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en Past tense of modal verbs 2   »   ti ሕሉፍ ሓገዝቲ ግስታት 2

88 [eighty-eight]

Past tense of modal verbs 2

Past tense of modal verbs 2

88 [ሰማንያንሸሞንተን]

88 [semaniyanishemoniteni]

ሕሉፍ ሓገዝቲ ግስታት 2

ḥilufi ḥagezitī gisitati 2

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My son did not want to play with the doll. ወ-ይ-----ምቡልኡ----ት--ይ-----ሩ። ወ__ ም_ ባ____ ክ___ ኣ____ ኔ__ ወ-ይ ም- ባ-ቡ-ኡ ክ-ወ- ኣ-ደ-ን ኔ-። --------------------------- ወደይ ምስ ባምቡልኡ ክጻወት ኣይደልን ኔሩ። 0
h-il-fi-h---ez-t- g----ati-2 ḥ_____ ḥ_______ g_______ 2 h-i-u-i h-a-e-i-ī g-s-t-t- 2 ---------------------------- ḥilufi ḥagezitī gisitati 2
My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). ጓ-ይ -ዑሶ-ክትጻወ- -ይ-ለየ---ኔራ። ጓ__ ኩ__ ክ____ ኣ______ ኔ__ ጓ-ይ ኩ-ሶ ክ-ጻ-ት ኣ-ደ-የ-ን ኔ-። ------------------------- ጓለይ ኩዑሶ ክትጻወት ኣይደለየትን ኔራ። 0
ḥ--u-i --a-e-it- ----t--- 2 ḥ_____ ḥ_______ g_______ 2 h-i-u-i h-a-e-i-ī g-s-t-t- 2 ---------------------------- ḥilufi ḥagezitī gisitati 2
My wife did not want to play chess with me. ሰ-ይተይ---ይ ------ወት---ደለ--ን-ኔራ። ሰ____ ም__ ሻ_ ክ____ ኣ______ ኔ__ ሰ-ይ-ይ ም-ይ ሻ- ክ-ጻ-ት ኣ-ደ-የ-ን ኔ-። ------------------------------ ሰበይተይ ምሳይ ሻኽ ክትጻወት ኣይደለየትን ኔራ። 0
w-dey- m-s- bami-uli-- k-t-’-wet- a-ide--ni-n---። w_____ m___ b_________ k_________ a________ n____ w-d-y- m-s- b-m-b-l-’- k-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-i-i n-r-። ------------------------------------------------- wedeyi misi bamibuli’u kits’aweti ayidelini nēru።
My children did not want to go for a walk. ደ-ይ-ን---- ኣ-ደ-ዩን -ሮም። ደ__ ን____ ኣ_____ ኔ___ ደ-ይ ን-ዛ-ሩ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- ኔ-ም- --------------------- ደቀይ ንኽዛወሩ ኣይደለዩን ኔሮም። 0
wedeyi mi-i-b-m--ul-’- kits’a-e-i --ide---i-n-ru። w_____ m___ b_________ k_________ a________ n____ w-d-y- m-s- b-m-b-l-’- k-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-i-i n-r-። ------------------------------------------------- wedeyi misi bamibuli’u kits’aweti ayidelini nēru።
They did not want to tidy the room. ነ- ክፍ--ክ--ይ- ኣይደ--ን--ሮ-። ነ_ ክ__ ክ____ ኣ_____ ኔ___ ነ- ክ-ሊ ክ-ር-ዎ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- ኔ-ም- ------------------------ ነቲ ክፍሊ ክጽርይዎ ኣይደለዩን ኔሮም። 0
w--e---m-si--amib-li’u-ki-s’-w--- ---d--i---n-ru። w_____ m___ b_________ k_________ a________ n____ w-d-y- m-s- b-m-b-l-’- k-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-i-i n-r-። ------------------------------------------------- wedeyi misi bamibuli’u kits’aweti ayidelini nēru።
They did not want to go to bed. ናብ ዓ----ክኸ- -----ን----። ና_ ዓ___ ክ__ ኣ_____ ኔ___ ና- ዓ-ቶ- ክ-ዱ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- ኔ-ም- ----------------------- ናብ ዓራቶም ክኸዱ ኣይደለዩን ኔሮም። 0
gw-l-yi k--u-o-k------aw--i --ide-e-----i n---። g______ k_____ k___________ a____________ n____ g-a-e-i k-‘-s- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። ----------------------------------------------- gwaleyi ku‘uso kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
He was not allowed to eat ice cream. ኣይስ---ም-ክ-ልዕ --ፍ-ዶ--ነይ-። ኣ______ ክ___ ኣ_____ ነ___ ኣ-ስ-ክ-ም ክ-ል- ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- ነ-ሩ- ------------------------ ኣይስ-ክሪም ክበልዕ ኣይፍቀዶን ነይሩ። 0
g-----i k-‘--o--i-it-’a-----ay-d-----tin- -ē-a። g______ k_____ k___________ a____________ n____ g-a-e-i k-‘-s- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። ----------------------------------------------- gwaleyi ku‘uso kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
