መልሳት
/melsat/
How to say "to answer" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "to answer" is መልሳት, pronounced melsat.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to return” or “to give back,” either going back to a place or giving something back to its owner.
Dictionary form
መልሳት is a form of መመለስ (memeles) — “to return”. 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
- መልሳት
- Transliteration
- melsat
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- to answer
Related forms
መመለሱ/memelesu/their returnተመለስሽ/temelessh/you returned (to a woman)ተመለሰ/temelese/he returnedተመለሱ/temelesu/they returnedተመለሱም/temelesum/they also returnedመመለሳችሁ/memelesachhu/your returnተመልሼ/temelshay/having returnedተመልሼልህ/temelshaylh/I returned to youይመለሳል/ymelesal/he will returnእንዳልተመለሰ/indaltemelese/as it wasn’t returnedተመለስኩ/temelesku/I returnedእየተመለስኩ/iyetemelesku/I was returningእየተመለሱ/iyetemelesu/while they were returningመመለሳችን/memelesachn/our returningመመለስዋላቸው/memeleswalachew/her/its returning to themመመለስና/memelesna/returning and…መልሰናል/melsenal/we have returnedተመለስሻለሁ/temelesshalehu/I replied to you (f.sg.)ተመልሼለት/temelshaylet/I replied to him/herተመልሼለን/temelshaylen/I replied to usተመለስለት/temeleslet/I returned to himተመለስለን/temeleslen/he returned to usተመለስለች/temeleslech/he returned to herተመልሼሻለሁ/temelshayshalehu/I have replied to youተመለስኩለት/temeleskulet/I returned to him/herይመለሳታል/ymelesatal/it returns to herይመለሳታሉ/ymelesatalu/they return to herይመለሳቸዋል/ymelesachewal/it will return to themይመለሳቸዋሉ/ymelesachewalu/they will return to themይመለሳችሁ/ymelesachhu/you (pl.) returnእመለሳለሁ/imelesalehu/I will returnእመለሳለህ/imelesaleh/you will returnእመለሳለት/imelesalet/I will return it / to himእመለሳለች/imelesalech/I will return it / to herእመለሳላችሁ/imelesalachhu/you (pl.) will returnእመለሳላቸው/imelesalachew/I will return them / to themእመለሳቸዋለህ/imelesachewaleh/you will return them / to themልመለስ/lmeles/let me return / I should returnልመለስልሽ/lmeleslsh/let me return it to you (f.)ልመለስለት/lmeleslet/let me return it to himልመለስለች/lmeleslech/let me return it to herልመለስላቸው/lmeleslachew/let me return it to themልመለስለን/lmeleslen/let me return it to usመመለስዋል/memeleswal/her replying / she has repliedተመለሰላት/temeleselat/he returned to herተመለሰለት/temeleselet/he returned it to her/himተመልሰን/temelsen/we returnedእንመለሳለን/inmelesalen/we will returnትመለሳለህ/tmelesaleh/you will returnትመለሳለሽ/tmelesalesh/you will returnትመለሳሉ/tmelesalu/you (pol.) will returnመመለስን/memelesn/to return usተመለስኩም/temeleskum/I returned (also)ተመልሷል/temelswal/has returnedመለስ/meles/replyመልሶ/melso/answering and…መልሳለች/melsalech/she will answerመልሳችሁን/melsachhun/you (pl.) answered youእየተመለሰ/iyetemelese/while returningእያመለስኩ/iyamelesku/while I was returningተመለስኩህ/temeleskuh/I returned to youመለሱ/melesu/their return / they returned (contextual)ተመለሰሽ/temelesesh/you returnedተመለሱና/temelesuna/and they returnedተመለስላት/temeleslat/he returned to herተመለስኩላት/temeleskulat/I returned to her/them (f.)መለሰች/melesech/she returnedመለሱም/melesum/they also returnedተመለስለህ/temelesleh/he returned to youእንመለስ/inmeles/we returnሊመለሱ/limelesu/for them to returnተመለስህ/temelesh/you returnedተመልሰዋል/temelsewal/they have returnedተመልሰህ/temelseh/you returnedተመለሽ/temelesh/you returnedየሚመለስ/yemimeles/that returnsተመልሰናል/temelsenal/we have returnedተመልሻለሁ/temelshalehu/I will returnአልተመለስም/altemelesm/he didn’t returnተመለሱላት/temelesulat/they returned to herእንመለሳለሁ/inmelesalehu/I will returnመመለሷ/memeleswa/her returningትመለሳል/tmelesal/you will returnመመለስዎ/memeleswo/your returningይመለሳሉ/ymelesalu/they will returnተመለሱ/temelesu/they returnedተመለስኩሽ/temeleskush/I returned to youተመለሱላቸው/temelesulachew/they returned themተመለስላቸው/temeleslachew/he returned to themመመለስዎት/memeleswot/your replying to him/you (pol.)መልሳለሁ/melsalehu/I will answerልመለስላችሁ/lmeleslachhu/let me return it to you (pl.)ታመለሳላችሁ/tamelesalachhu/you will be answeredተመለስኩት/temeleskut/I returned it/himልመለስልዎት/lmeleslwot/I want to reply to youመመለሳቸው/memelesachew/their returningትመለሳለች/tmelesalech/she will returnተመለሰህ/temeleseh/you returnedተመለሰች/temelesech/she returnedምንትዋብ/mntwab/what kind ofተመለሰውም/temelesewm/and he returnedተመላለሱ/temelalesu/they returnedተመልሼላችሁ/temelshaylachhu/I returned to you (pl.)እመለሳለን/imelesalen/we will returnመልሰህ/melseh/after you returnedመመለስሽ/memelessh/your returningመመለስዋ/memeleswa/and she returned itተመለስኩላቸው/temeleskulachew/I returned to themመመለስዎች/memeleswoch/your return trips (polite, pl.)ተመለስ/temeles/he returnedመመለስህ/memelesh/your returningትመለሳላችሁ/tmelesalachhu/you (pl.) will returnልመለስልህ/lmeleslh/let me return it to you (m.)ያልተመለሰ/yaltemelese/that was not returnedተመለስሁ/temeleshu/I returnedእመለሳለሽ/imelesalesh/you will returnሳይመለጥ/saymelet'/without returningተመለሰላቸው/temeleselachew/he returned to themእመለሳቸዋለን/imelesachewalen/we will return them / to themመመለስ/memeles/to returnተመላለሰች/temelalesech/she returnedይመለሳችኋል/ymelesachhwal/it will return to you (pl.)ተመለስኩበት/temeleskubet/I returned it to himተመልሼህ/temelshayh/I returned to youተመለሰው/temelesew/he returned (respectful)እመለሳቸዋለች/imelesachewalech/she will return them / to themተመልሼአለሁ/temelshayalehu/I have returnedእመለሳቸዋለሁ/imelesachewalehu/I will return them / to themተመላለሰ/temelalese/he returnedተመለሰና/temelesena/and he returnedመለሰ/melese/to return
Frequently asked questions
What does መልሳት mean in English?
መልሳት (melsat) means "to answer" in English.
How do you pronounce መልሳት?
መልሳት is pronounced melsat.
What part of speech is መልሳት?
መልሳት is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of መልሳት?
መልሳት is a form of መመለስ (memeles), meaning "to return".
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