ተኛሁ
/tenyahu/
How to say "I slept" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "I slept" is ተኛሁ, pronounced tenyahu.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to sleep,” referring to going to bed or being in a sleeping state.
Dictionary form
ተኛሁ is a form of መተኛት (metenyat) — “to sleep”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
tenyahu, tegnahu, teniahu
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ተኛሁ
- Transliteration
- tenyahu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- I slept
Related forms
ተኛ/tenya/sleep! / he sleptተኛሽ/tenyash/you (f.) sleptተኛች/tenyach/she sleptተኛን/tenyan/we sleptእየተኛኩ/iyetenyaku/I am sleepingእተኛለሁ/itenyalehu/I sleepመተኛታችሁ/metenyatachhu/your sleeping (pl.)መተኛትሽ/metenyatsh/your sleepingመተኛትና/metenyatna/and to sleepመተኛትን/metenyatn/sleepingእተኛለዋለሁ/itenyalewalehu/I sleep with herተኛህ/tenyah/you sleptእያተኛን/iyatenyan/while we were sleepingመተኛትም/metenyatm/to sleep (also)መተኛትህ/metenyath/your sleepingመተኛት/metenyat/to sleepእያተኛች/iyatenyach/while she was sleepingተኙ/tenyu/they/you (pl.) sleptተኛችሁ/tenyachhu/you (pl.) slept
Frequently asked questions
What does ተኛሁ mean in English?
ተኛሁ (tenyahu) means "I slept" in English.
How do you pronounce ተኛሁ?
ተኛሁ is pronounced tenyahu.
What part of speech is ተኛሁ?
ተኛሁ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ተኛሁ?
ተኛሁ is a form of መተኛት (metenyat), meaning "to sleep".
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