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The Amharic grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Amharic and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
And: ʾəna ![]() |
Under: bätačə ![]() |
Before: bäfitə ![]() |
After: bähala ![]() |
Inside: bäwəsət'ə ![]() |
Outside: wəč'ə ![]() |
With: kä garə ![]() |
But: nägärə gənə ![]() |
For: lä ![]() |
From: kä ![]() |
To: lä ![]() |
In: wəsət'ə ![]() |
To ask questions, use the following:
What?: mənə? ![]() |
Who?: manə? ![]() |
How?: ʾənədetə? ![]() |
Why?: lämənə? ![]() |
Where?: yätə? ![]() |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
Never: bäfəs'umə ![]() |
Rarely: ʾäləfo ʾäləfo ![]() |
Sometimes: ʾänədanədə gize ![]() |
Usually: huləgize ![]() |
Always: huləgize ![]() |
Very: bät'amə ![]() |
Most commonly used pronouns in Amharic:
I: ʾəne ![]() |
You: ʾänətä ![]() |
He: ʾəsu ![]() |
She: ʾəሷ ![]() |
We: ʾəña ![]() |
They: ʾənäsu ![]() |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
My: yäʾəne ![]() |
Your: yäʾänətä ![]() |
His: yäʾəsu ![]() |
Her: yäʾəሷ ![]() |
Our: yäʾəña ![]() |
Their: yäʾənäsu ![]() |
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
Some extra grammatical structures:
The above Amharic grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Amharic vocabulary to obtain some popular Amharic phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |