Amharic
Grammar

One may construct simple Amharic sentences by using a subject and a predicate. Here are a few simple sentences:

ኢትዮጵያ

ʾItyop̣p̣ya

Ethiopia

አፍሪካ

ʾAfrika

Africa

ውስጥ

wǝsṭ

in

ናት

nat

is

ኢትዮጵያ አፍሪካ ውስጥ ናት

ʾItyop̣p̣ya ʾAfrika wǝsṭ nat

{Ethiopia} {Africa} {in} {is}

'Ethiopia is in Africa.'

ልጁ

Lǝǧ-u

the boy

ተኝቷል

täññǝtʷall.

asleep is

ልጁ ተኝቷል

Lǝǧ-u täññǝtʷall.

{the boy} {asleep is}

'The boy is asleep.' (-u is a definite article. Lǝǧ is 'boy'. Lǝǧu is 'the boy')

አየሩ

Ayyäru

the weather

ደስ

däss

pleasant

ይላል

yǝlall.

feels

አየሩ ደስ ይላል

Ayyäru däss yǝlall.

{the weather} pleasant feels

'The weather feels pleasant.'

እሱ

ʾƏssu

he

ወደ

wädä

to

ከተማ

kätäma

city

መጣ

mäṭṭa

came

እሱ ወደ ከተማ መጣ

ʾƏssu wädä kätäma mäṭṭa

he to city {came}

'He came to the city.'
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