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en Past tense of modal verbs 1   »   ti ሕሉፍ ናይ ሓገዝቲ ግስታት 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [ሰማንያንሸውዓተን]

87 [semaniyanishewi‘ateni]

ሕሉፍ ናይ ሓገዝቲ ግስታት 1

[ḥilufi nayi ḥagezitī gisitati 1]

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We had to water the flowers. ግድ- --ን--ንባባታት-------በን---ና። ግ-- ነ-- ዕ----- ማ- ክ---- ኔ--- ግ-ን ነ-ን ዕ-ባ-ታ- ማ- ክ-ህ-ን ኔ-ና- ---------------------------- ግድን ነተን ዕንባባታት ማይ ክንህበን ኔሪና። 0
g-di-i n--en----nibaba-ati-mayi k--i-i---- ----na። g----- n----- ‘----------- m--- k--------- n------ g-d-n- n-t-n- ‘-n-b-b-t-t- m-y- k-n-h-b-n- n-r-n-። -------------------------------------------------- gidini neteni ‘inibabatati mayi kinihibeni nērīna።
We had to clean the apartment. ግ----- -ፍ--ኣ-ር-መንት ከ-ሰር- ከነለዓ----ኔ-ና። ግ-- ነ- ክ---------- ከ---- ከ------ ኔ--- ግ-ን ነ- ክ-ሊ-ኣ-ር-መ-ት ከ-ሰ-ዖ ከ-ለ-ዕ-ዕ ኔ-ና- ------------------------------------- ግድን ነቲ ክፍሊ፣ኣፓርትመንት ከንሰርዖ ከነለዓዕልዕ ኔሪና። 0
gidi-- net- k-f-------ri-i-e-----k--i--ri‘o ke--le‘-‘---‘- n--īn-። g----- n--- k------------------- k--------- k------------- n------ g-d-n- n-t- k-f-l-፣-p-r-t-m-n-t- k-n-s-r-‘- k-n-l-‘-‘-l-‘- n-r-n-። ------------------------------------------------------------------ gidini netī kifilī፣aparitimeniti keniseri‘o kenele‘a‘ili‘i nērīna።
We had to wash the dishes. እቲ-ኣቑሑ(--ከተ- ማ-ካ--------ን-ጽቦ --ና። እ- ኣ-------- ማ--- ወ--- ክ---- ኔ--- እ- ኣ-ሑ-ፋ-ከ-፣ ማ-ካ- ወ-ተ- ክ-ሓ-ቦ ኔ-ና- --------------------------------- እቲ ኣቑሑ(ፋርከተ፣ ማንካ፣ ወዘተ) ክንሓጽቦ ኔሪና። 0
it----̱-uḥu-far-ket-፣ -----a- we-et-----ni-̣----i---nē----። i-- a----------------- m------ w------ k------------ n------ i-ī a-̱-u-̣-(-a-i-e-e- m-n-k-፣ w-z-t-) k-n-h-a-s-i-o n-r-n-። ------------------------------------------------------------ itī aḵ’uḥu(farikete፣ manika፣ wezete) kiniḥats’ibo nērīna።
Did you have to pay the bill? ግድን -ዩ--ቲ -ብ-- ክ--ፍሉዎ-ኔሩኩ- ? ግ-- ዲ- እ- ጸ--- ክ----- ኔ--- ? ግ-ን ዲ- እ- ጸ-ጻ- ክ-ከ-ሉ- ኔ-ኩ- ? ---------------------------- ግድን ዲዩ እቲ ጸብጻብ ክትከፍሉዎ ኔሩኩም ? 0
g----i--īyu ----t-’eb-ts’ab- k-t---f--u-- n-ru--mi-? g----- d--- i-- t----------- k----------- n------- ? g-d-n- d-y- i-ī t-’-b-t-’-b- k-t-k-f-l-w- n-r-k-m- ? ---------------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu itī ts’ebits’abi kitikefiluwo nērukumi ?
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? ግድን -- -እ-- ክት-ፍ----ሩ-ም-? ግ-- ዲ- መ--- ክ----- ኔ--- ? ግ-ን ዲ- መ-ተ- ክ-ከ-ሉ- ኔ-ኩ- ? ------------------------- ግድን ዲዩ መእተዊ ክትከፍሉዎ ኔሩኩም ? 0
