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en Past tense of modal verbs 2   »   ti ሕሉፍ ሓገዝቲ ግስታት 2

88 [eighty-eight]

Past tense of modal verbs 2

Past tense of modal verbs 2

88 [ሰማንያንሸሞንተን]

88 [semaniyanishemoniteni]

ሕሉፍ ሓገዝቲ ግስታት 2

[ḥilufi ḥagezitī gisitati 2]

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My son did not want to play with the doll. ወደይ-ምስ-ባ---ኡ----ት--ይ-ልን-ኔሩ። ወ-- ም- ባ---- ክ--- ኣ---- ኔ-- ወ-ይ ም- ባ-ቡ-ኡ ክ-ወ- ኣ-ደ-ን ኔ-። --------------------------- ወደይ ምስ ባምቡልኡ ክጻወት ኣይደልን ኔሩ። 0
w--e----is--ba-ibu-i’u----s’-w--i-ay-delini nē-u። w----- m--- b--------- k--------- a-------- n---- w-d-y- m-s- b-m-b-l-’- k-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-i-i n-r-። ------------------------------------------------- wedeyi misi bamibuli’u kits’aweti ayidelini nēru።
My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). ጓ---ኩዑሶ---ጻወት---ደ-የ-ን---። ጓ-- ኩ-- ክ---- ኣ------ ኔ-- ጓ-ይ ኩ-ሶ ክ-ጻ-ት ኣ-ደ-የ-ን ኔ-። ------------------------- ጓለይ ኩዑሶ ክትጻወት ኣይደለየትን ኔራ። 0
g--l-y--ku-u-o--iti-s’-we-i -yi-e--y--ini---r-። g------ k----- k----------- a------------ n---- g-a-e-i k-‘-s- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። ----------------------------------------------- gwaleyi ku‘uso kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
My wife did not want to play chess with me. ሰ-ይ-ይ-ም-- ----ት----ኣይደ---ን ኔራ። ሰ---- ም-- ሻ- ክ---- ኣ------ ኔ-- ሰ-ይ-ይ ም-ይ ሻ- ክ-ጻ-ት ኣ-ደ-የ-ን ኔ-። ------------------------------ ሰበይተይ ምሳይ ሻኽ ክትጻወት ኣይደለየትን ኔራ። 0
se-e-----i mis-yi -hah-i -i-it--aw--i --i-el-y--in--nēra። s--------- m----- s----- k----------- a------------ n---- s-b-y-t-y- m-s-y- s-a-̱- k-t-t-’-w-t- a-i-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። --------------------------------------------------------- sebeyiteyi misayi shaẖi kitits’aweti ayideleyetini nēra።
My children did not want to go for a walk. ደቀይ -ኽ--ሩ-ኣ-ደ--ን-ኔሮም። ደ-- ን---- ኣ----- ኔ--- ደ-ይ ን-ዛ-ሩ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- ኔ-ም- --------------------- ደቀይ ንኽዛወሩ ኣይደለዩን ኔሮም። 0
de---y- -iẖ--a-----ay----e-uni n-r-mi። d------ n---------- a---------- n------ d-k-e-i n-h-i-a-e-u a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። --------------------------------------- dek’eyi niẖizaweru ayideleyuni nēromi።
They did not want to tidy the room. ነ--ክፍሊ--ጽ-ይ- --ደለዩ--ኔሮ-። ነ- ክ-- ክ---- ኣ----- ኔ--- ነ- ክ-ሊ ክ-ር-ዎ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- ኔ-ም- ------------------------ ነቲ ክፍሊ ክጽርይዎ ኣይደለዩን ኔሮም። 0
n-tī-ki--l-----s’--i-iwo -y---le-u---n--o-i። n--- k----- k----------- a---------- n------ n-t- k-f-l- k-t-’-r-y-w- a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። -------------------------------------------- netī kifilī kits’iriyiwo ayideleyuni nēromi።
They did not want to go to bed. ናብ---ቶ- --ዱ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- -ሮ-። ና- ዓ--- ክ-- ኣ----- ኔ--- ና- ዓ-ቶ- ክ-ዱ ኣ-ደ-ዩ- ኔ-ም- ----------------------- ናብ ዓራቶም ክኸዱ ኣይደለዩን ኔሮም። 0
n-------at--- ki-̱e-u -y--ele--n- -ēr-mi። n--- ‘------- k------ a---------- n------ n-b- ‘-r-t-m- k-h-e-u a-i-e-e-u-i n-r-m-። ----------------------------------------- nabi ‘aratomi kiẖedu ayideleyuni nēromi።
He was not allowed to eat ice cream. ኣይ--ክ----በ-ዕ ኣ-ፍ--ን -ይ-። ኣ------ ክ--- ኣ----- ነ--- ኣ-ስ-ክ-ም ክ-ል- ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- ነ-ሩ- ------------------------ ኣይስ-ክሪም ክበልዕ ኣይፍቀዶን ነይሩ። 0
