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93 [ninety-three]

Subordinate clauses: if

Subordinate clauses: if

93 [ተስዓንሰለስተን]

93 [tesi‘aniselesiteni]

“ከም” ዘለዎም ንኡስ ሓሳብት

[“kemi” zelewomi ni’usi ḥasabiti]

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I don’t know if he loves me. ን---ም----ኒ ኣ-ፈል-ን‘-። ንሱ ከምዘፍቅረኒ ኣይፈልጥን‘የ። ን- ከ-ዘ-ቅ-ኒ ኣ-ፈ-ጥ-‘-። -------------------- ንሱ ከምዘፍቅረኒ ኣይፈልጥን‘የ። 0
nis----m--efi---r--ī---i-e--t-i---ye። nisu kemizefik’irenī ayifelit’ini‘ye። n-s- k-m-z-f-k-i-e-ī a-i-e-i-’-n-‘-e- ------------------------------------- nisu kemizefik’irenī ayifelit’ini‘ye።
I don’t know if he’ll come back. ንሱ--ም-ም-- -ፈ----የ። ንሱ ከምዝምለስ ይፈልጥን‘የ። ን- ከ-ዝ-ለ- ይ-ል-ን-የ- ------------------ ንሱ ከምዝምለስ ይፈልጥን‘የ። 0
n-s- k-----m-les- y-----t-i--‘-e። nisu kemizimilesi yifelit’ini‘ye። n-s- k-m-z-m-l-s- y-f-l-t-i-i-y-። --------------------------------- nisu kemizimilesi yifelit’ini‘ye።
I don’t know if he’ll call me. ን---ም--ውለ-ይ-ይ-----የ። ን ሱከምዝድውለለይ ይፈልጥን‘የ። ን ሱ-ም-ድ-ለ-ይ ይ-ል-ን-የ- -------------------- ን ሱከምዝድውለለይ ይፈልጥን‘የ። 0
ni -uke-iz-d-wi-e--yi-y-f-l-t-i--‘--። ni sukemizidiwileleyi yifelit’ini‘ye። n- s-k-m-z-d-w-l-l-y- y-f-l-t-i-i-y-። ------------------------------------- ni sukemizidiwileleyi yifelit’ini‘ye።
Maybe he doesn’t love me? ከም ዘ---- ? ከም ዘፍቅረኒ ? ከ- ዘ-ቅ-ኒ ? ---------- ከም ዘፍቅረኒ ? 0
kemi --f-------ī-? kemi zefik’irenī ? k-m- z-f-k-i-e-ī ? ------------------ kemi zefik’irenī ?
Maybe he won’t come back? ከ--ዝም-- ? ከም ዝምለስ ? ከ- ዝ-ለ- ? --------- ከም ዝምለስ ? 0
kem--z-m----i-? kemi zimilesi ? k-m- z-m-l-s- ? --------------- kemi zimilesi ?
Maybe he won’t call me? ከም-ዝድው--ይ ? ከም ዝድውለለይ ? ከ- ዝ-ው-ለ- ? ----------- ከም ዝድውለለይ ? 0
k--- ----w-l-l-yi-? kemi zidiwileleyi ? k-m- z-d-w-l-l-y- ? ------------------- kemi zidiwileleyi ?
I wonder if he thinks about me. ይሓ-በኒ--ዩ -ብል -- -ሎ--። ይሓስበኒ ዲዩ ዝብል ሕቶ ኣሎኒ ። ይ-ስ-ኒ ዲ- ዝ-ል ሕ- ኣ-ኒ ። --------------------- ይሓስበኒ ዲዩ ዝብል ሕቶ ኣሎኒ ። 0
yi----i---ī d--- -ibi------to-alon- ። yih-asibenī dīyu zibili h-ito alonī ። y-h-a-i-e-ī d-y- z-b-l- h-i-o a-o-ī ። ------------------------------------- yiḥasibenī dīyu zibili ḥito alonī ።
I wonder if he has someone else. ካልእ---ቶ--- ዝብ- -ቶ----። ካልእ ኣላቶ ድያ ዝብል ሕቶ ኣሎኒ። ካ-እ ኣ-ቶ ድ- ዝ-ል ሕ- ኣ-ኒ- ---------------------- ካልእ ኣላቶ ድያ ዝብል ሕቶ ኣሎኒ። 0
ka---i ala-- -i-a z--ili--̣ito al--ī። kali’i alato diya zibili h-ito alonī። k-l-’- a-a-o d-y- z-b-l- h-i-o a-o-ī- ------------------------------------- kali’i alato diya zibili ḥito alonī።
I wonder if he lies. ይሕ--ዲ- --ል ሕቶ-ኣሎ-። ይሕሱ ዲዩ ዝብል ሕቶ ኣሎኒ። ይ-ሱ ዲ- ዝ-ል ሕ- ኣ-ኒ- ------------------ ይሕሱ ዲዩ ዝብል ሕቶ ኣሎኒ። 0
