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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [ሰማንያንክልተን]

82 [semaniyanikiliteni]

ሕሉፍ 2

[ḥilufi 2]

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Did you have to call an ambulance? ግ-ን--- ኣምቡላን--ክትጽ-ዕ---ካ ? ግ-- ዲ- ኣ----- ክ---- ዘ-- ? ግ-ን ዲ- ኣ-ቡ-ን- ክ-ጽ-ዕ ዘ-ካ ? ------------------------- ግድን ዲዩ ኣምቡላንስ ክትጽውዕ ዘለካ ? 0
gi-i---dīy- a-i--l-ni-- -i--ts-iw---------- ? g----- d--- a---------- k----------- z----- ? g-d-n- d-y- a-i-u-a-i-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k- ? --------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu amibulanisi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka ?
Did you have to call the doctor? ግድ- ሓ--ሓኪ--ክ-ጽውዕ-ዘለ-? ግ-- ሓ- ሓ-- ክ---- ዘ--- ግ-ን ሓ- ሓ-ም ክ-ጽ-ዕ ዘ-ካ- --------------------- ግድን ሓደ ሓኪም ክትጽውዕ ዘለካ? 0
g----i h-a-e--̣--īmi----i--’-w--i --le--? g----- h---- h------ k----------- z------ g-d-n- h-a-e h-a-ī-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k-? ----------------------------------------- gidini ḥade ḥakīmi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka?
Did you have to call the police? ግ---ን--- ክ-ጽው--? ግ-- ን--- ክ---- ? ግ-ን ን-ሊ- ክ-ጽ-ዕ ? ---------------- ግድን ንፖሊስ ክትጽውዕ ? 0
gi------ipolī-i-k--it-’iw----? g----- n------- k----------- ? g-d-n- n-p-l-s- k-t-t-’-w-‘- ? ------------------------------ gidini nipolīsi kitits’iwi‘i ?
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. እ- ቁጽ- ተ--ን ኣለ---ዶ-------ጂ-ኔ-ኒ ። እ- ቁ-- ተ--- ኣ--- ዶ- ክ-- ሕ- ኔ-- ። እ- ቁ-ሪ ተ-ፎ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔ-ኒ ። -------------------------------- እቲ ቁጽሪ ተለፎን ኣለኩም ዶ? ክሳብ ሕጂ ኔሩኒ ። 0
itī-k’-t----ī te-e-o-i----k--i -o? ----b----i-ī--ē--n- ። i-- k-------- t------- a------ d-- k----- h---- n----- ። i-ī k-u-s-i-ī t-l-f-n- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። -------------------------------------------------------- itī k’uts’irī telefoni alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
Do you have the address? I had it just now. እ--ኣ--ሻ --ኩም ----ሳ---ጂ ----። እ- ኣ--- ኣ--- ዶ- ክ-- ሕ- ኔ-- ። እ- ኣ-ራ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔ-ኒ ። ---------------------------- እቲ ኣድራሻ ኣለኩም ዶ? ክሳብ ሕጂ ኔሩኒ ። 0
i---ad-ra--a--le--mi-do?-ki-ab- ḥ-jī -----ī ። i-- a------- a------ d-- k----- h---- n----- ። i-ī a-i-a-h- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። ---------------------------------------------- itī adirasha alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. እ--ፕ---ና- ከ-ማ-ኣለኩ- -- ክ-ብ-ሕጂ---- ። እ- ፕ-- ና- ከ-- ኣ--- ዶ- ክ-- ሕ- ኔ-- ። እ- ፕ-ን ና- ከ-ማ ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔ-ኒ ። ---------------------------------- እቲ ፕላን ናይ ከተማ ኣለኩም ዶ? ክሳብ ሕጂ ኔሩኒ ። 0
