Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ድሕሪት ምድቃስ
ግዜ ንእስነታ ኣዝዩ ድሕሪት እዩ ዘሎ።
deh-rit mid-kas
gzey nes-net-a a-zi-yu deh-rit eyu ze-lo.
lie behind
The time of her youth lies far behind.
ብመኪና ናብ ገዛኻ
ድሕሪ ምዕዳግ ክልቲኦም ብመኪና ናብ ገዝኦም ይኸዱ።
b‘mekina nab geza‘ka
dhri m‘edag kilt‘om b‘mekina nab gez‘om ykhedu.
drive home
After shopping, the two drive home.
ተመሊከ
ናይ በላዕ ተመሊከ።
tɛmɛlɪkɛ
nɑj bɛlɑʕ tɛmɛlɪkɛ.
arrive
The plane has arrived on time.
ሓሶት
ሓደ ሓደ ግዜ ሓደ ሰብ ኣብ ህጹጽ ኩነታት ክሕሱ ኣለዎ።
hasot
hade hade gez hade seb ab hits-ts kun-tat ke-hsu a-lewo.
lie
Sometimes one has to lie in an emergency situation.
ርእይቶ ርእይቶ
መዓልታዊ ኣብ ፖለቲካ ርእይቶ ይህብ።
ra‘eyto ra‘eyto
me‘al‘tawi ab politika ra‘eyto yihab.
comment
He comments on politics every day.
ንገድፎ
ነቲ መትሓዚ ክትገድፎ የብልካን!
ne-ged-fo
na-ti met-ha-zi ket-ged-fo ye-bil-kan!
let go
You must not let go of the grip!
ምግታእ ምውስዋስ ኣካላት
ብዙሕ ገንዘብ ከውጽእ ኣይክእልን’የ፤ ልጓም ክገብር ኣለኒ።
migt‘aew miwsawas akalat
b‘zuh genzeb kowts‘ey ayke‘eln‘ye; lgom kegber aleni.
exercise restraint
I can’t spend too much money; I have to exercise restraint.
ምህናጽ
እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ግምቢ ይሰርሑ ኣለዉ።
miḥnäts
itom qol‘u nwiḥ gimbi yisärḥu älū.
build
The children are building a tall tower.
ደው በል
ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።
dēw bel
d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.
stand up
She can no longer stand up on her own.
ደው ኢልካ ምግዳፍ
ሎሚ ብዙሓት መካይኖም ደው ኢሎም ክገድፉ ኣለዎም።
deW eLka megedaf
lomi bezuHat meka‘enom deW eLom kegedefu alewom.
leave standing
Today many have to leave their cars standing.
ምጥቃስ
እቲ ሓላፊ ካብ ስራሕ ከም ዘባረሮ ጠቒሱ።
məṭḳas
ʾəti ḥalafi kab srāḥ kəm zəbarəro ṭəḳəsu.
mention
The boss mentioned that he will fire him.