Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ናይ ምዃን
ሰበይተይ ናተይ እያ።
nay mi‘ʿan
sebeytey natəy eya.
belong
My wife belongs to me.

ሕትመት
መጻሕፍትን ጋዜጣታትን ይሕተሙ ኣለዉ።
hitəmət
məsahəftən gäzətatən yəhətəmu aləw.
Books and newspapers are being printed.

ተስፋ ን
ኣብ’ቲ ጸወታ ዕድል ክረክብ ተስፋ እገብር ኣለኹ።
t‘sfa n
ab‘ti s‘w‘tā ‘ūdl k‘rk‘b t‘sfa ēgbr alēku.
hope for
I’m hoping for luck in the game.

ምጥፋእ
ኣላርም ሰዓት ኣጥፍኣቶ።
mtf‘
alarm se‘at atf‘ato.
turn off
She turns off the alarm clock.

ደው በል
ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።
dēw bel
d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.
stand up
She can no longer stand up on her own.

ምልማድ
ህጻናት ኣስናኖም ምሕጻብ ክለምዱ ኣለዎም።
mɪl‘mad
hɪs‘anat as‘nænom mɪh‘t͡sab kələm‘du a‘lewom.
get used to
Children need to get used to brushing their teeth.

ጽሓፍ
ደብዳቤ ይጽሕፍ ኣሎ።
tshaf
debdabe yts’haf alo.
write
He is writing a letter.

ብመኪና ናብ ገዛኻ
ድሕሪ ምዕዳግ ክልቲኦም ብመኪና ናብ ገዝኦም ይኸዱ።
b‘mekina nab geza‘ka
dhri m‘edag kilt‘om b‘mekina nab gez‘om ykhedu.
drive home
After shopping, the two drive home.

ምሕላፍ
እቶም ተምሃሮ ነቲ ፈተና ሓሊፎሞ።
mihlaf
ētom temhāro nēti fetēna ḥālīfom.
pass
The students passed the exam.

ንላዕሊ ስሓብ
እተን ታክሲታት ኣብቲ መዕረፊ ስሒበን ኣለዋ።
nəllaʿəli səħab
ʾətən tak‘sitat ʾabti məʿrəfi səħəbən ʾaləwa.
pull up
The taxis have pulled up at the stop.

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