Bedeutung
Consuming medication for health reasons.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Medicine is rarely taken without food. It is culturally expected that you eat a heavy meal (like Injera) before 'taking medicine' to protect the stomach. There is a distinction between 'modern medicine' (መድኃኒት) and 'holy water' (ጸበል). Many people use both simultaneously. Traditional herbal medicine is often referred to as 'የባህል መድኃኒት'. The act of taking it involves specific rituals or timings. In cities like Addis Ababa, 'መድኃኒት' is strictly pharmaceutical. Pharmacies are ubiquitous and are the primary place for 'taking' medicine.
The '-ን' suffix
When talking about 'my medicine', don't forget the object marker: 'መድኃኒቴን ወሰድኩ'.
Don't say 'eat'
Even if your native language says 'eat medicine', Amharic speakers will find it very funny if you say 'መድኃኒት በላሁ'.
Bedeutung
Consuming medication for health reasons.
The '-ን' suffix
When talking about 'my medicine', don't forget the object marker: 'መድኃኒቴን ወሰድኩ'.
Don't say 'eat'
Even if your native language says 'eat medicine', Amharic speakers will find it very funny if you say 'መድኃኒት በላሁ'.
Use 'መጠጣት' for liquids
If it's cough syrup, 'መጠጣት' (to drink) makes you sound much more like a native speaker.
Food first
Always mention you've eaten before telling an Ethiopian you're taking medicine; they will worry otherwise!
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'መውሰድ'.
ሐኪሙ በቀን ሦስት ጊዜ መድኃኒት ____ አለብህ አለኝ።
The infinitive 'መውሰድ' is required after 'አለብህ' (you must).
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'I took my medicine'?
ትናንት ማታ...
'ወሰድኩ' is the standard past tense for taking medicine.
Complete the dialogue.
A: መድኃኒትህን ወሰድክ? B: ___________
The present perfect 'ወስጃለሁ' (I have taken) matches the question.
Match the instruction to the situation.
Instruction: 'ከምግብ በኋላ ውሰድ'
'Take after food' is a classic medical instruction.
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Medication Intake
Pills
- • መውሰድ (Take)
- • መዋጥ (Swallow)
Syrup
- • መጠጣት (Drink)
Cream
- • መቀባት (Apply)
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenሐኪሙ በቀን ሦስት ጊዜ መድኃኒት ____ አለብህ አለኝ።
The infinitive 'መውሰድ' is required after 'አለብህ' (you must).
ትናንት ማታ...
'ወሰድኩ' is the standard past tense for taking medicine.
A: መድኃኒትህን ወሰድክ? B: ___________
The present perfect 'ወስጃለሁ' (I have taken) matches the question.
Instruction: 'ከምግብ በኋላ ውሰድ'
'Take after food' is a classic medical instruction.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenYes, 'መድኃኒት መውሰድ' is used for vitamins and supplements as well.
Yes, especially for liquid medicine. It's very common.
You say 'መድኃኒቴን መውሰድ ረሳሁ' (Medhaniten mewsed resahu).
The word is 'ክኒን' (Kinin).
It is neutral. It works in both formal and informal settings.
Yes, but you usually specify 'የባህል መድኃኒት' (traditional medicine).
Ask 'ይህንን መቼ ነው የምወስደው?' (Yihinen meche new yemewsedew?)
No, it can also mean 'to pick up' or 'to take away' depending on context.
You usually say 'መርፌ ተወጋሁ' (I was pricked with a needle).
Some might say 'መቅመስ' (to taste), but it's rare for medicine.
You say 'መድኃኒት እየወሰድኩ ነው' (I am taking medicine).
For drops, 'መጨመር' (to add) or 'ማድረግ' (to do/put) is better: 'የዓይን መድኃኒት ማድረግ'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
መድኃኒት ማዘዝ
specialized formTo prescribe medicine
ሕክምና ማግኘት
similarTo get medical treatment
መድኃኒት ቤት
builds onPharmacy (literally 'medicine house')
ፈውስ
synonymHealing/Cure