i------an- n-y- k--ema -----m- -o- k-s-bi-----ī nēr--ī-። i-- p----- n--- k----- a------ d-- k----- h---- n----- ። i-ī p-l-n- n-y- k-t-m- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። -------------------------------------------------------- itī pilani nayi ketema alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. ኣብ --- -- ---?-ኣ--------- --ከኣለን። ኣ- ሰ-- ድ- መ--- ኣ---- ክ--- ኣ------ ኣ- ሰ-ቱ ድ- መ-ኡ- ኣ-ሰ-ቱ ክ-ጽ- ኣ-ከ-ለ-። --------------------------------- ኣብ ሰዓቱ ድዩ መጺኡ? ኣብሰዓቱ ክመጽእ ኣይከኣለን። 0
a-- s---t--d--- me-s-ī--? -b---‘a-- -i-e---i-- ayik--a-eni። a-- s----- d--- m-------- a-------- k--------- a----------- a-i s-‘-t- d-y- m-t-’-’-? a-i-e-a-u k-m-t-’-’- a-i-e-a-e-i- ----------------------------------------------------------- abi se‘atu diyu mets’ī’u? abise‘atu kimets’i’i ayike’aleni።
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. እቲ-----ረኺ-ዎ ዶ---- -ቲ --ዲ ---ቦ -ይከኣ--። እ- መ-- ረ--- ዶ- ን- እ- መ-- ክ--- ኣ------ እ- መ-ዲ ረ-ቡ- ዶ- ን- እ- መ-ዲ ክ-ኽ- ኣ-ከ-ለ-። ------------------------------------- እቲ መገዲ ረኺቡዎ ዶ? ንሱ እቲ መገዲ ክረኽቦ ኣይከኣለን። 0
itī -e-edī -e----uw--d-?--i-- ----meg--- k---ẖ-b-------’al---። i-- m----- r-------- d-- n--- i-- m----- k-------- a----------- i-ī m-g-d- r-h-ī-u-o d-? n-s- i-ī m-g-d- k-r-h-i-o a-i-e-a-e-i- --------------------------------------------------------------- itī megedī reẖībuwo do? nisu itī megedī kireẖibo ayike’aleni።
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. ን-----ኡ- ዶ?ንሱ--ዓይ ክር--ኒ-ኣ-ከ--ን። ን- ተ---- ዶ--- ን-- ክ---- ኣ------ ን- ተ-ዲ-ካ ዶ-ን- ን-ይ ክ-ድ-ኒ ኣ-ከ-ለ-። ------------------------------- ንሱ ተረዲኡካ ዶ?ንሱ ንዓይ ክርድኣኒ ኣይከኣለን። 0
ni-u-t-redī-uk--do-n-su ---ayi--i------n--ay-ke------። n--- t--------- d------ n----- k--------- a----------- n-s- t-r-d-’-k- d-?-i-u n-‘-y- k-r-d-’-n- a-i-e-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------------ nisu teredī’uka do?nisu ni‘ayi kiridi’anī ayike’aleni።
Why could you not come on time? ስለ---- ብሰዓ---ት--እ-------? ስ----- ብ--- ክ---- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ብ-ዓ- ክ-መ-እ ዘ-ከ-ል-? ------------------------- ስለምንታይ ብሰዓቱ ክትመጽእ ዘይከኣልካ? 0
sile-i----y- bis------k-t-me--’i----e---e’---ka? s----------- b------- k----------- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- b-s-‘-t- k-t-m-t-’-’- z-y-k-’-l-k-? ------------------------------------------------ sileminitayi bise‘atu kitimets’i’i zeyike’alika?
Why could you not find the way? ስለ---ይ-መ-- --ረ-ቦ --ከኣ-ካ? ስ----- መ-- ክ---- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- መ-ዲ ክ-ረ-ቦ ዘ-ከ-ል-? ------------------------ ስለምንታይ መገዲ ክትረኽቦ ዘይከኣልካ? 0
s-l-m-n--a-i --ge-- ki--r---ibo---y--e-a----? s----------- m----- k---------- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- m-g-d- k-t-r-h-i-o z-y-k-’-l-k-? --------------------------------------------- sileminitayi megedī kitireẖibo zeyike’alika?
Why could you not understand him? ስ--ን----ዕ---ት--- -ይ-ኣልካ? ስ----- ን-- ክ---- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ን-ኡ ክ-ር-ኦ ዘ-ከ-ል-? ------------------------ ስለምንታይ ንዕኡ ክትርድኦ ዘይከኣልካ? 0
