Amharic Verbs

ነው

is

አለ

is (location); has

ነበረ

was; had

የለም

is not (location); does not have

አይደለም

is not

አልነበረም

was not

ደረሰ

arrived

ፈለገ

wanted

መጣ

came

ሰጠ

gave

ጻፈ

wrote

ሄደ

went

ሆነ

became

ነገረ

spoke, talked

አወቀ

knew

ወሰደ

took, took away

ወጣ

go up, go out

በላ

ate

ጠጣ

drank

ገዛ

bought

ሼጠ

sold

ጀመረ

began

ጨረሰ

finished

ሰማ

heard

አየ

saw

ከፈተ

opened

ዘጋ

closed

ሰራ

worked

ቆየ

waited, stayed put

ላከ

sent

ከፈለ

paid

ገለጸ

explained

ረዳ

helped

ሰረቀ

stole

ወደደ

loved

ሰበረ

broke

ቻለ

was able

አነበበ

read

ደወለ

rang (a bell), called (on the telephone)

ጠበቀ

waited for someone or something

መሰለ

seemed, resembled

ቸኮለ

to be in a hurry

ወረደ

went down

ጠየቀ

ተዋሰ

borrow

መረተ

chose