
ነገረ*
neggere
neggere, menger, yınegral, negro, nıger, yınger
to tell, to say
(123, model verb)
ወሰደ*
wessede
wessede, mewsed, yıwesdal, wesdo, wısed, yıwsed
to take (somewhere else), to bring
(123, same as Neggere)
አስገባ*
asgebba
asgebba, masgebbat, yasgebbal, asgebbıto, asgebba, yasgebba
to have (something/someone) brought in
(AS12A, model verb)
ሰራ*
serra
serra, mesrat, yıseral, serto, sıra, yısra
to work, to make
(12A, model verb)
አደረገ*
aderrege
aderrege, madreg, yadergal, adrıgo, adrıg, yadrıg
to do
(A123, model verb)
ተገናኙ*
teggenaňu
meggenaňet, yıggenaňňallu, tegenaňňew, tegenaňu, yıggenaňu
they met each other*
(T12A2, model verb)
ጠበቀ*
t’ebbek’e
t’ebbek’e, met’ebbek’, yıt’ebbık’al, t’ebbık’o, t’ebbık’, yıt’ebbık’
to wait
(1223, same as Fellege)
ጠጣ*
t’et’t’a
t’et’t’a, met’et’t’at, yıt’et’t’al, t’et’t’ıto, t’et’t’a, yıt’et’t’a
to drink
(122A, model verb)
ገዛ*
gezza
gezza, megzat, yıgezal, gezto, gıza, yıgza
to buy
(12A, same as Serra)
ገባ*
gebba
gebba, megbat, yıgebal, gebto, gıba, yıgba
to come/go in
(12A, same as Serra)
ጠየቀ*
t’eyyek’e
t’eyyek’e, met’eyyek’, yıt’eyyık’al, t’eyyık’o, t’eyyık’, yıt’eyyık’
to ask
(1223, same as Fellege)
አገኘ*
agenňňe
ageňňe, magňet, yageňňal, agňıto, agň, yagň
to find, to obtain, to earn
(A12, model verb)
አመሰገነ*
ameseggene
ameseggene, mamesgen, yameseggınal, amesgıno, amesgın, yamesgın
to thank
(A234, model verb)
ተነሳ*
tenessa
tenessa, mennesat, yınnessal, tenesto, tenesa, yınnessa
to get up
(T12A, same as Teserra)
ታጠበ*
tat’t’ebe
tat’t’ebe, metat’eb, yıttat’t’ebal, tat’t’ıbo, tat’t’eb, yıttat’eb
to wash oneself
(TA112, same as Taddese)
አጠና*
atenna
atenna, matnat, yatenal, atnıto, atna, yatna
to study
(A12A, same as Amet’t’a)
በላ*
bella
bella, meblat, yıbelal, belto, bıla, yıbla
to eat
(12A, same as Serra)
ያዘ*
yaze
yaze, meyaz, yıyızal, yızo, yaz, yıyaz
to catch, to take, to hold
(1A2, same as «Čale»)
