ጀመርኩ
/jemerku/
How to say "I started" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "I started" is ጀመርኩ, pronounced jemerku.
Dictionary form
ጀመርኩ is a form of መጀመር (mejemer) — “to begin”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
jemerku, jemerqu
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ጀመርኩ
- Transliteration
- jemerku
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- I started
Related forms
ጀምሮ/jemro/having begun; starting fromእየጀመረ/iyejemere/startingልትጀምር/ltjemr/to startጀመሩ/jemeru/they startedጀመረች/jemerech/she startedትጀምራለህ/tjemraleh/you will startትጀምራሉ/tjemralu/they will startለመጀመር/lemejemer/to startእስክትጀምር/isktjemr/until you startእጀምራለሁ/ijemralehu/I will startተጀመረ/tejemere/was startedታስጀምራላችሁ/tasjemralachhu/you will start itልጀምር/ljemr/to startይጀምራሉ/yjemralu/they will startጀመርክ/jemerk/you startedአንጀምርም/anjemrm/we will not startመጀመር/mejemer/to beginሊጀምር/lijemr/to startጀመርን/jemern/we startedጀመረ/jemere/he startedትጀምራለሽ/tjemralesh/you will startትጀምራላችሁ/tjemralachhu/you will startጀምርኩ/jemrku/I startedአልጀምሩም/aljemrum/they did not startጀምሯል/jemrwal/it has started
Frequently asked questions
What does ጀመርኩ mean in English?
ጀመርኩ (jemerku) means "I started" in English.
How do you pronounce ጀመርኩ?
ጀመርኩ is pronounced jemerku.
What part of speech is ጀመርኩ?
ጀመርኩ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ጀመርኩ?
ጀመርኩ is a form of መጀመር (mejemer), meaning "to begin".
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