s-le-i-----i -i-i-u-ki-i-i-i’--z---------k-? s----------- n----- k--------- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- n-‘-’- k-t-r-d-’- z-y-k-’-l-k-? -------------------------------------------- sileminitayi ni‘i’u kitiridi’o zeyike’alika?
I could not come on time because there were no buses. ቡስ-ስ--ይ----ኣብ--ተይ-ክ-ጽ--ኣ--ኣ-ኩ-። ቡ- ስ------ ኣ----- ክ--- ኣ------- ቡ- ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ ኣ-ሰ-ተ- ክ-ጽ- ኣ-ከ-ል-ን- ------------------------------- ቡስ ስለዘይነብረ ኣብሰዓተይ ክመጽእ ኣይከኣልኩን። 0
bu---si--zey-ne--re --ise‘-t--i--i--ts’--- --i-----i-uni። b--- s------------- a---------- k--------- a------------- b-s- s-l-z-y-n-b-r- a-i-e-a-e-i k-m-t-’-’- a-i-e-a-i-u-i- --------------------------------------------------------- busi silezeyinebire abise‘ateyi kimets’i’i ayike’alikuni።
I could not find the way because I had no city map. ፕላን -- ከተ- ስለ--ነበረ--ገዲ ---- ኣ-ከ-ል--። ፕ-- ና- ከ-- ስ---------- ክ--- ኣ------- ፕ-ን ና- ከ-ማ ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ-መ-ዲ ክ-ክ- ኣ-ከ-ል-ን- ------------------------------------ ፕላን ናይ ከተማ ስለዘይነበረኒመገዲ ክረክብ ኣይከኣልኩን። 0
p--a-i-n-yi --te-----leze-----e---īm-g--- ki--k--i--yi---a-i-u-i። p----- n--- k----- s--------------------- k------- a------------- p-l-n- n-y- k-t-m- s-l-z-y-n-b-r-n-m-g-d- k-r-k-b- a-i-e-a-i-u-i- ----------------------------------------------------------------- pilani nayi ketema silezeyineberenīmegedī kirekibi ayike’alikuni።
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. ሙ-ቃ ---ኢሉ ስ- -----ን-- ክ--- ኣይ-ኣልኩ--። ሙ-- ዓ- ኢ- ስ- ዝ--- ን-- ክ--- ኣ------ ። ሙ-ቃ ዓ- ኢ- ስ- ዝ-በ- ን-ኡ ክ-ድ- ኣ-ከ-ል-ን ። ------------------------------------ ሙዚቃ ዓው ኢሉ ስለ ዝነበረ ንዕኡ ክርድኦ ኣይከኣልኩን ። 0
m-z---a -awi īl- ---e -inebere----i-- ki-id--o a-i-e’al---n--። m------ ‘--- ī-- s--- z------- n----- k------- a------------ ። m-z-k-a ‘-w- ī-u s-l- z-n-b-r- n-‘-’- k-r-d-’- a-i-e-a-i-u-i ። -------------------------------------------------------------- muzīk’a ‘awi īlu sile zinebere ni‘i’u kiridi’o ayike’alikuni ።
I had to take a taxi. ሓደ-ታክ- -ወስ--ኔ--። ሓ- ታ-- ክ--- ኔ--- ሓ- ታ-ሲ ክ-ስ- ኔ-ኒ- ---------------- ሓደ ታክሲ ክወስድ ኔሩኒ። 0
h--de --k-s- -iw----- --r-n-። h---- t----- k------- n------ h-a-e t-k-s- k-w-s-d- n-r-n-። ----------------------------- ḥade takisī kiwesidi nērunī።
I had to buy a city map. ሓ---ላ-----ከ-ማ---ዝ- ኔሩኒ። ሓ- ፕ-- ና- ከ-- ክ--- ኔ--- ሓ- ፕ-ን ና- ከ-ማ ክ-ዝ- ኔ-ኒ- ----------------------- ሓደ ፕላን ናይ ከተማ ክገዝእ ኔሩኒ። 0
ḥade p-l-n--n--- kete-a-----z-’- -ē-u-ī። h---- p----- n--- k----- k------- n------ h-a-e p-l-n- n-y- k-t-m- k-g-z-’- n-r-n-። ----------------------------------------- ḥade pilani nayi ketema kigezi’i nērunī።
I had to switch off the radio. እ----ዮ-ከጥፍ---ሩ-። እ- ሬ-- ከ--- ኔ--- እ- ሬ-ዮ ከ-ፍ- ኔ-ኒ- ---------------- እቲ ሬድዮ ከጥፍኦ ኔሩኒ። 0
itī rēd-yo-k---if-’- -ē-u-ī። i-- r----- k-------- n------ i-ī r-d-y- k-t-i-i-o n-r-n-። ---------------------------- itī rēdiyo ket’ifi’o nērunī።

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