-ዚች

Amharic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-zːit͡ʃː/

Determiner

-ዚች • (-zzičč)

  1. Enclitic form of ይህች (yəhəčč)

Pronoun

-ዚች • (-zzičč)

  1. Enclitic form of ይህች (yəhəčč)

Usage notes

  • Used when following a preposition. Otherwise, the simple demonstrative ይህች (yəhəčč) is used.

See also

Amharic demonstratives
singular plural
masculine feminine
proximal simple ይህ (yəh) ይህች (yəhəčč) እነዚህ (ʾənnäzzih)
emphatic ይህኛው (yəhəññaw) ይችኛዋ (yəččəññawa)
enclitic -ዚህ (-zzih) -ዚች (-zičč)
distal simple (ya) ያች (yačč) እነዚያ (ʾənnäzziya)
emphatic ያኛው (yaññaw) ያችኛዋ (yaččəññawa)
enclitic -ዚያ (-zziya) -ዚያች (-zziyačč)

*) See the respective entries for alternative forms.

References

  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 21