ጫወቱ
/chawetu/
How to say "they played" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "they played" is ጫወቱ, pronounced chawetu.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to play,” referring to playing games, sports, or playful activities; can also mean to perform (music) in some contexts.
Dictionary form
ጫወቱ is a form of መጫወት (mechawet) — “to play”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
chawetu, cawetu, chauetu, cehawetu
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ጫወቱ
- Transliteration
- chawetu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- they played
Related forms
ትጫወታለህ/tchawetaleh/you will playትጫወታለሽ/tchawetalesh/you will playትጫወታላችሁ/tchawetalachhu/you will playጫወተ/chawete/he playedጫወትኩ/chawetku/I playedጫወትህ/chaweth/you played (m.sg.)እጫወታለሁ/ichawetalehu/I will playተጫወቱ/techawetu/they playedመጫወት/mechawet/to playሊጫወቱ/lichawetu/to playጫወትሽ/chawetsh/you played (f.sg.)ትጫወታሉ/tchawetalu/you play / they playሲጫወት/sichawet/while playingሲጫወት/sichawet/while he plays
Frequently asked questions
What does ጫወቱ mean in English?
ጫወቱ (chawetu) means "they played" in English.
How do you pronounce ጫወቱ?
ጫወቱ is pronounced chawetu.
What part of speech is ጫወቱ?
ጫወቱ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ጫወቱ?
ጫወቱ is a form of መጫወት (mechawet), meaning "to play".
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