እወድሻለሁ እናቴ
iwedishalehu inate
To say "I love you, mom" in Amharic, use እወድሻለሁ እናቴ (iwedishalehu inate).
This phrase is an expression of affection spoken to one's mother.
What does it mean word for word?
The verb እወድሻለሁ is composed of the root for "love", the first-person subject marker እ-ለሁ and the feminine second-person object suffix -ሻ-. The word እናቴ is formed by adding the first-person possessive suffix -ቴ to the word for mother, እናት, resulting in "my mother".
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb እወድሻለሁ uses the feminine suffix -ሻ-, which is grammatically required because the recipient (mother) is female. The term እናቴ uses the suffix -ቴ to denote "my mother".
How do you pronounce it?
iwedishalehu inate
Did you know?
- While 'I love you' is standard, many Ethiopians express deep affection by saying 'You are my eye' (አይኔ ነሽ), implying the mother is as essential as sight.
- The Amharic alphabet used to write እወድሻለሁ እናቴ is a 'syllabary', meaning each character represents a consonant and a vowel combined.
- The word እናት (mother) is often used in Amharic poetry and songs to represent 'Motherland' or the nation itself, elevating the term from a family role to a symbol of identity.
Examples in context
- እወድሻለሁ እናቴ፣ በጣም አመሰግናለሁ።ewedishalehu enate, betam ameseginalehu.I love you, mom, thank you very much.
- እወድሻለሁ እናቴ፣ መልካም ቀን ይሁንልሽ።ewedishalehu enate, melkam ken yihunlish.I love you, mom, have a nice day.
Example conversation
Dawit is giving his mother a gift.
- ዳዊት Dawitእነሆ እናቴ፣ ይህ ለአንቺ ነው።eneho enate, yihe leanchi new.Here, mom, this is for you.
- ሳራ Saraቆንጆ ነው! አመሰግናለሁ ልጄ።konjo new! ameseginalehu lije.It's beautiful! Thank you, my son.
- ዳዊት Dawitእወድሻለሁ እናቴ።ewedishalehu enate.I love you, mom.
- ሳራ Saraእኔም እወድሃለሁ ዳዊት።enem ewedihalehu Dawit.I love you too, Dawit.
