ሰማሁ
/semahu/
How to say "I heard" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "I heard" is ሰማሁ, pronounced semahu.
Definition
To perceive sound with the ears, or more broadly to listen to and pay attention to what someone says.
Dictionary form
ሰማሁ 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
- ሰማሁ
- Transliteration
- semahu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- I heard
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 hearሊሰሙ/lisemu/to hearይሰሙት/ysemut/they/he hear itሊሰሙት/lisemut/to hear itልሰማው/lsemaw/to hear itሰማህ/semah/you (m.) heardይሰሙኝ/ysemuny/they/he hear meሰሙ/semu/they heardእሰማለህ/isemaleh/I hear youተሰማ/tesema/was heardትሰማለህ/tsemaleh/you will hearሰሙት/semut/they heard it
ሰማሁ in example sentences
ሙዚቃ ሰማሁ።
I listened to music.
ትምህርቱ ተጀምሯል በሚል ሰማሁ።
I heard saying the lesson has started.
ይሄዳሉ በሚል ሰማሁ።
I heard saying that they will go.
Frequently asked questions
What does ሰማሁ mean in English?
ሰማሁ (semahu) means "I heard" in English.
How do you pronounce ሰማሁ?
ሰማሁ is pronounced semahu.
What part of speech is ሰማሁ?
ሰማሁ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ሰማሁ?
ሰማሁ is a form of መስማት (mesmat), meaning "to hear".
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