ገባኝ
/gebany/
How to say "it suited me" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "it suited me" is ገባኝ, pronounced gebany.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to enter” or “to go in,” moving into a place or becoming part of something (like joining a group, starting a relationship, or beginning an agreement).
Dictionary form
ገባኝ is a form of መግባት (megbat) — “to enter”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
gebany, gebagn, gebani
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ገባኝ
- Transliteration
- gebany
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- it suited me
Related forms
መግባት/megbat/to enterገባ/geba/he enteredገባል/gebal/he has entered / it suited himገቡ/gebu/they enteredእገባለሽ/igebalesh/you will enterእገባለን/igebalen/we will enterእገባላችሁ/igebalachhu/you (pl) will enterእየገባሁ/iyegebahu/while I was enteringገባሽ/gebash/you entered (f.sg.)ገባች/gebach/she enteredገባቸው/gebachew/it suited them / they enteredትገባለሽ/tgebalesh/you (f.sg.) will enterትገባላችሁ/tgebalachhu/you (pl.) will enterገባችው/gebachw/she entered / it suited herገባዋል/gebawal/she has entered / it suited herአልገባኝም/algebanym/I didn’t understand itአልገባህም/algebahm/you (m.sg.) didn’t understand itእየገባ/iyegeba/while enteringእየገባን/iyegeban/while we are enteringመግባታቸው/megbatachew/their enteringመግባታችን/megbatachn/our enteringመግባትህ/megbath/your entering (m.sg.)መግባትሽ/megbatsh/your entering (f.sg.)ትገባ/tgeba/you will enter / suitልገባ/lgeba/let me enterገባላት/gebalat/she understoodለመግባት/lemegbat/to enterእየገባኩ/iyegebaku/I am enteringገባን/geban/we enteredገባው/gebaw/he entered / it suited himመግባቱ/megbatu/his enteringይገባሉ/ygebalu/they enter / they fitገባሁ/gebahu/I enteredገባችሁ/gebachhu/you (pl.) enteredእገባላቸው/igebalachew/they will enterእየገባሽ/iyegebash/while you are entering (f.sg.)ገባህ/gebah/you (m.) enteredትገባለው/tgebalew/you will enter itገባላቸው/gebalachew/they understoodእየገባህ/iyegebah/while you are entering (m.sg.)ሊገባህ/ligebah/for you to enterትገባል/tgebal/she entersገባችን/gebachn/we enteredገብተህ/gebteh/having enteredከገባችሁብኝ/kegebachhubny/since you entered (for me)ገብቷል/gebtwal/she has enteredትገባሉ/tgebalu/you (pl.) will enter / they will enterትገባለህ/tgebaleh/you will enterእገባለህ/igebaleh/you will enter
ገባኝ in example sentences
አሁን ገባኝ
I understand now.
Frequently asked questions
What does ገባኝ mean in English?
ገባኝ (gebany) means "it suited me" in English.
How do you pronounce ገባኝ?
ገባኝ is pronounced gebany.
What part of speech is ገባኝ?
ገባኝ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ገባኝ?
ገባኝ is a form of መግባት (megbat), meaning "to enter".
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