ቻሉ
/chalu/
How to say "they could" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "they could" is ቻሉ, pronounced chalu.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to be able (to do something), to have the ability or possibility.”
Dictionary form
ቻሉ 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
chalu, calu, cehalu
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ቻሉ
- Transliteration
- chalu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- they could
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 canመቻልህ/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 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 possibleይችላሉናም/ychlalunam/and they canማይችል/maychl/that cannotትችላቸዋለህ/tchlachewaleh/you can do themአንችልም/anchlm/I can’tአልችልም/alchlm/I can’tአልቻልኩም/alchalkum/I couldn’tእችላለሁ/ichlalehu/I canመቻልና/mechalna/and to be ableመቻልህን/mechalhn/your abilityየምትችል/yemtchl/that you canአልቻልኩ/alchalku/I couldn’tእችላለች/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’tቻልህ/chalh/you managedአይቻለሁ/aychalehu/I am not able
Frequently asked questions
What does ቻሉ mean in English?
ቻሉ (chalu) means "they could" in English.
How do you pronounce ቻሉ?
ቻሉ is pronounced chalu.
What part of speech is ቻሉ?
ቻሉ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ቻሉ?
ቻሉ is a form of መቻል (mechal), meaning "to be able".
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