ኪድ
The English word 'go' is translated into Tigrinya as ኪድ.
ኪድ is used to express the action of moving through space, specifically from one place to another.
Meaning: to move through space (especially from one place to another) (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
ኪድ is the imperative command form used when telling a single male to 'go'.
Did you know?
- Tigrinya is a Semitic language, making the root of ኪድ a distant relative to the Arabic word for 'go' or 'walk'.
- Using ኪድ as a direct command to an elder or a stranger can be perceived as quite blunt or even rude.
- Because Tigrinya is written in the Ge'ez script, the word ኪድ is composed of characters that represent a consonant and a vowel combined into a single symbol.
Example conversation
Haimanot is telling Samuel to go to the store.
- ሃይማኖት Haymanotሳሚኤል፣ ናብቲ ሓውሲ ኪድ።Samuel, nabti hawsi kid.Samuel, go to the store.
- ሳሚኤል Samuelሕጂ ክኸይድ ዲ?Hiji kikheyid di?Should I go now?
- ሃይማኖት Haymanotእወ፣ ብጣዕሚ ተሰዊዐ።Ewe, bitami tesewie.Yes, it is very late.
- ሳሚኤል Samuelጽቡቕ፣ ክኸይድ እየ።Tsibuq, kikheyid iye.Okay, I will go.