ayi-i---r-m- kibe---i----fi-’e---- --y---። a----------- k------- a----------- n------ a-i-i-k-r-m- k-b-l-‘- a-i-i-’-d-n- n-y-r-። ------------------------------------------ ayisi-kirīmi kibeli‘i ayifik’edoni neyiru።
He was not allowed to eat chocolate. ቾኮ-ታ---ል--ኣይፍ-ዶ---ይሩ-። ቾ--- ክ--- ኣ----- ነ---- ቾ-ላ- ክ-ል- ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- ነ-ሩ-። ---------------------- ቾኮላታ ክበልዕ ኣይፍቀዶን ነይሩ።። 0
ch---la---ki-eli‘---y----’ed--i-n-yir--። c-------- k------- a----------- n------- c-o-o-a-a k-b-l-‘- a-i-i-’-d-n- n-y-r-።- ---------------------------------------- chokolata kibeli‘i ayifik’edoni neyiru።።
He was not allowed to eat sweets. ከ---ታ- ክበ----ይፍ-----ይሩ። ከ----- ክ--- ኣ----- ነ--- ከ-መ-ታ- ክ-ል- ኣ-ፍ-ዶ- ነ-ሩ- ----------------------- ከረመላታት ክበልዕ ኣይፍቀዶን ነይሩ። 0
ke-e----ta-i --be-i‘------ik’-d--i -e-iru። k----------- k------- a----------- n------ k-r-m-l-t-t- k-b-l-‘- a-i-i-’-d-n- n-y-r-። ------------------------------------------ keremelatati kibeli‘i ayifik’edoni neyiru።
I was allowed to make a wish. ንዓ--ገለ ክ-ነየለይ --እ- -ሩ። ን-- ገ- ክ----- ይ--- ኔ-- ን-ይ ገ- ክ-ነ-ለ- ይ-እ- ኔ-። ---------------------- ንዓይ ገለ ክምነየለይ ይኽእል ኔሩ። 0
ni‘a-i -ele-------ye-e-i yi--i-ili-----። n----- g--- k----------- y-------- n---- n-‘-y- g-l- k-m-n-y-l-y- y-h-i-i-i n-r-። ---------------------------------------- ni‘ayi gele kimineyeleyi yiẖi’ili nēru።
I was allowed to buy myself a dress. ሓ- ቀ-ሽ -ገዝእ-ተ---ኒ---። ሓ- ቀ-- ክ--- ተ---- ኔ-- ሓ- ቀ-ሽ ክ-ዝ- ተ-ቒ-ኒ ኔ-። --------------------- ሓደ ቀሚሽ ክገዝእ ተፈቒዱኒ ኔሩ። 0
h-a-e-k-e-ī--i-k-ge-i’--t------īd-nī--ēr-። h---- k------- k------- t----------- n---- h-a-e k-e-ī-h- k-g-z-’- t-f-k-’-d-n- n-r-። ------------------------------------------ ḥade k’emīshi kigezi’i tefeḵ’īdunī nēru።
I was allowed to take a chocolate. ሓደ -ራሊን-ቾ---- --ስ---ፈ--ለይ --። ሓ- ፕ--------- ክ--- ተ----- ኔ-- ሓ- ፕ-ሊ-(-ኮ-ት- ክ-ስ- ተ-ቒ-ለ- ኔ-። ----------------------------- ሓደ ፕራሊን(ቾኮላት) ክወስድ ተፈቒዱለይ ኔሩ። 0
ḥa-e---ralīn--c-o--lati- k--e-i---t--ek-’--u-e-- --r-። h---- p------------------ k------- t------------- n---- h-a-e p-r-l-n-(-h-k-l-t-) k-w-s-d- t-f-k-’-d-l-y- n-r-። ------------------------------------------------------- ḥade piralīni(chokolati) kiwesidi tefeḵ’īduleyi nēru።
Were you allowed to smoke in the airplane? ኣብ -----ክት--ኽ-ተ--ዱ---ዶ ኔ-? ኣ- ነ--- ክ---- ተ----- ዶ ኔ-- ኣ- ነ-ሪ- ክ-ት-ኽ ተ-ቒ-ል- ዶ ኔ-? -------------------------- ኣብ ነፋሪት ክትትክኽ ተፈቒዱልካ ዶ ኔሩ? 0
ab- nefarīt- --t---k--̱- te--ḵ’-d--ik--------u? a-- n------- k---------- t------------- d- n---- a-i n-f-r-t- k-t-t-k-h-i t-f-k-’-d-l-k- d- n-r-? ------------------------------------------------ abi nefarīti kititikiẖi tefeḵ’īdulika do nēru?
Were you allowed to drink beer in the hospital? ኣ----ፒታ- -ራ-ክትሰ- -ፈ-ዱልካ ----? ኣ- ሆ---- ቢ- ክ--- ተ----- ዶ ኔ-- ኣ- ሆ-ፒ-ል ቢ- ክ-ሰ- ተ-ቒ-ል- ዶ ኔ-? ----------------------------- ኣብ ሆስፒታል ቢራ ክትሰቲ ተፈቒዱልካ ዶ ኔሩ? 0
ab---os-p-tali b-r--k-tiset--tef---’---li---d---ē-u? a-- h--------- b--- k------- t------------- d- n---- a-i h-s-p-t-l- b-r- k-t-s-t- t-f-k-’-d-l-k- d- n-r-? ---------------------------------------------------- abi hosipītali bīra kitisetī tefeḵ’īdulika do nēru?
Were you allowed to take the dog into the hotel? ነ- ከል- -ብ ሆተል-ክ--ተዎ-ተ-ቒዱ-ካ - --? ነ- ከ-- ና- ሆ-- ክ---- ተ----- ዶ ኔ-- ነ- ከ-ቢ ና- ሆ-ል ክ-እ-ዎ ተ-ቒ-ል- ዶ ኔ-? -------------------------------- ነቲ ከልቢ ናብ ሆተል ክትእተዎ ተፈቒዱልካ ዶ ኔሩ? 0
