Addtl Tigrinya Verb Basics – Infinitive Formation

These vocabulary flashcards introduce the key idea of the infinitive prefix in Tigrinya and provide the Tigrinya equivalents for several of the English verbs listed in the lecture notes. Use them to memorise both the structure and specific verb forms.

Infinitive Prefix “ም– / መ–”

The marker placed in front of a Tigrinya verb root to create the infinitive form, equivalent to English “to …” (e.g., ም + ብላዕ → ምብላዕ, “to eat”).

Verb Root

The core consonant–vowel skeleton that carries a verb’s meaning before any prefixes or suffixes are added.

ምብላዕ (miblāʕ)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to eat.”

ምኻድ (mikhād)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to go.”

ምስራሕ (misraḥ)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to work / to do.”

ምርኣይ (mir’āy)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to see / look.”

ምርሳዕ (mirsaʕ)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to forget.”

ምብካይ (mibkāy)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to cry.”

ምጽእ (mits’iʕ)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to come.”

ምግባእ (migbaʔ)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to arrive.”

ምውዳብ (miwdab)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to leave / depart.”

ምሕዛን (mihzān)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to relax / rest.”

ምምሃር (mimehar)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to learn / study.”

ምጽሓፍ (mits’ḥāf)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to write.”

ምፍሓስ (mifḥās)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to pass / succeed.”

ምውሓድ (miwḥād)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to finish.”

ምጽባት (mits’bāt)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to bark.”

ምንባብ (minbāb)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to take / pick up.”

ምስማዕ (mismāʕ)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to listen.”

ምንጽሓድ (minṣḥād)

Tigrinya infinitive meaning “to clean.”

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to eat"?

ምብላዕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to go"?

ምኻድ

3. What is the Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to work"?

ምስራሕ

Tigrinya infinitive for “to see”

ምርኣይ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to forget"

ምርሳዕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to cry"

ምብካይ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to come"

ምምጻእ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to arrive"

ምብጻሕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to leave"

ምግዳፍ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to relax"

ምዝንጋዕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to learn"

ምምሃር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to write"

ምጽሓፍ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to pass"

ምሕላፍ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to finish"

ምውዳእ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to bark"

ምንባሕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to take"

ምውሳድ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to listen"

ምስማዕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to clean"

ምጽራይ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to wake up"

ምትንሳእ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to be cold"

ምቁራር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to answer"

ምምላስ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to close"

ምዕጻው

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to sing"

ምዝማር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to study"

ምጽናዕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to open"

ምኽፋት

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to change"

ምቕያር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to choose"

ምምራጽ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to climb"

ምድያብ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to mix"

ምሕዋስ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to clarify"

ምንጽርጻር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to continue"

ምቕጻል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to control"

ምቁጽጻር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to cook"

ምብሳል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to correct"

ምእራም

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to count"

ምቑጻር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to create"

ምፍጣር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to add"

ምውሳኽ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to save"

ምድሓን

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to decide"

ምውሳን

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to deny"

ምኽሓድ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to describe, to express"

ምግላጽ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to ruin, to destroy"

ምዕናው

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to die"

ምማት

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to resist"

ምቁዋም

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to draw, to paint, to take photo"

ምስኣል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to dream"

ምሕላም

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to drink"

ምስታይ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to drive, to turn"

ምዝዋር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to find, to get"

ምርካብ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to hit, to beat"

ምህራም

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to hold, to catch"

ምሓዝ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to hug"

ምሕቋፍ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to flee, to escape"

ምሕዳም

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to hunt"

ምህዳን

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to ignore, to neglect"

ሸለል ምባል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to send, to immigrate"

ሸለል ምባል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to inspect, to search"

ምፍታሽ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to encourage, to motivate"

ምትብባዕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to kill, to slay"

ምቕታል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to kiss"

ምስዓም

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to know, to recognize"

ምፍላጥ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to laugh"

ምስሓቕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to learn, to teach"

ምምሃር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to love, to like"

ምፍታው

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to lift, to raise"

ምልዓል

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to live, to exist"

ምንባር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to borrow, to lend"

ምልቃሕ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to see, to look"

ምርኣይ

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to win, to defeat"

ምስዓር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to love, to permit"

ምፍቃር

Tigrinya infinitive verb for "to do, to work"

ምስራሕ

Tigrinya verb for “to harm, to hurt”

ምጉዳእ

Tigrinya verb for “to help, to assist”

ምሕጋዝ

Tigrinya verb for “to control, to regulate”

ምቁጽጻር

Tigrinya verb for “to hit, to beat”

ምህራም

Tigrinya verb for “to hold, to catch”

ምሓዝ

Tigrinya verb for “to hug”

ምሕቋፍ

Tigrinya verb for “to flee, to escape”

ምህዳም

Tigrinya verb for “to hunt”

ምህዳን

Tigrinya verb for “to ignore, to neglect”

ሸለል ምባል