g--i-- dī-- ---it--- kitik-----w----rukum--? g----- d--- m------- k----------- n------- ? g-d-n- d-y- m-’-t-w- k-t-k-f-l-w- n-r-k-m- ? -------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu me’itewī kitikefiluwo nērukumi ?
Did you have to pay a fine? ግድ---ዩ--ቕጻዕቲ---ከፍሉዎ -ሩ-ም ? ግ-- ዲ- መ---- ክ----- ኔ--- ? ግ-ን ዲ- መ-ጻ-ቲ ክ-ከ-ሉ- ኔ-ኩ- ? -------------------------- ግድን ዲዩ መቕጻዕቲ ክትከፍሉዎ ኔሩኩም ? 0
g--ini-dī-u --ḵ’i-s’-‘itī -it--ef-luw---ēru--m--? g----- d--- m------------- k----------- n------- ? g-d-n- d-y- m-k-’-t-’-‘-t- k-t-k-f-l-w- n-r-k-m- ? -------------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu meḵ’its’a‘itī kitikefiluwo nērukumi ?
Who had to say goodbye? መን ዩ ግ-- -ሰና-ት-ኔ-- ? መ- ዩ ግ-- ክ---- ኔ-- ? መ- ዩ ግ-ን ክ-ና-ት ኔ-ዎ ? -------------------- መን ዩ ግድን ክሰናበት ኔሩዎ ? 0
m--i -- g----i-k----ab----nēruwo-? m--- y- g----- k--------- n----- ? m-n- y- g-d-n- k-s-n-b-t- n-r-w- ? ---------------------------------- meni yu gidini kisenabeti nēruwo ?
Who had to go home early? መ--ድዩ ኣቐዲሙ ንገ- -ኸይድ-ኔሩ-? መ- ድ- ኣ--- ን-- ክ--- ኔ--- መ- ድ- ኣ-ዲ- ን-ዛ ክ-ይ- ኔ-ዎ- ------------------------ መን ድዩ ኣቐዲሙ ንገዛ ክኸይድ ኔሩዎ? 0
m-n---i-u -----dīmu----e-- kiẖe---- nēru-o? m--- d--- a-------- n----- k-------- n------ m-n- d-y- a-̱-e-ī-u n-g-z- k-h-e-i-i n-r-w-? -------------------------------------------- meni diyu aḵ’edīmu nigeza kiẖeyidi nēruwo?
Who had to take the train? መ- ግ---ድዩ ን--ር ---ድ ኔ--? መ- ግ-- ድ- ን--- ክ--- ኔ--- መ- ግ-ን ድ- ን-ቡ- ክ-ስ- ኔ-ዎ- ------------------------ መን ግድን ድዩ ንባቡር ክወስድ ኔሩዎ? 0
m--i --din---i---ni---ur--k-we--d- -ēru-o? m--- g----- d--- n------- k------- n------ m-n- g-d-n- d-y- n-b-b-r- k-w-s-d- n-r-w-? ------------------------------------------ meni gidini diyu nibaburi kiwesidi nēruwo?
We did not want to stay long. ነዊ--ክ-ጸ-- ኣ-ደለና- ኔርና። ነ-- ክ---- ኣ----- ኔ--- ነ-ሕ ክ-ጸ-ሕ ኣ-ደ-ና- ኔ-ና- --------------------- ነዊሕ ክንጸንሕ ኣይደለናን ኔርና። 0
n-wīḥ- ki-------i--i-a-----enani n---na። n------ k------------ a---------- n------ n-w-h-i k-n-t-’-n-h-i a-i-e-e-a-i n-r-n-። ----------------------------------------- newīḥi kinits’eniḥi ayidelenani nērina።
We did not want to drink anything. ዝ----ን---ኣይ-ለና--ኔርና። ዝ-- ክ--- ኣ----- ኔ--- ዝ-ነ ክ-ሰ- ኣ-ደ-ና- ኔ-ና- -------------------- ዝኾነ ክንሰቲ ኣይደለናን ኔርና። 0
z--̱one kin-s--- ayi---enani nē-i--። z------ k------- a---------- n------ z-h-o-e k-n-s-t- a-i-e-e-a-i n-r-n-። ------------------------------------ ziẖone kinisetī ayidelenani nērina።
We did not want to disturb you. ክንርብሽ-ኣይ--ናን----። ክ---- ኣ----- ኔ--- ክ-ር-ሽ ኣ-ደ-ና- ኔ-ና- ----------------- ክንርብሽ ኣይደለናን ኔርና። 0
