ንገረው
The phrase "tell him" in Amharic is ንገረው.
What does it mean word for word?
This word is composed of the verb ንገረ (tell) and the suffix -ው (him).
Did you know?
- Amharic uses an alphabet called 'Fidäl', where each character represents a consonant and a vowel together. The word ንገረው is written using these combined characters rather than separate letters.
- Amharic is a Semitic language, and while ንገረው sounds unique, it shares a distant structural lineage with Arabic and Hebrew, particularly in how it builds words from three-consonant roots.
- If you were to say 'tell him' to a person of higher social status or an elder, you would use the honorific form ንገሩት instead of ንገረው.
Examples in context
- እሱን ደስተኛ መሆኔን ንገረው።issun des-te-gna me-hon-en ni-ge-rew.Tell him that I am happy.
- ነገ መምጣት እንዳለበት ንገረው።ne-ge mem-tat en-da-le-bet ni-ge-rew.Tell him he needs to come tomorrow.
Example conversation
Elizabeth is asking Elias to pass a message to a friend.
- ኤልሳቤጥ Elsabethኤልያስ፣ አባቴን ንገረው።Elias, abateen nigerew.Elias, tell my father.
- ኤልያስ Eliasምን ልንገረው?min lingerew?What should I tell him?
- ኤልሳቤጥ Elsabethእኔ እያለሁ ንገረው።ine iyalehu nigerew.Tell him that I am here.
- ኤልያስ Eliasእሺ፣ አሁኑኑ ንገረው።ishi, ahununu nigerew.Okay, I will tell him right now.
