ነው
Amharic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnəw/
- Hyphenation: ነው
Verb
ነው • (näw)
- (copulative) to be
Conjugation
| singular | plural | formal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| first person | ነኝ (näññ) | ነን (nän) | — | |
| second person | m | ነህ (näh) | ናችሁ (naččəhu) | በዎት (näwot) |
| f | ነሽ (näš) | |||
| third person | m | ነው (näw) | ናቸው (naččäw) | |
| f | ነች, ናት (näčč, nat) | |||
References
- Leslau, Wolf (1995) Reference grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 271