በላ
/bela/
How to say "he ate" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "he ate" is በላ, pronounced bela.
Dictionary form
በላ is a form of መብላት (meblat) — “to eat”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- በላ
- Transliteration
- bela
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- he ate
Related forms
በሉ/belu/they ate / eat (polite)ትበሉ/tbelu/you will eatልብላለሁ/lblalehu/I will eatመብላትህ/meblath/your eatingመብላታቸው/meblatachew/their eatingልብላለሽ/lblalesh/you will eatእንዲብሉ/indiblu/so that they eatመብላት/meblat/to eatቢላ/bila/if he saysአትበሉ/atbelu/don’t eatአልመብልም/almeblm/I will not eatልብላለህ/lblaleh/you will eatመብላትሽ/meblatsh/your eating
በላ in example sentences
ምግቡን በላ።
He ate the food.
Frequently asked questions
What does በላ mean in English?
በላ (bela) means "he ate" in English.
How do you pronounce በላ?
በላ is pronounced bela.
What part of speech is በላ?
በላ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of በላ?
በላ is a form of መብላት (meblat), meaning "to eat".
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