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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

Past tense 4

84 [ሰማንያ አራት]

84 [semaniya ārati]

ያለፈው አስጨናቂ 4

[halafī gīzē 4]

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to read ማ--ብ ማ--- ማ-በ- ---- ማንበብ 0
m---bebi m------- m-n-b-b- -------- manibebi
I read. እ- --በ--ኝ እ- አ----- እ- አ-በ-ኩ- --------- እኔ አነበብኩኝ 0
i---ān---bikun-i i-- ā----------- i-ē ā-e-e-i-u-y- ---------------- inē ānebebikunyi
I read the whole novel. እኔ ሙ- -ፍ-- መፅ--ን ----ኩ-። እ- ሙ- የ--- መ---- አ------ እ- ሙ- የ-ቅ- መ-ሐ-ን አ-በ-ኩ-። ------------------------ እኔ ሙሉ የፍቅር መፅሐፉን አነበብኩኝ። 0
in- mul--ye----i-- --t͟-----āfu---ānebe-i-un--. i-- m--- y-------- m------------- ā------------ i-ē m-l- y-f-k-i-i m-t-s-i-̣-f-n- ā-e-e-i-u-y-. ----------------------------------------------- inē mulu yefik’iri met͟s’iḥāfuni ānebebikunyi.
to understand መ-ዳት መ--- መ-ዳ- ---- መረዳት 0
me-----i m------- m-r-d-t- -------- meredati
I understood. እ- ---ው-ገ---ል። እ- ተ---------- እ- ተ-ዳ-/-ብ-ኛ-። -------------- እኔ ተረዳው/ገብቶኛል። 0
inē --r-d---/ge-itony-l-. i-- t-------------------- i-ē t-r-d-w-/-e-i-o-y-l-. ------------------------- inē teredawi/gebitonyali.
I understood the whole text. ሙ---ሁ- ገ-ቶኛ---ሙሉ--ሁፉ- --ድቼዋ--። ሙ- ፅ-- ገ----- ሙ- ፅ--- ተ------- ሙ- ፅ-ፉ ገ-ቶ-ል- ሙ- ፅ-ፉ- ተ-ድ-ዋ-ው- ------------------------------ ሙሉ ፅሁፉ ገብቶኛል/ ሙሉ ፅሁፉን ተረድቼዋለው። 0
mu-u -͟s---u-u-gebit--y---/---lu--͟---h--un- --re--ch----ewi. m--- t-------- g----------- m--- t---------- t--------------- m-l- t-s-i-u-u g-b-t-n-a-i- m-l- t-s-i-u-u-i t-r-d-c-ē-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------------------- mulu t͟s’ihufu gebitonyali/ mulu t͟s’ihufuni teredichēwalewi.
to answer መ-ለስ/ መ-ስ-መስ-ት መ---- መ-- መ--- መ-ለ-/ መ-ስ መ-ጠ- -------------- መመለስ/ መልስ መስጠት 0
m-me----/--e--s----si---ti m-------- m----- m-------- m-m-l-s-/ m-l-s- m-s-t-e-i -------------------------- memelesi/ melisi mesit’eti
I answered. እ- መ--ኩኝ። እ- መ----- እ- መ-ስ-ኝ- --------- እኔ መለስኩኝ። 0
i-ē m-----kun-i. i-- m----------- i-ē m-l-s-k-n-i- ---------------- inē melesikunyi.
I answered all the questions. ሁሉ-- -ያቄ-ች--ለስኩኝ። ሁ--- ጥ---- መ----- ሁ-ን- ጥ-ቄ-ች መ-ስ-ኝ- ----------------- ሁሉንም ጥያቄዎች መለስኩኝ። 0
h-lun-mi -’-ya-’ēwoch--me--s-kunyi. h------- t------------ m----------- h-l-n-m- t-i-a-’-w-c-i m-l-s-k-n-i- ----------------------------------- hulunimi t’iyak’ēwochi melesikunyi.
I know that – I knew that. ያ-- ----ለው - -ኔ--ንን --ቄ---። ያ-- አ----- – እ- ያ-- አ------ ያ-ን አ-ቀ-ለ- – እ- ያ-ን አ-ቄ-ለ-። --------------------------- ያንን አውቀዋለው – እኔ ያንን አውቄዋለው። 0
yanini ā---’-wale-i-- ----ya-in- --ik’ēw---w-. y----- ā----------- – i-- y----- ā------------ y-n-n- ā-i-’-w-l-w- – i-ē y-n-n- ā-i-’-w-l-w-. ---------------------------------------------- yanini āwik’ewalewi – inē yanini āwik’ēwalewi.
I write that – I wrote that. ያ-ን--ፅ-ዋለ----እ---ን------ው። ያ-- እ----- – እ- ያ-- ፅ----- ያ-ን እ-ፈ-ለ- – እ- ያ-ን ፅ-ዋ-ው- -------------------------- ያንን እፅፈዋለው – እኔ ያንን ፅፌዋለው። 0
yani----t-s’i--w---wi------ --n-ni--͟s-i------w-. y----- i------------- – i-- y----- t------------- y-n-n- i-͟-’-f-w-l-w- – i-ē y-n-n- t-s-i-ē-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------- yanini it͟s’ifewalewi – inē yanini t͟s’ifēwalewi.
I hear that – I heard that. ያ-- እ-ማለ----እ- ያን----ቻ--። ያ-- እ---- – እ- ያ-- ሰ----- ያ-ን እ-ማ-ው – እ- ያ-ን ሰ-ቻ-ው- ------------------------- ያንን እሰማለው – እኔ ያንን ሰምቻለው። 0
ya-----i--m-l--- –--nē -anin---e-i-halewi. y----- i-------- – i-- y----- s----------- y-n-n- i-e-a-e-i – i-ē y-n-n- s-m-c-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------ yanini isemalewi – inē yanini semichalewi.
I’ll get it – I got it. ያን- እ---ዋ-ው-–እኔ ያንን-ወ----ው። ያ-- እ------ –-- ያ-- ወ------ ያ-ን እ-ስ-ዋ-ው –-ኔ ያ-ን ወ-ጄ-ለ-። --------------------------- ያንን እወስደዋለው –እኔ ያንን ወስጄዋለው። 0
y-ni-i-iw-side--l----–-----a--ni -e-ijē-a-e-i. y----- i------------ –--- y----- w------------ y-n-n- i-e-i-e-a-e-i –-n- y-n-n- w-s-j-w-l-w-. ---------------------------------------------- yanini iwesidewalewi –inē yanini wesijēwalewi.
