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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [ሰማንያ]

80 [semaniya]

ቅጽላት 3

[k’its’ilati 3]

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She has a dog. ን----ቢ ኣለ-። ንሳ ከልቢ ኣለዋ። ን- ከ-ቢ ኣ-ዋ- ----------- ንሳ ከልቢ ኣለዋ። 0
nisa ke-ibī-ale-a። nisa kelibī alewa። n-s- k-l-b- a-e-a- ------------------ nisa kelibī alewa።
The dog is big. እ- ከ-ቢ-ዓቢ እዩ። እቲ ከልቢ ዓቢ እዩ። እ- ከ-ቢ ዓ- እ-። ------------- እቲ ከልቢ ዓቢ እዩ። 0
i-ī kelibī---------። itī kelibī ‘abī iyu። i-ī k-l-b- ‘-b- i-u- -------------------- itī kelibī ‘abī iyu።
She has a big dog. ን- -ቢ -ል- ---። ንሳ ዓቢ ከልቢ ኣለዋ። ን- ዓ- ከ-ቢ ኣ-ዋ- -------------- ንሳ ዓቢ ከልቢ ኣለዋ። 0
nis- -ab- kel--- -l--a። nisa ‘abī kelibī alewa። n-s- ‘-b- k-l-b- a-e-a- ----------------------- nisa ‘abī kelibī alewa።
She has a house. ንእ--ይ--- ኣ--። ንእሽቶይ ገዛ ኣለዋ። ን-ሽ-ይ ገ- ኣ-ዋ- ------------- ንእሽቶይ ገዛ ኣለዋ። 0
n---s---oyi ge-a-alewa። ni’ishitoyi geza alewa። n-’-s-i-o-i g-z- a-e-a- ----------------------- ni’ishitoyi geza alewa።
The house is small. እቲ--------- እ-። እቲ ገዛ ንእሽቶይ እዩ። እ- ገ- ን-ሽ-ይ እ-። --------------- እቲ ገዛ ንእሽቶይ እዩ። 0
it- -eza-ni---hi--yi --u። itī geza ni’ishitoyi iyu። i-ī g-z- n-’-s-i-o-i i-u- ------------------------- itī geza ni’ishitoyi iyu።
She has a small house. ንእሽቶ---ዛ ኣ-ዋ። ንእሽቶይ ገዛ ኣለዋ። ን-ሽ-ይ ገ- ኣ-ዋ- ------------- ንእሽቶይ ገዛ ኣለዋ። 0
ni’i-h--oyi---za -lew-። ni’ishitoyi geza alewa። n-’-s-i-o-i g-z- a-e-a- ----------------------- ni’ishitoyi geza alewa።
He is staying in a hotel. ንሱ --------ዩ --መ-። ንሱ ኣብ ሆተል እዩ ዝቕመጥ። ን- ኣ- ሆ-ል እ- ዝ-መ-። ------------------ ንሱ ኣብ ሆተል እዩ ዝቕመጥ። 0
ni-- --- hot-li --u-zi-̱-im--’i። nisu abi hoteli iyu zik-’imet’i። n-s- a-i h-t-l- i-u z-k-’-m-t-i- -------------------------------- nisu abi hoteli iyu ziḵ’imet’i።
The hotel is cheap. እ--ሆ-ል-ሕሱር---። እቲ ሆተል ሕሱር እዩ። እ- ሆ-ል ሕ-ር እ-። -------------- እቲ ሆተል ሕሱር እዩ። 0
i---h-t-li-----u-- i--። itī hoteli h-isuri iyu። i-ī h-t-l- h-i-u-i i-u- ----------------------- itī hoteli ḥisuri iyu።
He is staying in a cheap hotel. ን--ኣ- ሓደ --- -ተ---ቕ-ጥ ንሱ ኣብ ሓደ ሕሱር ሆተል ይቕመጥ ን- ኣ- ሓ- ሕ-ር ሆ-ል ይ-መ- --------------------- ንሱ ኣብ ሓደ ሕሱር ሆተል ይቕመጥ 0
n-su-abi h--de--̣--u-- ---el---i----met’i nisu abi h-ade h-isuri hoteli yik-’imet’i n-s- a-i h-a-e h-i-u-i h-t-l- y-k-’-m-t-i ----------------------------------------- nisu abi ḥade ḥisuri hoteli yiḵ’imet’i
He has a car. ሓ-- -ኪ- ኣላቶ። ሓንቲ መኪና ኣላቶ። ሓ-ቲ መ-ና ኣ-ቶ- ------------ ሓንቲ መኪና ኣላቶ። 0
h---i-- me---a -lato። h-anitī mekīna alato። h-a-i-ī m-k-n- a-a-o- --------------------- ḥanitī mekīna alato።
The car is expensive. እታ---ና-ክ--- --። እታ መኪና ክብርቲ እያ። እ- መ-ና ክ-ር- እ-። --------------- እታ መኪና ክብርቲ እያ። 0
i-----kīn- -i---itī-iy-። ita mekīna kibiritī iya። i-a m-k-n- k-b-r-t- i-a- ------------------------ ita mekīna kibiritī iya።
He has an expensive car. ን- ----ክ-ርቲ-መኪና ኣ-ቶ። ንሱ ሓንቲ ክብርቲ መኪና ኣላቶ። ን- ሓ-ቲ ክ-ር- መ-ና ኣ-ቶ- -------------------- ንሱ ሓንቲ ክብርቲ መኪና ኣላቶ። 0
n-s----a-----k--------m-k-na ---t-። nisu h-anitī kibiritī mekīna alato። n-s- h-a-i-ī k-b-r-t- m-k-n- a-a-o- ----------------------------------- nisu ḥanitī kibiritī mekīna alato።
He reads a novel. ንሱ ሓደ -ብ -ለ------ት---ሓፍ) እ----ብ- ። ንሱ ሓደ ልብ ወለድ (ዓይነት መጽሓፍ) እዩ የንብብ ። ን- ሓ- ል- ወ-ድ (-ይ-ት መ-ሓ-) እ- የ-ብ- ። ---------------------------------- ንሱ ሓደ ልብ ወለድ (ዓይነት መጽሓፍ) እዩ የንብብ ። 0
