MesobLingo Grammar Guide · Tigrinya

Tigrinya pronouns

Tigrinya pronouns are the words for I, you, he, she, we and they. Tigrinya splits some of them by gender, so "you" changes depending on who you are speaking to. Learn these early — almost every sentence you build will need one.

Tigrinya pronouns: the basic rule

Pronouns replace names and show who is doing the action in a sentence.

English examples

I, you, he, she, is, we, they, we/us

Why it matters

Understanding pronouns helps you follow who is doing the action and makes sentences easier to read and build.

Examples

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English

I

Tigrinya

ane

Example

I am a teacher.

ane (I) memhr (teacher) eye (I am)

English

you (m)

Tigrinya

Nsikha

Example

and you?

Nsikha ke (and you? - male)

English

you (f)

Tigrinya

Nske

Example

and you?

Nske ke (and you? - female)

English

he

Tigrinya

nsu

Example

He is at the house. (m)

nsu (he) ab (at) geza (house) alo (is)

English

she

Tigrinya

nsa

Example

She is drinking coffee

nsa (she) bun (coffee) tisety (drinking) ala (is)

English

they (f)

Tigrinya

nsaten / Nsen

Example

They are beautiful

Nsaten / Nsen (they - f) tsubuqat (beautiful/good) iyen (are)

English

they (male or both)

Tigrinya

nsom / nsatom

Example

They are at the hospital. (m)

nsatom / nsom (they - m) ab (at) hekemena (hospital) alewu (are)

English

we/us

Tigrinya

nhna

Example

We are coming home

nhna (we) geza (home/house) nimetsie (coming) alena (are)

Now use it. Hear Tigrinya spoken by a native speaker and build the sentence yourself.

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