MesobLingo Grammar Guide · TigrinyaTigrinya adjectives / descriptions
Tigrinya adjectives are describing words: tall, short, strong, old. In Tigrinya they change depending on whether you are describing a man or a woman, so each one has two forms. Here they are side by side.
Tigrinya adjectives / descriptions: the basic rule
Adjectives / Descriptions: These are words you use to describe how someone looks or seems.
English examples
tall, short, thin, strong, old
Why it matters
They help you describe people clearly, and in Tigrinya these words can change based on gender or number.
Examples
MesobLingo · mesoblingo.comtall (male)
newih
He is tall.
nsu (he) newih (tall) eyu (he is)
tall (female)
newah
She is tall.
nsa (she) newah (tall) eya (she is)
short (male)
hatsir
He is short.
nsu (he) hatsir (short) eyu (he is)
short (female)
hatsar
She is short.
nsa (she) hatsar (short) eya (she is)
thin (male)
qeTin
He is thin.
nsu (he) qeTin (thin) eyu (he is)
thin (female)
qeTan
She is thin.
nsa (she) qeTan (thin) eya (she is)
strong (male)
Hayal
He is strong.
nsu (he) Hayal (strong) eyu (he is)
Hayal is the same for both male and female.
strong (female)
Hayal
She is strong.
nsa (she) Hayal (strong) eya (she is)
Hayal is the same for both male and female.
old (male)
Abi
He is old.
nsu (he) Abi (big or old) eyu (he is)
For a person, Abi means old. For an object, it means big.
old (female)
Abay
She is old.
nsa (she) Abay (big / old) eya (she is)
For a person, Abay means old. For an object, it means big.
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