Amharic Reflexive and Demonstrative Pronouns

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አፀፋ ተውላጠ ስሞች (Amharic Reflexive

pronouns)
ምሣሌ
✓ አንተው ራስህ ልትሰራው ትችላለህ። You can do it yourself
✓ እሱ ራሱን እና ሌሎችን ይረዳል። He treats himself and
others.
✓ እሷ በአንድ አሰቃቂ ቀን ራሷን ወንበሯ ላይ ቁጭ ብላ አገኘችው። She
found herself one dready day sitting at her desk.
✓ ድመታችን ምግብ ከበላች በኋላ እራሷን ታጥባለች። Our cat
washes itself after each meal.
✓ እናንተ በራሳችሁ መተማመን አለባችሁ። You have to believe in
yourselves.
✓ እኛ ብቻችንን ማውራት እንችላለን? Can we talk by ourselves?
✓ ፓርቲውን እኛው በራሳችን ብቻችንን አቋቋምነው። We organized
the party all by ourselves.
✓ እነሱ የሚያስቡት ስለራሳቸው ነው። They think about
themselves.

መልመጃ 7፦
Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun.
1. እኔ ___እሰራዋለሁ። I will do it___.
2. ልብሱን እሷ ___ሰፋችው። She made the dress by___.
3. ወሬውን እሱ ____ነገረኝ። He___tolled me the news.
4. ጎጆውን እሱ ____ነው የሰራው። He built the shed by____.
5. ይሄ ____ችሎ መቆም አይችልም። This cannot stand by____.
6. አንተው ____ነህ እንደዚያ ያልከው። You____said so.
7. አንችው ____ነሽ እነዚህን የእጅ ሹራቦች የጠለፍሻቸው? Did you
knit these gloves___?
8. ቤቱን እኛው____ ነን ቀለም የቀባነው። ማንም የረዳን ሰው የለም። We
painted the house____. Nobody helped us.
9. እናንተ ለምን _____ትወቅሳላችሁ? Why do you blame____?

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10. እነሱ _______ይህንን ስህተት ብዙ ጊዜ ፈፅመውታል። They_____have
made that mistake several times.

1. ጠቋሚ ተውላጠ ስም (Demonstrative


pronoun)
The Amharic demonstrative pronouns are used to point to something,
and they are listed as follows:

ይህ This
ያ That
እነዚህ These
እነዚያ Those

ጠቋሚ ተውላጠ ስሞች (Demonstrative


pronouns)
ጠቋሚ ተውላጠ ስሞች Their usages:
(Demonstrative
pronouns)
ይህ This These demonstrative pronouns are
ያ That used to refer to singular nouns.

እነዚህ These They are used to refer to many


እነዚያ Those nouns.
ይህ This They are used to point to
እነዚህ These something in a nearby location.
ያ That They are used to indicate an object
እነዚያ Those in a distant place or time.
ምሣሌ፦
1. ይህ እኔ የምፈልገው ዘገባ ነው። (This is the
report I want.)
2. ያ በጣም የሚገርም ነው! (That is amazing!)

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3. እነዚህ ልጆቻችን ናቸው። (These are our
children.)
4. እነዚያ ቤተሰቦቻችን ናቸው። (Those are our
families.)
5. እሱ ይህንን ሰጠኝ። (He gave me this.)
6. እነዚህ መኪናዎቼ ናቸው። (These are my cars.)
7. ያንን ተመልከት። (Look at that.)
8. እነዚያ መጥፎ ቀናቶች ነበሩ። (Those were bad
days.)
መልመጃ 7 ፦
የጎደለውን ባዶ ቦታ በትክክለኛው አፀፋ ተውላጠ ስም
ይሙሉ።
1. እኔ ____እሰራዋለሁ። I will do it .
2. ልብሱን እሷ ___ሰፋችው። She made the dress
by____.
3. ወሬውን እሱ ራሱ ነገረኝ። He told me the
news.
4. ጎጆውን እሱ ብቻውን ሰራ። He built the shed
by____.
5. ይሄ _____ችሎ መቆም አይችልም። This cannot
stand by .
6. አንተው ____ነህ እንደዚያ ያልከው። You said so.
7. እነዚህን የእጅ ሹራቦች አንችው _____ነሽ
የጠለፍሻቸው? Did you knit these gloves ?
8. ቤቱን እኛው _____ነን ቀለም የቀባነው። ማንም የረዳን
ሰው የለም። We painted the house .
Nobody helped us.
9. እናንተ ለምን _____ትወቅሳላችሁ? Why do you
blame ?

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10. እነሱ ______ይህንን ስህተት ብዙ ጊዜ ፈፅመውታል።
They have made that mistake several
times.

መልመጃ 8፦
ትክክለኛ መልስ የያዘውን ፊደል ምረጡ።

1. ችኛዋ እኅቴ ናት። one is my sister.


A. እነዚህ / these B. ያ / That

2. ክኒኖች ጥሩ አይደሉም። are not good


pills.
A. እነዚህ / these B. ይህ / this

3. እጅግ በጣም ቀጭን ወጥ ነው። is too thin


sauce.
A. ይህ / this B. እነዚህ / these

4. የፈለኩት መጽሐፍ ነበር። was the book I


wanted to see.
A. እነዚያ / those B. ይህ / this

5. ጫማዎቼ ናቸው። are my shoes.


A. ይህ / this B. እነዚያ / those

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3. መጠይቅ ተውላጠ ስም (Interrogative pronoun)

When the number of words called interrogative


pronouns or interrogative pronouns is very small,
we use these words to ask questions by placing
them at the beginning of the sentence; Thus, the
sentence ends with a question mark (?). The
words presented below are መጠይቅ ተውላጠ ስሞች
(interrogative pronouns).
Let's look at the use of these words
መጠይቅ ተውላጠ ስሞች Their service in the sentence
(Interrogative
pronouns)
ማን (Who) Both are used to refer to a person.
እነማን (Who / plural)
ማንን (Whom)
እነማንን (Whom /
plural)
የትኛው (Which) It applies to both people and things.
የትኞቹ (Which) Plural
ምን (What) It applies to both people and things.
ምኖች (What) Plural
የማን (whose) የማን and የእነማን are pronouns we
የእነማን (whose) Plural use to ask when we want to know who
owns something.
Examples:
1. እነዚያ ሰዎች እነ ማን ናቸው? (Who are those
people?)
2. ማንን ነው ማዳመጥ ያለብኝ? (Whom should I
listen to?)
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3. የማንን ሀሳብ ነው አንተ የምትቀበለው? (Whose
opinion do you accept?)
4. አንተ ምን ዓይነት ሰው ነህ? (What sort of man
are you?)
5. ምንድን ነው የምትለው? (What are you
saying?)
6. ስለምንድን ነው የምታወራው? (What are you
talking about?)
7. የትኛውን ነው ጥሩው? (Which one is the
best?)
8. እነዚህ ጓንቶች የማን ናቸው? (Whose are these
gloves?)
መልመጃ 10፦
Identify and underline the correct interrogative
pronoun.

1. የመጀመሪያው ሰው ማን ነበር? (Who was the


first human being?)
2. ማንን ፈልገህ ነው? (Who are you looking
for?)
3. ምን አገኛት? (What happened to her?)
4. ያጠናኸው የትኛውን የውጭ አገር ቋንቋ ነው?
(Which foreign language have you
studied?)
5. ከጠረጴዛውና ከደስኩ የትኛው ይረዝማል?
(Which is taller, the table or the desk?)
6. ይህ የማን ሰዓት ነው? (Whose watch is this?)
7. የማንን ስራ ነው እየሰራህ ያለኸው?
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