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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [ሰማንያ አምስት]

85 [semaniya āmisiti]

ጥያቄዎች - ያለፈው ውጥረት 1

[t’iyak’ē - ḥālafī gīzē 1]

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How much did you drink? እር-ዎ--- ያክ- -ጥ--ል? እ--- ም- ያ-- ጠ----- እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ጠ-ተ-ል- ------------------ እርስዎ ምን ያክል ጠጥተዋል? 0
i---iw- mini--aki-----et’ite---i? i------ m--- y----- t------------ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-e-’-t-w-l-? --------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t’et’itewali?
How much did you work? እ-ስዎ ----ክ--ሰ-ተ--? እ--- ም- ያ-- ሰ----- እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ሰ-ተ-ል- ------------------ እርስዎ ምን ያክል ሰርተዋል? 0
i-i-iwo -in---ak-l- -er-t-wal-? i------ m--- y----- s---------- i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- s-r-t-w-l-? ------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili seritewali?
How much did you write? እር-ዎ ምን--ክ- ----? እ--- ም- ያ-- ፅ---- እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ፅ-ዋ-? ----------------- እርስዎ ምን ያክል ፅፈዋል? 0
ir-s-w- m-n----k-li ---’i--w-li? i------ m--- y----- t----------- i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-s-i-e-a-i- -------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t͟s’ifewali?
How did you sleep? እር-ዎ--ንዴ- ተ-? እ--- እ--- ተ-- እ-ስ- እ-ዴ- ተ-? ------------- እርስዎ እንዴት ተኙ? 0
iri---- i---ē-- --n--? i------ i------ t----- i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i t-n-u- ---------------------- irisiwo inidēti tenyu?
How did you pass the exam? እርስዎ-እ--ት -ተናው--አለ-? እ--- እ--- ፈ---- አ--- እ-ስ- እ-ዴ- ፈ-ና-ን አ-ፉ- -------------------- እርስዎ እንዴት ፈተናውን አለፉ? 0
i---iw- i-id-t--fet-n--i-i ā--f-? i------ i------ f--------- ā----- i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i f-t-n-w-n- ā-e-u- --------------------------------- irisiwo inidēti fetenawini ālefu?
How did you find the way? እ--ዎ-እ--ት መ---ን -ገኙ-? እ--- እ--- መ---- አ---- እ-ስ- እ-ዴ- መ-ገ-ን አ-ኙ-? --------------------- እርስዎ እንዴት መንገዱን አገኙት? 0
i--s--- --id-ti--e--ged-n- -geny--i? i------ i------ m--------- ā-------- i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i m-n-g-d-n- ā-e-y-t-? ------------------------------------ irisiwo inidēti menigeduni āgenyuti?
Who did you speak to? እ--ዎ---ን-ጋ---ው--ተ-ጋ--ት? እ--- ከ-- ጋ- ነ- የ------- እ-ስ- ከ-ን ጋ- ነ- የ-ነ-ገ-ት- ----------------------- እርስዎ ከማን ጋር ነው የተነጋገሩት? 0
i-i------e---- g-ri --wi--et-ne--geru-i? i------ k----- g--- n--- y-------------- i-i-i-o k-m-n- g-r- n-w- y-t-n-g-g-r-t-? ---------------------------------------- irisiwo kemani gari newi yetenegageruti?
With whom did you make an appointment? እ--ዎ ከ-- -ር -ው-ቀ-ሮ--ያ--? እ--- ከ-- ጋ- ነ- ቀ-- የ---- እ-ስ- ከ-ን ጋ- ነ- ቀ-ሮ የ-ዙ-? ------------------------ እርስዎ ከማን ጋር ነው ቀጠሮ የያዙት? 0
ir-s-w- --m-n- ---i----i--’et---- -ey----i? i------ k----- g--- n--- k------- y-------- i-i-i-o k-m-n- g-r- n-w- k-e-’-r- y-y-z-t-? ------------------------------------------- irisiwo kemani gari newi k’et’ero yeyazuti?
