አልቻልኩ
/alchalku/
How to say "I couldn’t" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "I couldn’t" is አልቻልኩ, pronounced alchalku.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to be able (to do something), to have the ability or possibility.”
Dictionary form
አልቻልኩ is a form of መቻል (mechal) — “to be able”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
alchalku, alchalqu, alcalku
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- አልቻልኩ
- Transliteration
- alchalku
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- I couldn’t
Related forms
እችላለት/ichlalet/I can for him/herመቻለው/mechalew/his being able toስለሚችል/slemichl/because it canእችላለን/ichlalen/we canመቻል/mechal/to be ableትችላለች/tchlalech/she canትችላሉ/tchlalu/you canመቻሉ/mechalu/his/its abilityመቻልህ/mechalh/your (m) being able toመቻላችሁ/mechalachhu/your (pl.) abilityመቻላቸው/mechalachew/their abilityትችላላችሁ/tchlalachhu/you canእንችላለን/inchlalen/we canእችላለሽ/ichlalesh/you can (f.)ቻለ/chale/he couldቻሉ/chalu/they couldእንችላለና/inchlalena/we canትችላችሁ/tchlachhu/you (pl.) canትችያለህ/tchyaleh/you canአይቻልም/aychalm/it’s impossibleይችላሉት/ychlalut/they can do itይችሉታል/ychlutal/they canይችላሉና/ychlaluna/because they canልችል/lchl/let me be ableትችላለው/tchlalew/you (m.) can do itትችላለውስ/tchlalews/you (m.) can then?ሊችሉ/lichlu/to be able (they)ተቻለ/techale/was possibleተቻሉ/techalu/were possibleይችላሉናም/ychlalunam/and they canማይችል/maychl/that cannotትችላቸዋለህ/tchlachewaleh/you can do themአንችልም/anchlm/I can’tአልችልም/alchlm/I can’tእችላለሁ/ichlalehu/I canመቻልና/mechalna/and to be ableመቻልህን/mechalhn/your abilityየምትችል/yemtchl/that you canእችላለች/ichlalech/she canትችላለን/tchlalen/we canይችላሉም/ychlalum/they can alsoትችላለህ/tchlaleh/you canትችላለህን/tchlalehn/can you? (m.)ቻለች/chalech/she couldየማይችል/yemaychl/unable toመቻልሽ/mechalsh/your (f) being able toትችላለም/tchlalem/you cannotትችያለሽ/tchyalesh/you canይችላሉ/ychlalu/they canየሚችሉት/yemichlut/that they canይችላሉኝ/ychlaluny/they can for meእችላለህ/ichlaleh/you can (m.)እንደሚችሉ/indemichlu/as they canይቻላልና/ychalalna/because it’s possibleሊቻል/lichal/to be possibleስለማይቻል/slemaychal/because it’s impossibleእችላሉ/ichlalu/they/you (pl.) canየማይቻል/yemaychal/impossibleትችላለሽ/tchlalesh/you canአለመቻሉ/alemechalu/his inabilityይችላሉን/ychlalun/can they?ይቻላል/ychalal/it is possibleአልቻለም/alchalem/I couldn’tአይቻሉም/aychalum/they’re impossibleቻልህ/chalh/you managedአይቻለሁ/aychalehu/I am not ableአይቻሉም/aychalum/they are impossible
Frequently asked questions
What does አልቻልኩ mean in English?
አልቻልኩ (alchalku) means "I couldn’t" in English.
How do you pronounce አልቻልኩ?
አልቻልኩ is pronounced alchalku.
What part of speech is አልቻልኩ?
አልቻልኩ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of አልቻልኩ?
አልቻልኩ is a form of መቻል (mechal), meaning "to be able".
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