I’ll bring that – I brought that. ያ-- -መ-ዋ-ው-- እኔ --ን አ-ጥቼ--ው። ያ-- አ----- – እ- ያ-- አ------- ያ-ን አ-ጣ-ለ- – እ- ያ-ን አ-ጥ-ዋ-ው- ---------------------------- ያንን አመጣዋለው – እኔ ያንን አምጥቼዋለው። 0
y-ni----me-’--a--wi---in--y--i-i-ā-i-’ichēw-l-wi. y----- ā----------- – i-- y----- ā--------------- y-n-n- ā-e-’-w-l-w- – i-ē y-n-n- ā-i-’-c-ē-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------- yanini āmet’awalewi – inē yanini āmit’ichēwalewi.
I’ll buy that – I bought that. ያንን --ዛ-ለው-– ያንን-እ- ገዝ-ዋ--። ያ-- እ----- – ያ-- እ- ገ------ ያ-ን እ-ዛ-ለ- – ያ-ን እ- ገ-ቼ-ለ-። --------------------------- ያንን እገዛዋለው – ያንን እኔ ገዝቼዋለው። 0
ya---i-i-----a---i –---n--- in- g--ichēwa--w-. y----- i---------- – y----- i-- g------------- y-n-n- i-e-a-a-e-i – y-n-n- i-ē g-z-c-ē-a-e-i- ---------------------------------------------- yanini igezawalewi – yanini inē gezichēwalewi.
I expect that – I expected that. ያ------ቀዋለ----ያ-ን ጠብ-ዋ--። ያ-- እ------ – ያ-- ጠ------ ያ-ን እ-ብ-ዋ-ው – ያ-ን ጠ-ቄ-ለ-። ------------------------- ያንን እጠብቀዋለው – ያንን ጠብቄዋለው። 0
y----- -t’-b---ewalew--- ---i----’--ik-ē-al--i. y----- i-------------- – y----- t-------------- y-n-n- i-’-b-k-e-a-e-i – y-n-n- t-e-i-’-w-l-w-. ----------------------------------------------- yanini it’ebik’ewalewi – yanini t’ebik’ēwalewi.
I’ll explain that – I explained that. ያ---እ- -ስ-ዳለው - ያን--እ- -ስ-ድቻ-ው። ያ-- እ- አ----- – ያ-- እ- አ------- ያ-ን እ- አ-ረ-ለ- – ያ-ን እ- አ-ረ-ቻ-ው- ------------------------------- ያንን እኔ አስረዳለው – ያንን እኔ አስረድቻለው። 0
yan----i-ē-ās--e-al-wi-–-y-nini i-ē ā---edi----ew-. y----- i-- ā---------- – y----- i-- ā-------------- y-n-n- i-ē ā-i-e-a-e-i – y-n-n- i-ē ā-i-e-i-h-l-w-. --------------------------------------------------- yanini inē āsiredalewi – yanini inē āsiredichalewi.
I know that – I knew that. ያ----ውቀዋ-ው-------ን--አውቄዋለ-። ያ-- አ----- – እ- ያ-- አ------ ያ-ን አ-ቀ-ለ- – እ- ያ-ን አ-ቄ-ለ-። --------------------------- ያንን አውቀዋለው – እኔ ያንን አውቄዋለው። 0
y-n-----wi-’------- – -nē--a-i-- -w--’----e--. y----- ā----------- – i-- y----- ā------------ y-n-n- ā-i-’-w-l-w- – i-ē y-n-n- ā-i-’-w-l-w-. ---------------------------------------------- yanini āwik’ewalewi – inē yanini āwik’ēwalewi.

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Negative words aren't translated into the native language

When reading, multilinguals translate subconsciously into their native language. This happens automatically; that is, the readers do it without realizing. It could be said that the brain functions like a simultaneous translator. But it doesn't translate everything! One study has shown that the brain has a built-in filter. This filter decides what gets translated. And it appears that the filter ignores certain words. Negative words aren't translated into the native language. Researchers selected native speakers of Chinese for their experiment. All test subjects spoke English as their second language. The test subjects had to rate various English words. These words had different emotional content. There were positive, negative and neutral terms. While the test subjects read the words, their brains were examined. That is, the researchers measured the electrical brain activity. In doing so, they could see how the brain worked. Certain signals are generated during the translation of words. They indicate that the brain is active. However, the test subjects showed no activity with the negative words. Only the positive or neutral terms were translated. Researchers don't yet know why this is. Theoretically, the brain has to process all words the same. It could be, however, that the filter quickly examines each word. It is analyzed while still being read in the second language. If a word is negative, the memory is blocked. In other words, it can't think of the word in the native language. People can react very sensitively to words. Perhaps the brain wants to protect them from emotional shock…