ተኛን
/tenyan/
How to say "we slept" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "we slept" is ተኛን, pronounced tenyan.
Definition
Infinitive verb meaning “to sleep,” referring to going to bed or being in a sleeping state.
Dictionary form
ተኛን is a form of መተኛት (metenyat) — “to sleep”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
tenyan, tegnan, tenian
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ተኛን
- Transliteration
- tenyan
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- we slept
Related forms
ተኛ/tenya/sleep! / he sleptእያተኛሁ/iyatenyahu/I was sleepingተኛሁ/tenyahu/I sleptተኛሽ/tenyash/you (f.) sleptተኛች/tenyach/she sleptእየተኛኩ/iyetenyaku/I am sleepingእተኛለሁ/itenyalehu/I sleepመተኛታችሁ/metenyatachhu/your sleeping (pl.)መተኛትሽ/metenyatsh/your sleepingመተኛትና/metenyatna/and to sleepመተኛትን/metenyatn/sleepingእተኛለዋለሁ/itenyalewalehu/I sleep with herተኛህ/tenyah/you sleptእያተኛን/iyatenyan/while we were sleepingመተኛትም/metenyatm/to sleep (also)መተኛትህ/metenyath/your sleepingመተኛት/metenyat/to sleepእያተኛች/iyatenyach/while she was sleepingተኙ/tenyu/they/you (pl.) sleptተኛችሁ/tenyachhu/you (pl.) slept
Frequently asked questions
What does ተኛን mean in English?
ተኛን (tenyan) means "we slept" in English.
How do you pronounce ተኛን?
ተኛን is pronounced tenyan.
What part of speech is ተኛን?
ተኛን is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ተኛን?
ተኛን is a form of መተኛት (metenyat), meaning "to sleep".
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