المعنى
Literally 'you stood on my eye'.
خلفية ثقافية
The eye is sacred. There's a saying 'አይን ካልጠፋ...' (If the eye isn't lost...), meaning as long as one can see, there is hope. Standing on it is a major metaphor for disrespect. In the crowded 'blue taxis' (minibuses), this phrase is used frequently when people are squeezed together and someone's bag or arm is in another's face. Second-generation speakers often use this idiom to express being 'annoyed' by parents' over-involvement in their lives. This idiom is a simple form of 'Wax and Gold'. The 'Wax' is the physical blockage; the 'Gold' is the social friction.
Watch your tone
If said too loudly, it can start a fight. Keep it light if you're just joking.
Use the suffix
Adding '-ብኝ' (bign) makes you sound like a native speaker.
المعنى
Literally 'you stood on my eye'.
Watch your tone
If said too loudly, it can start a fight. Keep it light if you're just joking.
Use the suffix
Adding '-ብኝ' (bign) makes you sound like a native speaker.
اختبر نفسك
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'to stand' for a female friend.
አይኔ ላይ ___ (ቆምክ/ቆምሽ/ቆሙ)
The feminine singular past tense of 'to stand' is 'ቆምሽ' (qomsh).
What does 'አይኔ ላይ ቆምክ' mean in a social context?
If someone says this to you while you are talking to them, they mean:
Figuratively, it means you are getting on their nerves.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ቴሌቪዥኑን ጋርደኸኛል! B: ___
B is apologizing for 'standing on the eye' (blocking the view).
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: A colleague is constantly checking your screen while you work.
This is the 'hovering' sense of the idiom.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
وسائل تعلم بصرية
بنك التمارين
4 تمارينአይኔ ላይ ___ (ቆምክ/ቆምሽ/ቆሙ)
The feminine singular past tense of 'to stand' is 'ቆምሽ' (qomsh).
If someone says this to you while you are talking to them, they mean:
Figuratively, it means you are getting on their nerves.
A: ቴሌቪዥኑን ጋርደኸኛል! B: ___
B is apologizing for 'standing on the eye' (blocking the view).
Situation: A colleague is constantly checking your screen while you work.
This is the 'hovering' sense of the idiom.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
الأسئلة الشائعة
4 أسئلةIt can be. It's informal and direct. Use it with people you know well.
Yes, but change it to 'አይኔ ላይ ቆምሽ' (Ayne lay qomsh).
Say 'እባክዎ፤ ማየት አልቻልኩም' (Please, I can't see).
Yes, many Amharic pop songs use it to describe an annoying ex or a persistent suitor.
عبارات ذات صلة
አይኔ ውስጥ ገባህ
contrastI like you / You are attractive.
ከፊቴ ዞር በል
similarGet out of my face.
አይን አውጣ
specialized formShameless person.
ራስ ምታት
similarHeadache.