He was not allowed to eat chocolate. ቾ-ላ- ክ-ል---ይፍቀዶን ነይ-።። ቾ___ ክ___ ኣ_____ ነ____ ቾ-ላ- ክ-ል- ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- ነ-ሩ-። ---------------------- ቾኮላታ ክበልዕ ኣይፍቀዶን ነይሩ።። 0
g-al-yi -------kit--s-awe--------ley-t-n----r-። g______ k_____ k___________ a____________ n____ g-a-e-i k-‘-s- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። ----------------------------------------------- gwaleyi ku‘uso kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
He was not allowed to eat sweets. ከረ--ታት----ዕ ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- --ሩ። ከ_____ ክ___ ኣ_____ ነ___ ከ-መ-ታ- ክ-ል- ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- ነ-ሩ- ----------------------- ከረመላታት ክበልዕ ኣይፍቀዶን ነይሩ። 0
se-e-----i -is----s-a-̱i-k-tit--a-eti ay--e---------nēra። s_________ m_____ s____ k___________ a____________ n____ s-b-y-t-y- m-s-y- s-a-̱- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። --------------------------------------------------------- sebeyiteyi misayi shaẖi kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
I was allowed to make a wish. ን-ይ ገለ ክ--የ-ይ--ኽ-- -ሩ። ን__ ገ_ ክ_____ ይ___ ኔ__ ን-ይ ገ- ክ-ነ-ለ- ይ-እ- ኔ-። ---------------------- ንዓይ ገለ ክምነየለይ ይኽእል ኔሩ። 0
seb-y-teyi m---y- s--ẖi--iti--’a-et---yi-el--et-ni-nē--። s_________ m_____ s____ k___________ a____________ n____ s-b-y-t-y- m-s-y- s-a-̱- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። --------------------------------------------------------- sebeyiteyi misayi shaẖi kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
I was allowed to buy myself a dress. ሓደ ቀ----ገ-እ -ፈቒዱኒ --። ሓ_ ቀ__ ክ___ ተ____ ኔ__ ሓ- ቀ-ሽ ክ-ዝ- ተ-ቒ-ኒ ኔ-። --------------------- ሓደ ቀሚሽ ክገዝእ ተፈቒዱኒ ኔሩ። 0
s--------i-m---y--shah-i-kitit-’a--ti--yi-e--y-t--- nēr-። s_________ m_____ s____ k___________ a____________ n____ s-b-y-t-y- m-s-y- s-a-̱- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። --------------------------------------------------------- sebeyiteyi misayi shaẖi kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
I was allowed to take a chocolate. ሓ--ፕ---(ቾ--------ድ ተፈቒ--ይ ኔ-። ሓ_ ፕ_________ ክ___ ተ_____ ኔ__ ሓ- ፕ-ሊ-(-ኮ-ት- ክ-ስ- ተ-ቒ-ለ- ኔ-። ----------------------------- ሓደ ፕራሊን(ቾኮላት) ክወስድ ተፈቒዱለይ ኔሩ። 0
d-k’-yi-n-----a--ru a---e--yuni -ē--m-። d______ n_________ a__________ n______ d-k-e-i n-h-i-a-e-u a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። --------------------------------------- dek’eyi niẖizaweru ayideleyuni nēromi።
Were you allowed to smoke in the airplane? ኣ- ነ--ት ክት-ክኽ-----ል- - --? ኣ_ ነ___ ክ____ ተ_____ ዶ ኔ__ ኣ- ነ-ሪ- ክ-ት-ኽ ተ-ቒ-ል- ዶ ኔ-? -------------------------- ኣብ ነፋሪት ክትትክኽ ተፈቒዱልካ ዶ ኔሩ? 0
d-----i-n-ẖ---w--- -yi-el--u-i-nēr---። d______ n_________ a__________ n______ d-k-e-i n-h-i-a-e-u a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። --------------------------------------- dek’eyi niẖizaweru ayideleyuni nēromi።
Were you allowed to drink beer in the hospital? ኣ- ሆስፒታ--ቢ- ክትሰ-----ዱል--ዶ--ሩ? ኣ_ ሆ____ ቢ_ ክ___ ተ_____ ዶ ኔ__ ኣ- ሆ-ፒ-ል ቢ- ክ-ሰ- ተ-ቒ-ል- ዶ ኔ-? ----------------------------- ኣብ ሆስፒታል ቢራ ክትሰቲ ተፈቒዱልካ ዶ ኔሩ? 0
d-k’-yi-n-h-i--we---a-ide-e-u-i--ē--m-። d______ n_________ a__________ n______ d-k-e-i n-h-i-a-e-u a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። --------------------------------------- dek’eyi niẖizaweru ayideleyuni nēromi።