ni-u ḥade ---i--e-----(-ayin--i-mets’i---fi)-----yenibib- ። nisu h-ade libi weledi (‘ayineti mets’ih-afi) iyu yenibibi ። n-s- h-a-e l-b- w-l-d- (-a-i-e-i m-t-’-h-a-i- i-u y-n-b-b- ። ------------------------------------------------------------ nisu ḥade libi weledi (‘ayineti mets’iḥafi) iyu yenibibi ።
The novel is boring. እ--ልብ--ለድ --ልቻዊ--ዩ። እቲ ልብ-ወለድ ኣሰልቻዊ እዩ። እ- ል---ለ- ኣ-ል-ዊ እ-። ------------------- እቲ ልብ-ወለድ ኣሰልቻዊ እዩ። 0
i-ī l-bi-----d- -s--i-h-w--i-u። itī libi-weledi aselichawī iyu። i-ī l-b---e-e-i a-e-i-h-w- i-u- ------------------------------- itī libi-weledi aselichawī iyu።
He is reading a boring novel. ንሱ-ሓደ ኣ-ልቻ- ልብ-ወለ- ኢ--ዘን-ብ -ሎ። ንሱ ሓደ ኣሰልቻዊ ልብ-ወለድ ኢዩ ዘንብብ ዘሎ። ን- ሓ- ኣ-ል-ዊ ል---ለ- ኢ- ዘ-ብ- ዘ-። ------------------------------ ንሱ ሓደ ኣሰልቻዊ ልብ-ወለድ ኢዩ ዘንብብ ዘሎ። 0
n-su ------a-e-ic-a-ī libi---le-i---- z--i--b---elo። nisu h-ade aselichawī libi-weledi īyu zenibibi zelo። n-s- h-a-e a-e-i-h-w- l-b---e-e-i ī-u z-n-b-b- z-l-። ---------------------------------------------------- nisu ḥade aselichawī libi-weledi īyu zenibibi zelo።
She is watching a movie. ንሳ-ፊ-- ትርኢ ኣ-። ንሳ ፊልም ትርኢ ኣላ። ን- ፊ-ም ት-ኢ ኣ-። -------------- ንሳ ፊልም ትርኢ ኣላ። 0
n--a f-lim---i---ī--la። nisa fīlimi tiri’ī ala። n-s- f-l-m- t-r-’- a-a- ----------------------- nisa fīlimi tiri’ī ala።
The movie is exciting. እቲ ፊ----ሳጢ --። እቲ ፊልም መሳጢ እዩ። እ- ፊ-ም መ-ጢ እ-። -------------- እቲ ፊልም መሳጢ እዩ። 0
itī f---mi -es--’ī --u። itī fīlimi mesat’ī iyu። i-ī f-l-m- m-s-t-ī i-u- ----------------------- itī fīlimi mesat’ī iyu።
She is watching an exciting movie. ንሳ--- -ሳጢ ፊል- ትር----። ንሳ ሓደ መሳጢ ፊልም ትርኢ ኣላ። ን- ሓ- መ-ጢ ፊ-ም ት-ኢ ኣ-። --------------------- ንሳ ሓደ መሳጢ ፊልም ትርኢ ኣላ። 0
ni---ḥa-----s--’--f-l--i t-ri-- ala። nisa h-ade mesat’ī fīlimi tiri’ī ala። n-s- h-a-e m-s-t-ī f-l-m- t-r-’- a-a- ------------------------------------- nisa ḥade mesat’ī fīlimi tiri’ī ala።

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The language of academics

The language of academics is a language in itself. It is used for specialized discussions. It is also used in academic publications. Earlier, there were uniform academic languages. In the European region, Latin dominated academics for a long time. Today, on the other hand, English is the most significant academic language. Academic languages are a type of vernacular. They contain many specific terms. Their most significant features are standardization and formalization. Some say that academics speak incomprehensibly on purpose. When something is complicated, it seems more intelligent. However, academia often orients itself toward the truth. Therefore, it should use a neutral language. There is no place for rhetorical elements or flowery speech. However, there are many examples of excessively complicated language. And it appears that complicated language fascinates man! Studies prove that we trust complicated language more. Test subjects had to answer a few questions. This involved choosing between several answers. Some answers were formulated simply, others in a very complicated way. Most test subjects chose the more complex answer. But this didn't make any sense! The test subjects were deceived by the language. Even though the content was absurd, they were impressed by the form. Writing in a complicated way is not always an art, however. One can learn how to pack simple content into complex language. To express difficult things easily, on the other hand, is not so simple. So sometimes the simple is really complex…