y---i-- -ī-- zib--- -̣ito -lonī። yih-isu dīyu zibili h-ito alonī። y-h-i-u d-y- z-b-l- h-i-o a-o-ī- -------------------------------- yiḥisu dīyu zibili ḥito alonī።
Maybe he thinks of me? ከ- ዝ-----? ከም ዝሓስበኒ ? ከ- ዝ-ስ-ኒ ? ---------- ከም ዝሓስበኒ ? 0
k-mi-z---a-ibe-- ? kemi zih-asibenī ? k-m- z-h-a-i-e-ī ? ------------------ kemi ziḥasibenī ?
Maybe he has someone else? ካ-እ----ዘላቶ ? ካልእ ከም ዘላቶ ? ካ-እ ከ- ዘ-ቶ ? ------------ ካልእ ከም ዘላቶ ? 0
ka-i’--k-mi ---a-- ? kali’i kemi zelato ? k-l-’- k-m- z-l-t- ? -------------------- kali’i kemi zelato ?
Maybe he tells me the truth? እቲ-ሓቂ-ከ---ዛ-ብ ? እቲ ሓቂ ከም ዝዛረብ ? እ- ሓ- ከ- ዝ-ረ- ? --------------- እቲ ሓቂ ከም ዝዛረብ ? 0
itī h-a--- ---i -i-a-eb- ? itī h-ak’ī kemi zizarebi ? i-ī h-a-’- k-m- z-z-r-b- ? -------------------------- itī ḥak’ī kemi zizarebi ?
I doubt whether he really likes me. ናይ-ሓ---ም-ፈ--- እ--ጠር-ኣ--። ናይብሓቂ ከምዝፈትወኒ እጣራጠር ኣሎኹ። ና-ብ-ቂ ከ-ዝ-ት-ኒ እ-ራ-ር ኣ-ኹ- ------------------------ ናይብሓቂ ከምዝፈትወኒ እጣራጠር ኣሎኹ። 0
n-yibi-̣-k’- k-m-z-f--i-e-ī -t’---t-er- a--ẖu። nayibih-ak’ī kemizifetiwenī it’arat’eri aloh-u። n-y-b-h-a-’- k-m-z-f-t-w-n- i-’-r-t-e-i a-o-̱-። ----------------------------------------------- nayibiḥak’ī kemizifetiwenī it’arat’eri aloẖu።
I doubt whether he’ll write to me. እጽ-ፈ-- ዲ- -ለ እ--ጠር-ኣ-ኹ። እጽሕፈለይ ዲዩ ኢለ እጣራጠር ኣሎኹ። እ-ሕ-ለ- ዲ- ኢ- እ-ራ-ር ኣ-ኹ- ----------------------- እጽሕፈለይ ዲዩ ኢለ እጣራጠር ኣሎኹ። 0
i-s--h-i-e--y- dī-- īle---’------r- a-oh--። its’ih-ifeleyi dīyu īle it’arat’eri aloh-u። i-s-i-̣-f-l-y- d-y- ī-e i-’-r-t-e-i a-o-̱-። ------------------------------------------- its’iḥifeleyi dīyu īle it’arat’eri aloẖu።
I doubt whether he’ll marry me. ከ--ም-ዓ-- ---ጠ--ኣሎኹ። ከምዝምርዓወኒ እጣራጠር ኣሎኹ። ከ-ዝ-ር-ወ- እ-ራ-ር ኣ-ኹ- ------------------- ከምዝምርዓወኒ እጣራጠር ኣሎኹ። 0
ke----miri--w-nī --’arat-eri-al-h--። kemizimiri‘awenī it’arat’eri aloh-u። k-m-z-m-r-‘-w-n- i-’-r-t-e-i a-o-̱-። ------------------------------------ kemizimiri‘awenī it’arat’eri aloẖu።
Does he really like me? ናይ-ሓ- ከ- --ት---? ናይብሓዊ ከም ዝፈትወኒ ? ና-ብ-ዊ ከ- ዝ-ት-ኒ ? ---------------- ናይብሓዊ ከም ዝፈትወኒ ? 0
na--b--̣--ī k--i -----iw----? nayibih-awī kemi zifetiwenī ? n-y-b-h-a-ī k-m- z-f-t-w-n- ? ----------------------------- nayibiḥawī kemi zifetiwenī ?
Will he write to me? ከም ----ለ--? ከም ዝጽሕፈለይ ? ከ- ዝ-ሕ-ለ- ? ----------- ከም ዝጽሕፈለይ ? 0
ke-i ----’i---f-ley--? kemi zits’ih-ifeleyi ? k-m- z-t-’-h-i-e-e-i ? ---------------------- kemi zits’iḥifeleyi ?
Will he marry me? ከ--ዝ--ዓወኒ ? ከም ዝምርዓወኒ ? ከ- ዝ-ር-ወ- ? ----------- ከም ዝምርዓወኒ ? 0
kem----m--i---e---? kemi zimiri‘awenī ? k-m- z-m-r-‘-w-n- ? ------------------- kemi zimiri‘awenī ?

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