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? እ-ስ- ከማን -ር -- -ደት ያከበ-ት? እ--- ከ-- ጋ- ነ- ል-- ያ----- እ-ስ- ከ-ን ጋ- ነ- ል-ት ያ-በ-ት- ------------------------- እርስዎ ከማን ጋር ነው ልደት ያከበሩት? 0
ir-siw----ma-i -a-i -e----id-ti----eberu-i? i------ k----- g--- n--- l----- y---------- i-i-i-o k-m-n- g-r- n-w- l-d-t- y-k-b-r-t-? ------------------------------------------- irisiwo kemani gari newi lideti yakeberuti?
Where were you? እር-ዎ--ት ነበ-? እ--- የ- ነ--- እ-ስ- የ- ነ-ሩ- ------------ እርስዎ የት ነበሩ? 0
i--siw- -e-i-neb--u? i------ y--- n------ i-i-i-o y-t- n-b-r-? -------------------- irisiwo yeti neberu?
Where did you live? እ----የ------? እ--- የ- ኖ---- እ-ስ- የ- ኖ-ዋ-? ------------- እርስዎ የት ኖረዋል? 0
i-i---o---t- no--wa--? i------ y--- n-------- i-i-i-o y-t- n-r-w-l-? ---------------------- irisiwo yeti norewali?
Where did you work? እር-ዎ -ት--ርተ-ል? እ--- የ- ሰ----- እ-ስ- የ- ሰ-ተ-ል- -------------- እርስዎ የት ሰርተዋል? 0
ir--iwo-yeti--er------i? i------ y--- s---------- i-i-i-o y-t- s-r-t-w-l-? ------------------------ irisiwo yeti seritewali?
What did you suggest? እ----ምን -መክ-ኛል? እ--- ም- ይ------ እ-ስ- ም- ይ-ክ-ኛ-? --------------- እርስዎ ምን ይመክሩኛል? 0
iri-i-- mi---yim--i-u-ya-i? i------ m--- y------------- i-i-i-o m-n- y-m-k-r-n-a-i- --------------------------- irisiwo mini yimekirunyali?
What did you eat? እርስዎ ምን---? እ--- ም- በ-- እ-ስ- ም- በ-? ----------- እርስዎ ምን በሉ? 0
ir-s--- -ini-----? i------ m--- b---- i-i-i-o m-n- b-l-? ------------------ irisiwo mini belu?
What did you come to know? እርስ-----ልምድ አለዎ-? እ--- ም- ል-- አ---- እ-ስ- ም- ል-ድ አ-ዎ-? ----------------- እርስዎ ምን ልምድ አለዎት? 0
irisi----i-- l-m-d- āle-oti? i------ m--- l----- ā------- i-i-i-o m-n- l-m-d- ā-e-o-i- ---------------------------- irisiwo mini limidi ālewoti?
How fast did you drive? እር-ዎ በምን-ያክ----ነት---? እ--- በ-- ያ-- ፍ--- ነ-- እ-ስ- በ-ን ያ-ል ፍ-ነ- ነ-? --------------------- እርስዎ በምን ያክል ፍጥነት ነዱ? 0
i--s--o be---- y-ki-- f-t’-n-ti--e-u? i------ b----- y----- f-------- n---- i-i-i-o b-m-n- y-k-l- f-t-i-e-i n-d-? ------------------------------------- irisiwo bemini yakili fit’ineti nedu?
How long did you fly? እ--- -- -----ዜ--አ-ሮፕላ- -ረሩ? እ--- ም- ያ-- ጊ- በ------ በ--- እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ጊ- በ-ው-ፕ-ን በ-ሩ- --------------------------- እርስዎ ምን ያክል ጊዜ በአውሮፕላን በረሩ? 0
ir-s-wo--i-i-y-ki-i--īz- -e’--i-o-i--ni -e----? i------ m--- y----- g--- b------------- b------ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- g-z- b-’-w-r-p-l-n- b-r-r-? ----------------------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili gīzē be’āwiropilani bereru?
How high did you jump? እር-- ም- ያክ--ከፍ- ዘለሉ? እ--- ም- ያ-- ከ-- ዘ--- እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ከ-ታ ዘ-ሉ- -------------------- እርስዎ ምን ያክል ከፍታ ዘለሉ? 0
i-is-w- min- --kil- ke-----zel--u? i------ m--- y----- k----- z------ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- k-f-t- z-l-l-? ---------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili kefita zelelu?

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