ካልተበላ
/kaltebela/
How to say "if not eaten" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "if not eaten" is ካልተበላ, pronounced kaltebela.
Dictionary form
ካልተበላ is a form of መብላት (meblat) — “to eat”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
kaltebela, qaltebela
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ካልተበላ
- Transliteration
- kaltebela
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- if not eaten
Related forms
እበላ/ibela/I will eat / let me eatቢበላ/bibela/if he eatsበላች/belach/she ateበሉ/belu/they ate / eat (polite)በላት/belat/she ateትበሉ/tbelu/you will eatልብላለሁ/lblalehu/I will eatመብላትህ/meblath/your eatingመብላታቸው/meblatachew/their eatingልብላለሽ/lblalesh/you will eatትበላለህ/tbelaleh/you eat / you will eatትበላለሽ/tbelalesh/you eat / you will eatበላችሁ/belachhu/you (pl.) ateእበላለህ/ibelaleh/I will eat (for you)እበላለች/ibelalech/I will eat (for her)እንዲብሉ/indiblu/so that they eatይበላል/ybelal/he eatsሲበላ/sibela/when he eatsእንበላለን/inbelalen/we will eatመብላት/meblat/to eatይበላሉ/ybelalu/they will eat / they eatእንበላለን/inbelalen/we will eat / we eatበላህ/belah/you (m.) ateበላሁ/belahu/I ateቢላ/bila/if he saysአትበሉ/atbelu/don’t eatእበላለሁ/ibelalehu/I will eatአልመብልም/almeblm/I will not eatልብላለህ/lblaleh/you will eatበላ/bela/he ateበላሽ/belash/you ate (f.sg.)መብላትሽ/meblatsh/your eatingእየበላሁ/iyebelahu/while eating
ካልተበላ in example sentences
ምግብ ካልተበላ ህፃን መኖር አይችልም።
If food is not eaten, a child cannot live.
Frequently asked questions
What does ካልተበላ mean in English?
ካልተበላ (kaltebela) means "if not eaten" in English.
How do you pronounce ካልተበላ?
ካልተበላ is pronounced kaltebela.
What part of speech is ካልተበላ?
ካልተበላ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ካልተበላ?
ካልተበላ is a form of መብላት (meblat), meaning "to eat".
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