አይገባም
/aygebam/
How to say "it is not appropriate" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "it is not appropriate" is አይገባም, pronounced aygebam.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning to enter, fit, or be appropriate; commonly used for physically entering or for something being suitable/acceptable.
Dictionary form
አይገባም is a form of መገባት (megebat) — “to enter / to suit”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
aygebam, aigebam
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- አይገባም
- Transliteration
- aygebam
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- it is not appropriate
Related forms
ይገባህ/ygebah/you deserve it (m.sg.)ይገባሻል/ygebashal/it suits you (f.sg.)አልገባሁም/algebahum/I didn’t understandእንገባለን/ingebalen/we will enterገባኝም/gebanym/I didn’t like it / it didn’t sit well with meየሚገባው/yemigebaw/what is appropriateእገባለች/igebalech/it suits herየገባኝ/yegebany/that suited me / that I likedመገባት/megebat/to enter / to suitይገባችኋል/ygebachhwal/it suits youሊገባ/ligeba/to be appropriateይገባል/ygebal/it is appropriateይገባሃል/ygebahal/it suits youገባንም/gebanm/we didn’t like it / it didn’t sit well with usአልገባንም/algebanm/we didn’t understandይገባዋል/ygebawal/it suits her/itየሚገባ/yemigeba/appropriate / fittingይገባኛል/ygebanyal/it suits meይገባችሁ/ygebachhu/it suits you (pl.)የገባናቸው/yegebanachew/that suited us and themእገባኝ/igebany/it suits meትገባለት/tgebalet/she fits him/it / it suits her
Frequently asked questions
What does አይገባም mean in English?
አይገባም (aygebam) means "it is not appropriate" in English.
How do you pronounce አይገባም?
አይገባም is pronounced aygebam.
What part of speech is አይገባም?
አይገባም is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of አይገባም?
አይገባም is a form of መገባት (megebat), meaning "to enter / to suit".
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