ተሰማ
/tesema/
How to say "was heard" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "was heard" is ተሰማ, pronounced tesema.
Definition
To perceive sound with the ears, or more broadly to listen to and pay attention to what someone says.
Dictionary form
ተሰማ is a form of መስማት (mesmat) — “to hear”. 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
- ተሰማ
- Transliteration
- tesema
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- was heard
Related forms
መስማት/mesmat/to hearመስማትም/mesmatm/and also to hearመስማትህ/mesmath/your hearing (m.sg.)መስማትሽ/mesmatsh/your hearing (f.sg.)መስማታቸው/mesmatachew/their hearingመስማታችን/mesmatachn/our hearingመስማታችሁ/mesmatachhu/your hearing (pl.)ሰማ/sema/he heardሰማች/semach/she heardስማ/sma/listenሰማሽ/semash/you (f.) heardእሰማለሁ/isemalehu/I hear / I will hearይሰሙ/ysemu/let them hearሊሰሙ/lisemu/to hearይሰሙት/ysemut/they/he hear itሊሰሙት/lisemut/to hear itልሰማው/lsemaw/to hear itሰማህ/semah/you (m.) heardአልሰማሁም/alsemahum/I didn’t hearይሰሙኝ/ysemuny/they/he hear meሰሙ/semu/they heardእሰማለህ/isemaleh/I hear youሰማሁ/semahu/I heardትሰማለህ/tsemaleh/you will hearሰሙት/semut/they heard it
Frequently asked questions
What does ተሰማ mean in English?
ተሰማ (tesema) means "was heard" in English.
How do you pronounce ተሰማ?
ተሰማ is pronounced tesema.
What part of speech is ተሰማ?
ተሰማ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ተሰማ?
ተሰማ is a form of መስማት (mesmat), meaning "to hear".
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