Were you allowed to take the dog into the hotel? ነቲ-ከል--ናብ ሆ-ል ክ---- ----ልካ-ዶ ኔሩ? ነ_ ከ__ ና_ ሆ__ ክ____ ተ_____ ዶ ኔ__ ነ- ከ-ቢ ና- ሆ-ል ክ-እ-ዎ ተ-ቒ-ል- ዶ ኔ-? -------------------------------- ነቲ ከልቢ ናብ ሆተል ክትእተዎ ተፈቒዱልካ ዶ ኔሩ? 0
ne---ki--lī k--s-iriy--- -yi-el---ni---r-m-። n___ k_____ k___________ a__________ n______ n-t- k-f-l- k-t-’-r-y-w- a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። -------------------------------------------- netī kifilī kits’iriyiwo ayideleyuni nēromi።
During the holidays the children were allowed to remain outside late. ብግዜ ---- እ-ም --- ነ-ሕ--- -ገ-ክ------እሉ--ይሮም። ብ__ ዕ___ እ__ ቆ__ ነ__ ኣ_ ደ_ ክ___ ይ___ ነ____ ብ-ዜ ዕ-ፍ- እ-ም ቆ-ዑ ነ-ሕ ኣ- ደ- ክ-ነ- ይ-እ- ነ-ሮ-። ------------------------------------------ ብግዜ ዕርፍቲ እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ኣብ ደገ ክዛነዩ ይኽእሉ ነይሮም። 0
n-t--k-fil- k-t------i----y---leyuni--ēr-mi። n___ k_____ k___________ a__________ n______ n-t- k-f-l- k-t-’-r-y-w- a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። -------------------------------------------- netī kifilī kits’iriyiwo ayideleyuni nēromi።
They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. ንነ---ግዜ -ብ -ጽ--ክጻወ- ተፈቒዱ-- --። ን___ ግ_ ኣ_ ቀ__ ክ___ ተ_____ ኔ__ ን-ዊ- ግ- ኣ- ቀ-ሪ ክ-ወ- ተ-ቒ-ሎ- ኔ-። ------------------------------ ንነዊሕ ግዜ ኣብ ቀጽሪ ክጻወቱ ተፈቒዱሎም ኔሩ። 0
ne-ī ki-i----i-s--riy--o--yide--yu-----ro-i። n___ k_____ k___________ a__________ n______ n-t- k-f-l- k-t-’-r-y-w- a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። -------------------------------------------- netī kifilī kits’iriyiwo ayideleyuni nēromi።
They were allowed to stay up late. ን-ዊሕ--- --ንሑ-ተፈ-ዱሎ- -ሩ። ን___ ግ_ ክ___ ተ_____ ኔ__ ን-ዊ- ግ- ክ-ን- ተ-ቒ-ሎ- ኔ-። ----------------------- ንነዊሕ ግዜ ክጸንሑ ተፈቒዱሎም ኔሩ። 0
nab--‘ar---mi---ẖ-d- --idele-u-i -----i። n___ ‘_______ k_____ a__________ n______ n-b- ‘-r-t-m- k-h-e-u a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። ----------------------------------------- nabi ‘aratomi kiẖedu ayideleyuni nēromi።

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Tips against forgetting

Learning is not always easy. Even when it is fun, it can be exhausting. But when we've learned something, we're happy. We're proud of ourselves and our progress. Unfortunately, we can forget what we learn. That is often a problem with languages in particular. Most of us learn one or more languages in school. This knowledge often gets lost after the school years. We hardly speak the language anymore. Our native language usually dominates our everyday life. Many foreign languages only get used on vacation. But if knowledge isn't regularly activated, it gets lost. Our brain needs exercise. It could be said that it functions like a muscle. This muscle has to be exercised, otherwise it will get weaker. But there are ways to prevent forgetting. The most important thing is to repeatedly apply what you have learned. Consistent rituals can help with this. You can plan a small routine for different days of the week. On Monday, for example, you could read a book in the foreign language. Listen to an overseas radio station on Wednesday. Then on Friday you can write in a journal in the foreign language. This way you're switching between reading, hearing and writing. Consequently, your knowledge is activated in different ways. All of these exercises don't have to last long; half an hour is enough. But it's important that you practice regularly! Studies show that what you learn stays in the brain for decades. It just has to be dug out of the drawer again…