Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ናብ
ናብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይምለሱ።
nab
nab nenhdhdom yimelsu.
turn to
They turn to each other.

ምጥፋእ
እቶም ፋይላት ምሉእ ብምሉእ ክጠፍኡ እዮም።
məṭfəʿ
ʾətom faylat məluʾ bəməluʾ kəṭəfʾu ʾeyom.
destroy
The files will be completely destroyed.

ደው ንበል
እቶም ክልተ ኣዕሩኽ ኩሉ ግዜ ንሓድሕዶም ደው ክብሉ ይደልዩ።
dēw nbēl
ētom klte ā’rūkh kulu g’zē nḥad’hd’hom dēw kbīlu ydel’yu.
stand up for
The two friends always want to stand up for each other.

ምግምጋም
ኣፈፃፅማ እቲ ትካል ይግምግም።
miggigam
afets‘ats‘ma iti tik‘al yigiggim.
evaluate
He evaluates the performance of the company.

ምክፍፋል
ዕዮ ገዛ ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይመቓቕሉ።
məkfəfal
ʿeyo gəza ʾab nənəhdəḥdom yəməqaqlu.
divide
They divide the housework among themselves.

ስዒቡ
እቲ ሓላዊ ላም ነቶም ኣፍራስ ይስዕብዎም።
səʿibu
ʾəti ħalawi lam nətom ʾafras yəsʿəbwom.
pursue
The cowboy pursues the horses.

ምእማን
ብዙሕ ግዜ ንጓላ ክትበልዕ ከተእምና ኣለዋ።
m‘ēmān
bzūḥ gzē ngālā ktēblē kētēmānā ālwā.
persuade
She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.

ሓሶት
ብዙሕ ግዜ ሓደ ነገር ክሸይጥ ምስ ዝደሊ ይሕሱ።
hasot
bizuh gez hade ne-gar kesh-yit mis ze-de-li yi-hsu.
lie
He often lies when he wants to sell something.

ሽፋን
እቲ ቆልዓ እዝኑ ይሽፍን።
shifan
iti qol‘a ezeno yishifn.
cover
The child covers its ears.

ተኸተት
ውሻቲ ይኸተት።
təxətet
wushati yəxətet.
accompany
The dog accompanies them.

ብንጹር ርአ
በቲ ሓድሽ መነጽረይ ኩሉ ብንጹር ይርእዮ ኣለኹ።
bǝnts‘ur rǝ‘ā
bǝti ḥǝdǝsh mǝnǝts‘ǝray kulu bǝnts‘ur yǝrǝ‘ǝyo alǝku.
see clearly
I can see everything clearly through my new glasses.
