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Existential 'Allä'

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Using 'allä' to express existence and possession. We cover its unique conjugation and negation.

نصائح وحيل (2)

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Conjugate!

Always check who you are talking about. Don't just use 'allä' for everyone.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Allä' (There is)
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Drop the subject

You don't need to say 'I' (እኔ) because the suffix '-ñ' already tells us who it is.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing 'To Have' with 'Allä'

تدريب سريع (6)

Choose the correct form.

እሱ እዚያ ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: allä
3rd person masculine singular is allä.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Allä' (There is)

Fill in the correct suffix for 'I have'.

መጽሐፍ አለ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:
The suffix for 'I' is -ñ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing 'To Have' with 'Allä'

Choose the correct negative form.

መጽሐፍ ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: የለኝም
Negative requires yällä + suffix + m.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing 'To Have' with 'Allä'

Fill in the blank.

እኔ እቤት ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: allähu
1st person singular requires -hu.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Allä' (There is)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

እኔ መጽሐፍ አለኝ (Remove unnecessary word)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: መጽሐፍ አለኝ
Subject pronoun is redundant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing 'To Have' with 'Allä'

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ine allä tämari.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ine tämari näñ.
Identity requires the copula.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Allä' (There is)

Score: /6

أسئلة شائعة (4)

No, only for existence and location.
Add -ni to the end of the verb.
Yes, you can say 'እህት አለችኝ' (I have a sister).
It is the negative form of 'allä'.