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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [ሰማንያንሓሙሽተን]

85 [semaniyaniḥamushiteni]

ሕቶታት - ሕሉፍ 1

[ḥitotati - ḥilufi 1]

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How much did you drink? ክንደ------ሰቲ-ም? ክ--- ኢ-- ሰ---- ክ-ደ- ኢ-ም ሰ-ኹ-? -------------- ክንደይ ኢኹም ሰቲኹም? 0
k--id--i--h---- s----̱---? k------- ī----- s--------- k-n-d-y- ī-̱-m- s-t-h-u-i- -------------------------- kinideyi īẖumi setīẖumi?
How much did you work? ክንደ----ም---ሕኩ-? ክ--- ኢ-- ሰ----- ክ-ደ- ኢ-ም ሰ-ሕ-ም- --------------- ክንደይ ኢኹም ሰሪሕኩም? 0
k-nide-- -ẖ-m-----ī---ku-i? k------- ī----- s----------- k-n-d-y- ī-̱-m- s-r-h-i-u-i- ---------------------------- kinideyi īẖumi serīḥikumi?
How much did you write? ክ-ደ--ኢኹም ጽሒ-ኩ-? ክ--- ኢ-- ጽ----- ክ-ደ- ኢ-ም ጽ-ፍ-ም- --------------- ክንደይ ኢኹም ጽሒፍኩም? 0
k---de-i-ī-̱um---s’ih-------i? k------- ī----- t------------- k-n-d-y- ī-̱-m- t-’-h-ī-i-u-i- ------------------------------ kinideyi īẖumi ts’iḥīfikumi?
How did you sleep? ከ----ኹም ደ-ስ-ም? ከ-- ኢ-- ደ----- ከ-ይ ኢ-ም ደ-ስ-ም- -------------- ከመይ ኢኹም ደቂስኩም? 0
ke--yi ī---m- -e--ī------? k----- ī----- d----------- k-m-y- ī-̱-m- d-k-ī-i-u-i- -------------------------- kemeyi īẖumi dek’īsikumi?
How did you pass the exam? ከ-- ጌ--ም----መርመራ--ሊ-ኩ-? ከ-- ጌ--- ነ- መ--- ሓ----- ከ-ይ ጌ-ኩ- ነ- መ-መ- ሓ-ፍ-ሞ- ----------------------- ከመይ ጌርኩም ነቲ መርመራ ሓሊፍኩሞ? 0
k-m-yi-g-r--u-- ---ī ---imera-h-alī---u--? k----- g------- n--- m------- h----------- k-m-y- g-r-k-m- n-t- m-r-m-r- h-a-ī-i-u-o- ------------------------------------------ kemeyi gērikumi netī merimera ḥalīfikumo?
How did you find the way? ከ-ይ-ጌ----ነ- መ-ዲ ረኺብኩሞ? ከ-- ጌ--- ነ- መ-- ረ----- ከ-ይ ጌ-ኩ- ነ- መ-ዲ ረ-ብ-ሞ- ---------------------- ከመይ ጌርኩም ነቲ መገዲ ረኺብኩሞ? 0
k--eyi -----umi---t--m--e-- -e-̱ī-ik-m-? k----- g------- n--- m----- r----------- k-m-y- g-r-k-m- n-t- m-g-d- r-h-ī-i-u-o- ---------------------------------------- kemeyi gērikumi netī megedī reẖībikumo?
Who did you speak to? ምስ -- -ኹም-ተ--ብኩም? ም- መ- ኢ-- ተ------ ም- መ- ኢ-ም ተ-ሪ-ኩ-? ----------------- ምስ መን ኢኹም ተዛሪብኩም? 0
mi-i---ni----------zarī----mi? m--- m--- ī----- t------------ m-s- m-n- ī-̱-m- t-z-r-b-k-m-? ------------------------------ misi meni īẖumi tezarībikumi?
With whom did you make an appointment? ምስ-መን ኢ-- -ቋጺር-ም? ም- መ- ኢ-- ተ------ ም- መ- ኢ-ም ተ-ጺ-ኩ-? ----------------- ምስ መን ኢኹም ተቋጺርኩም? 0
mis- -e-i-ī--um--t--’wa-s-ī-ikumi? m--- m--- ī----- t---------------- m-s- m-n- ī-̱-m- t-k-w-t-’-r-k-m-? ---------------------------------- misi meni īẖumi tek’wats’īrikumi?
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? ምስ መ--ዲ-ም -ደት ----ኩም? ም- መ- ዲ-- ል-- ኣ------ ም- መ- ዲ-ም ል-ት ኣ-ዒ-ኩ-? --------------------- ምስ መን ዲኹም ልደት ኣብዒልኩም? 0
