Present simple
የአሁን ቀላል ጊዜ (present simple)
Talk about habits and facts, and ask and answer simple questions.
How it works
Use the present simple for habits and for things that are always true.
ልማዶችን እና ሁልጊዜ እውነት የሆኑ ነገሮችን ለመናገር present simple እንጠቀማለን።
He, she, it: add -s · ለhe፣ she፣ it፦ -s ይጨመራል
I work → She works. I watch → He watches.
እሠራለሁ → ትሠራለች። እመለከታለሁ → ይመለከታል።
Negatives and questions · አሉታዊ እና ጥያቄ
I don't eat meat. / She doesn't eat meat.
ሥጋ አልበላም። / ሥጋ አትበላም።
Do you speak English? / Does he live here?
እንግሊዝኛ ይናገራሉ? / እሱ እዚህ ይኖራል?
With does and doesn't, the verb has no -s: Does she work? (not Does she works?)
ከdoes እና doesn't ጋር ግሱ -s አይጨመርበትም፦ Does she work?
Examples
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I live in Addis Ababa.
አዲስ አበባ እኖራለሁ።
My brother works in a bank.
ወንድሜ ባንክ ውስጥ ይሠራል።
We don't eat meat on Wednesdays.
ረቡዕ ሥጋ አንበላም።
Does Hana speak English?
ሀና እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለች?
Yes, she does.
አዎ፣ ትናገራለች።
The shop opens at nine.
ሱቁ ሦስት ሰዓት ይከፈታል።
He doesn't drink coffee.
እሱ ቡና አይጠጣም።