n------l--- n--- ho---i--iti’----o-t-f-k--īd-lika -----ru? n--- k----- n--- h----- k--------- t------------- d- n---- n-t- k-l-b- n-b- h-t-l- k-t-’-t-w- t-f-k-’-d-l-k- d- n-r-? ---------------------------------------------------------- netī kelibī nabi hoteli kiti’itewo tefeḵ’īdulika do nēru?
During the holidays the children were allowed to remain outside late. ብግዜ----- -ቶም ቆል- ነ---ኣ---- -ዛ-ዩ--ኽ-ሉ-----። ብ-- ዕ--- እ-- ቆ-- ነ-- ኣ- ደ- ክ--- ይ--- ነ---- ብ-ዜ ዕ-ፍ- እ-ም ቆ-ዑ ነ-ሕ ኣ- ደ- ክ-ነ- ይ-እ- ነ-ሮ-። ------------------------------------------ ብግዜ ዕርፍቲ እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ኣብ ደገ ክዛነዩ ይኽእሉ ነይሮም። 0
bi-i-- -ir--itī i--m--k’o--‘u-n---h-i a---deg- -i-a-e-u yi--i-ilu--ey-r-m-። b----- ‘------- i---- k------ n------ a-- d--- k------- y-------- n-------- b-g-z- ‘-r-f-t- i-o-i k-o-i-u n-w-h-i a-i d-g- k-z-n-y- y-h-i-i-u n-y-r-m-። --------------------------------------------------------------------------- bigizē ‘irifitī itomi k’oli‘u newīḥi abi dege kizaneyu yiẖi’ilu neyiromi።
They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. ንነ-ሕ----ኣብ ቀጽ--ክጻ---ተፈ---- ኔ-። ን--- ግ- ኣ- ቀ-- ክ--- ተ----- ኔ-- ን-ዊ- ግ- ኣ- ቀ-ሪ ክ-ወ- ተ-ቒ-ሎ- ኔ-። ------------------------------ ንነዊሕ ግዜ ኣብ ቀጽሪ ክጻወቱ ተፈቒዱሎም ኔሩ። 0
ni---īḥi-gizē -b- -’e-s-ir- -its-a--t- --f-k---d-l--i-nē-u። n-------- g--- a-- k-------- k--------- t------------- n---- n-n-w-h-i g-z- a-i k-e-s-i-ī k-t-’-w-t- t-f-k-’-d-l-m- n-r-። ------------------------------------------------------------ ninewīḥi gizē abi k’ets’irī kits’awetu tefeḵ’īdulomi nēru።
They were allowed to stay up late. ንነ-- ግ--ክ--ሑ-ተፈ--ሎ--ኔ-። ን--- ግ- ክ--- ተ----- ኔ-- ን-ዊ- ግ- ክ-ን- ተ-ቒ-ሎ- ኔ-። ----------------------- ንነዊሕ ግዜ ክጸንሑ ተፈቒዱሎም ኔሩ። 0
n---w-ḥ--gi-ē ki-s-e--h---tef--̱--du---i nē--። n-------- g--- k---------- t------------- n---- n-n-w-h-i g-z- k-t-’-n-h-u t-f-k-’-d-l-m- n-r-። ----------------------------------------------- ninewīḥi gizē kits’eniḥu tefeḵ’īdulomi nēru።

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Learning is not always easy. Even when it is fun, it can be exhausting. But when we've learned something, we're happy. We're proud of ourselves and our progress. Unfortunately, we can forget what we learn. That is often a problem with languages in particular. Most of us learn one or more languages in school. This knowledge often gets lost after the school years. We hardly speak the language anymore. Our native language usually dominates our everyday life. Many foreign languages only get used on vacation. But if knowledge isn't regularly activated, it gets lost. Our brain needs exercise. It could be said that it functions like a muscle. This muscle has to be exercised, otherwise it will get weaker. But there are ways to prevent forgetting. The most important thing is to repeatedly apply what you have learned. Consistent rituals can help with this. You can plan a small routine for different days of the week. On Monday, for example, you could read a book in the foreign language. Listen to an overseas radio station on Wednesday. Then on Friday you can write in a journal in the foreign language. This way you're switching between reading, hearing and writing. Consequently, your knowledge is activated in different ways. All of these exercises don't have to last long; half an hour is enough. But it's important that you practice regularly! Studies show that what you learn stays in the brain for decades. It just has to be dug out of the drawer again…