አልኩ
/alku/
How to say "I said" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "I said" is አልኩ, pronounced alku.
Dictionary form
አልኩ is a form of ማለት (malet) — “to say”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
alku, alqu
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- አልኩ
- Transliteration
- alku
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- I said
Related forms
ማለት/malet/to sayአሏቸው/alwachew/he told themማለትህ/maleth/you mean (m.sg.)ማለትሽ/maletsh/you mean (f.sg.)ማለታቸው/maletachew/they meanማለታችን/maletachn/we meanሲል/sil/sayingእያልክህ/iyalkh/while I said to you (m.)እያልክሽ/iyalksh/while I said to you (f.)እያልን/iyaln/while we saidእያልክሁ/iyalkhu/while I told you (pl.)አለች/alech/she saidየሚል/yemil/that saysብለህ/bleh/(you) saying / having saidአለች/alech/she said;እያልክ/iyalk/while you (sg.) saidአይበልሽ/aybelsh/may you not sayማለትና/maletna/that is to sayይላሉ/ylalu/they sayማለታችሁ/maletachhu/you mean (pl.)
Frequently asked questions
What does አልኩ mean in English?
አልኩ (alku) means "I said" in English.
How do you pronounce አልኩ?
አልኩ is pronounced alku.
What part of speech is አልኩ?
አልኩ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of አልኩ?
አልኩ is a form of ማለት (malet), meaning "to say".
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