ki---i----- -yide-----i-----na። k---------- a---------- n------ k-n-r-b-s-i a-i-e-e-a-i n-r-n-። ------------------------------- kiniribishi ayidelenani nērina።
I just wanted to make a call. ክ-ው------ኔረ። ክ--- ደ-- ኔ-- ክ-ው- ደ-የ ኔ-። ------------ ክደውል ደልየ ኔረ። 0
ki--w--- d-liy- --r-። k------- d----- n---- k-d-w-l- d-l-y- n-r-። --------------------- kidewili deliye nēre።
I just wanted to call a taxi. ታ-- ክጠ-- ደልየ ኔረ። ታ-- ክ--- ደ-- ኔ-- ታ-ሲ ክ-ል- ደ-የ ኔ-። ---------------- ታክሲ ክጠልብ ደልየ ኔረ። 0
ta---ī -i-’-libi d---ye---r-። t----- k-------- d----- n---- t-k-s- k-t-e-i-i d-l-y- n-r-። ----------------------------- takisī kit’elibi deliye nēre።
Actually I wanted to drive home. ን------ክ-ይ--ደ-የ-ኔረ። ን-- እ- ክ--- ደ-- ኔ-- ን-ዛ እ- ክ-ይ- ደ-የ ኔ-። ------------------- ንገዛ እኮ ክኸይድ ደልየ ኔረ። 0
n--ez--ik- k----yidi ---iy--nē-e። n----- i-- k-------- d----- n---- n-g-z- i-o k-h-e-i-i d-l-y- n-r-። --------------------------------- nigeza iko kiẖeyidi deliye nēre።
I thought you wanted to call your wife. ሰ-ይትኻ-ክት-ው-ላ ---- መሲ-ኒ ። ሰ---- ክ----- ዝ--- መ--- ። ሰ-ይ-ኻ ክ-ድ-ል- ዝ-ለ- መ-ሉ- ። ------------------------ ሰበይትኻ ክትድውልላ ዝደለኻ መሲሉኒ ። 0
s-b-y--iẖa ki--di-ilila ---el-h-- m-s--u-- ። s---------- k----------- z-------- m------- ። s-b-y-t-h-a k-t-d-w-l-l- z-d-l-h-a m-s-l-n- ። --------------------------------------------- sebeyitiẖa kitidiwilila zideleẖa mesīlunī ።
I thought you wanted to call information. ን--ሊ ----------ለፎ-) ክት-ውለሎ-----ኻ መ--- ነይሩ። ን--- -------- ተ---- ክ------ ዝ--- መ--- ነ--- ን-ፍ- --በ-ታ-ኣ- ተ-ፎ-) ክ-ድ-ለ-ም ዝ-ል- መ-ሉ- ነ-ሩ- ------------------------------------------ ንክፍሊ -ሓበሬታ(ኣብ ተለፎን) ክትድውለሎም ዝደልኻ መሲሉኒ ነይሩ። 0
n---fi----ḥabe---a-abi -elefo--)-kit---w--el-mi z-d-li--a---s--un- ne--ru። n------- -------------- t-------- k------------- z-------- m------- n------ n-k-f-l- --̣-b-r-t-(-b- t-l-f-n-) k-t-d-w-l-l-m- z-d-l-h-a m-s-l-n- n-y-r-። --------------------------------------------------------------------------- nikifilī -ḥaberēta(abi telefoni) kitidiwilelomi zideliẖa mesīlunī neyiru።
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. ፒ- --ጠ------ኻ -ሲ-ኒ-ነ--። ፒ- ክ---- ዝ--- መ--- ነ--- ፒ- ክ-ጠ-ብ ዝ-ል- መ-ሉ- ነ-ሩ- ----------------------- ፒሳ ክትጠልብ ዝደልኻ መሲሉኒ ነይሩ። 0
p-sa k-tit’el--- zide-ih-- m--ī-u----ey---። p--- k---------- z-------- m------- n------ p-s- k-t-t-e-i-i z-d-l-h-a m-s-l-n- n-y-r-። ------------------------------------------- pīsa kitit’elibi zideliẖa mesīlunī neyiru።

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…