m-s- ---i -īẖ-m- -id-t---b-‘īl-k-m-? m--- m--- d------ l----- a----------- m-s- m-n- d-h-u-i l-d-t- a-i-ī-i-u-i- ------------------------------------- misi meni dīẖumi lideti abi‘īlikumi?
Where were you? ኣ----ኹም ---ም? ኣ-- ኢ-- ኔ---- ኣ-ይ ኢ-ም ኔ-ኩ-? ------------- ኣበይ ኢኹም ኔርኩም? 0
abey- īh-u-i ---i---i? a---- ī----- n-------- a-e-i ī-̱-m- n-r-k-m-? ---------------------- abeyi īẖumi nērikumi?
Where did you live? ኣ-ይ ኢኹም -ቕመጡ ኔ--ም? ኣ-- ኢ-- ት--- ኔ---- ኣ-ይ ኢ-ም ት-መ- ኔ-ኩ-? ------------------ ኣበይ ኢኹም ትቕመጡ ኔርኩም? 0
abeyi---̱um- -i---ime-’----riku--? a---- ī----- t---------- n-------- a-e-i ī-̱-m- t-k-’-m-t-u n-r-k-m-? ---------------------------------- abeyi īẖumi tiḵ’imet’u nērikumi?
Where did you work? ኣበ-------ሰር- ---ም? ኣ-- ኢ-- ት--- ኔ---- ኣ-ይ ኢ-ም ት-ር- ኔ-ኩ-? ------------------ ኣበይ ኢኹም ትሰርሑ ኔርኩም? 0
a--y--ī--um- --s---ḥu nēr---m-? a---- ī----- t-------- n-------- a-e-i ī-̱-m- t-s-r-h-u n-r-k-m-? -------------------------------- abeyi īẖumi tiseriḥu nērikumi?
What did you suggest? እን-ይ-ኢኹ----ጽኩ---ኣ----ም? እ--- ኢ-- መ----- ኣ------ እ-ታ- ኢ-ም መ-ጽ-ም- ኣ-ኺ-ኩ-? ----------------------- እንታይ ኢኹም መሪጽኩም፣ ኣማኺርኩም? 0
i-i-a---īh-um---erī--’i-umi፣--m--̱ī---u-i? i------ ī----- m------------ a------------ i-i-a-i ī-̱-m- m-r-t-’-k-m-፣ a-a-̱-r-k-m-? ------------------------------------------ initayi īẖumi merīts’ikumi፣ amaẖīrikumi?
What did you eat? እንታ- --ም ኣ--ብ-ም? እ--- ኢ-- ኣ------ እ-ታ- ኢ-ም ኣ-ቢ-ኩ-? ---------------- እንታይ ኢኹም ኣንቢብኩም? 0
i-ita---īh--m- an--ī-ikumi? i------ ī----- a----------- i-i-a-i ī-̱-m- a-i-ī-i-u-i- --------------------------- initayi īẖumi anibībikumi?
What did you come to know? እ-ታ--ኢ------ርኩ-? እ--- ኢ-- ተ------ እ-ታ- ኢ-ም ተ-ኪ-ኩ-? ---------------- እንታይ ኢኹም ተሞኪርኩም? 0
i---a-- --̱-mi t--o---i---i? i------ ī----- t------------ i-i-a-i ī-̱-m- t-m-k-r-k-m-? ---------------------------- initayi īẖumi temokīrikumi?
How fast did you drive? ክ--ይ ---ፈ ኢኹ- ዘዊር--? ክ--- ቅ--- ኢ-- ዘ----- ክ-ደ- ቅ-ጣ- ኢ-ም ዘ-ር-ም- -------------------- ክንደይ ቅልጣፈ ኢኹም ዘዊርኩም? 0
k-n-d--- --i--t-a-------mi--ewīr-----? k------- k--------- ī----- z---------- k-n-d-y- k-i-i-’-f- ī-̱-m- z-w-r-k-m-? -------------------------------------- kinideyi k’ilit’afe īẖumi zewīrikumi?
How long did you fly? ክ--ይ--ዓት---ም---ርኩ-? ክ--- ስ-- ኢ-- በ----- ክ-ደ- ስ-ት ኢ-ም በ-ር-ም- ------------------- ክንደይ ስዓት ኢኹም በሪርኩም? 0
k-nid-y--si‘-ti--h-um- -----ikum-? k------- s----- ī----- b---------- k-n-d-y- s-‘-t- ī-̱-m- b-r-r-k-m-? ---------------------------------- kinideyi si‘ati īẖumi berīrikumi?
How high did you jump? ክን-ይ -ው---ኢኹም ነጢርኩም? ክ--- ን--- ኢ-- ነ----- ክ-ደ- ን-ሓ- ኢ-ም ነ-ር-ም- -------------------- ክንደይ ንውሓት ኢኹም ነጢርኩም? 0
k--ide-- n----̣-----ẖ----n-t’-rik-mi? k------- n-------- ī----- n----------- k-n-d-y- n-w-h-a-i ī-̱-m- n-t-ī-i-u-i- -------------------------------------- kinideyi niwiḥati īẖumi net’īrikumi?

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