ሊሰሙ
/lisemu/
How to say "to hear" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "to hear" is ሊሰሙ, pronounced lisemu.
Definition
To perceive sound with the ears, or more broadly to listen to and pay attention to what someone says.
Dictionary form
ሊሰሙ is a form of መስማት (mesmat) — “to hear”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ሊሰሙ
- Transliteration
- lisemu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- to hear
Related forms
መስማት/mesmat/to hearመስማትም/mesmatm/and also to hearመስማትህ/mesmath/your hearing (m.sg.)መስማትሽ/mesmatsh/your hearing (f.sg.)መስማታቸው/mesmatachew/their hearingመስማታችን/mesmatachn/our hearingመስማታችሁ/mesmatachhu/your hearing (pl.)ሰማ/sema/he heardሰማች/semach/she heardስማ/sma/listenሰማሽ/semash/you (f.) heardእሰማለሁ/isemalehu/I hear / I will hearይሰሙ/ysemu/let them hearይሰሙት/ysemut/they/he hear itልሰማው/lsemaw/to hear itሰማህ/semah/you (m.) heardአልሰማሁም/alsemahum/I didn’t hearይሰሙኝ/ysemuny/they/he hear meሰሙ/semu/they heardእሰማለህ/isemaleh/I hear youሰማሁ/semahu/I heardተሰማ/tesema/was heardትሰማለህ/tsemaleh/you will hearሰሙት/semut/they heard it
Frequently asked questions
What does ሊሰሙ mean in English?
ሊሰሙ (lisemu) means "to hear" in English.
How do you pronounce ሊሰሙ?
ሊሰሙ is pronounced lisemu.
What part of speech is ሊሰሙ?
ሊሰሙ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ሊሰሙ?
ሊሰሙ is a form of መስማት (mesmat), meaning "to hear".
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