ሁን
/hun/
How to say "be! (imperative)" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "be! (imperative)" is ሁን, pronounced hun.
Dictionary form
ሁን is a form of መሆን (mehon) — “to be”. 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
- ሁን
- Transliteration
- hun
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- be! (imperative)
Related forms
ብሎኛል/blonyal/(he) has told me / he says to me (reported)መሆኑም/mehonum/also the fact that it is/wasአሉ/alu/they are / there areነዎት/newot/you are (polite)ነበርህ/neberh/you were (m.sg.)ነበርክህ/neberkh/you were (m.sg., alt.)ነበርኩ/neberku/I wasነበርክሽ/neberksh/you were (f.sg., alt.)ነበርን/nebern/we wereነኝም/nenym/I am tooነበርሽ/nebersh/you were (f.sg.)ነበረበት/neberebet/it was there/at himከሆነውም/kehonewm/even from what happenedከሆነው/kehonew/from what happened / from what isእንደሆነ/indehone/as it was / as it happenedናችን/nachn/we areናቸውም/nachewm/they are also / they are tooነውክን/newkn/are we?እንዳለሁ/indalehu/as I saidእንዲህሆኖ/indihhono/thusእንዳሉ/indalu/as they sayከሆነማ/kehonema/if it is thenየሆነ/yehone/which is / that isቢሆናም/bihonam/even if it isከሆነም/kehonem/even if it is / if it is alsoሚሆን/mihon/that is/which isየሚሆኑት/yemihonut/those that areስለሆነ/slehone/thereforeይሁንና/yhunna/however / but thenእንደሌለ/indelayle/as if there is notእያለሁ/iyalehu/while I amካልሆነ/kalhone/if not / if it is notቢሆንም/bihonm/even ifባይሆን/bayhon/if it were notነበርች/neberch/she wasቢሆን/bihon/if it isአልነበረችም/alneberechm/she was notነበርላት/neberlat/she had it / it was for herነበርላቸው/neberlachew/she had them / it was for themነበርለት/neberlet/he had her / he had it (f.)ነበርለን/neberlen/we had it / it was for usነውናቸው/newnachew/it is theyእያለች/iyalech/while she isእያሉ/iyalu/while they areእያለን/iyalen/while we areእያሉት/iyalut/while they/you (pol.) are itእያልተው/iyaltew/while they said/left itናት/nat/she isአልሆንም/alhonm/I am not / it is notናቸው/nachew/they areነው/new/isነበር/neber/he was / it wasነዎትም/newotm/you are (polite) tooእንዴትሆነ/indaythone/how is itነበርዎት/neberwot/you were (polite) / he was (polite)እንዳልነበረ/indalnebere/as it wasn’tነውታ/newta/is it she? / is she the one?ነውም/newm/it is alsoነዉ/newu/isነበርክ/neberk/you were (m.)ብሆን/bhon/if I amእያለችሁ/iyalechhu/while you (pl.) areነበርኩት/neberkut/I was with him/her / I had him/herእያለ/iyale/while he is / as it isናችው/nachw/she is (polite)እንዳለ/indale/as it is saidከሆነ/kehone/if it isየሆንኩ/yehonku/that I wasነበርልኝ/neberlny/I had it / it was for meእያሉኝ/iyaluny/while they/you (pol.) are to meነሱ/nesu/they areነበረበትም/neberebetm/it was there/at him tooያልሆነ/yalhone/that is not / that which is notእያለኩ/iyaleku/while I was sayingሳለ/sale/while he wasነበረብህ/neberebh/it was with you (m.sg.)ብትሆን/bthon/if you areነህ/neh/you are (to a man)ነህ/neh/you areነን/nen/we areነኝ/neny/I amነኝ/neny/I amነው/new/it is / isናችሁ/nachhu/you (pl.) areናት/nat/she is / it is (feminine form)
ሁን in example sentences
ደህና ሁን፣ ነገ እንገናኛለን።
Goodbye, we will meet tomorrow.
ደህና ሁን እንደገና እንገናኝ
Goodbye, see you again
ደህና ሁን
Goodbye.
እባክህ ታማኝ ሁን ሁሌ።
Please always be honest.
እባክሽ ጸጥ ሁን ቀስ ቀስ።
Please be quiet, slowly.
ደህና ሁን! ቀጥሎ እናገኛለን።
Take care! We'll meet next time.
Frequently asked questions
What does ሁን mean in English?
ሁን (hun) means "be! (imperative)" in English.
How do you pronounce ሁን?
ሁን is pronounced hun.
What part of speech is ሁን?
ሁን is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ሁን?
ሁን is a form of መሆን (mehon), meaning "to be".
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