አልገባሁም
/algebahum/
How to say "I didn’t understand" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "I didn’t understand" is አልገባሁም, pronounced algebahum.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning to enter, fit, or be appropriate; commonly used for physically entering or for something being suitable/acceptable.
Dictionary form
አልገባሁም is a form of መገባት (megebat) — “to enter / to suit”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- አልገባሁም
- Transliteration
- algebahum
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- I didn’t understand
Related forms
ይገባህ/ygebah/you deserve it (m.sg.)ይገባሻል/ygebashal/it suits you (f.sg.)እንገባለን/ingebalen/we will enterገባኝም/gebanym/I didn’t like it / it didn’t sit well with meየሚገባው/yemigebaw/what is appropriateእገባለች/igebalech/it suits herአይገባም/aygebam/it is not appropriateየገባኝ/yegebany/that suited me / that I likedመገባት/megebat/to enter / to suitይገባችኋል/ygebachhwal/it suits youሊገባ/ligeba/to be appropriateይገባል/ygebal/it is appropriateይገባሃል/ygebahal/it suits youገባንም/gebanm/we didn’t like it / it didn’t sit well with usአልገባንም/algebanm/we didn’t understandይገባዋል/ygebawal/it suits her/itየሚገባ/yemigeba/appropriate / fittingይገባኛል/ygebanyal/it suits meይገባችሁ/ygebachhu/it suits you (pl.)የገባናቸው/yegebanachew/that suited us and themእገባኝ/igebany/it suits meትገባለት/tgebalet/she fits him/it / it suits her
Frequently asked questions
What does አልገባሁም mean in English?
አልገባሁም (algebahum) means "I didn’t understand" in English.
How do you pronounce አልገባሁም?
አልገባሁም is pronounced algebahum.
What part of speech is አልገባሁም?
አልገባሁም is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of አልገባሁም?
አልገባሁም is a form of መገባት (megebat), meaning "to enter / to suit".
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