Bedeutung
Describing the height of flora.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The Eucalyptus tree (Bahir Zaf) is the most iconic tall tree. It was imported to provide wood for the growing capital, Addis Ababa. Church forests are small patches of tall, indigenous trees surrounding churches, preserved as sacred spaces. Tall trees like the Warka (Sycamore) serve as traditional community meeting spots for elders to settle disputes. Trees are often used as metaphors for family lineage and strength in Amharic poetry.
One word for two
Remember that 'rejim' covers both 'tall' and 'long'. This simplifies your vocabulary!
Plural Agreement
Don't forget to change 'rejim' to 'rejajim' when talking about multiple trees.
Bedeutung
Describing the height of flora.
One word for two
Remember that 'rejim' covers both 'tall' and 'long'. This simplifies your vocabulary!
Plural Agreement
Don't forget to change 'rejim' to 'rejajim' when talking about multiple trees.
The Eucalyptus
If you see a tall tree in Ethiopia, 90% of the time it's a 'Bahir Zaf'.
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Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'tall'.
በግቢው ውስጥ አንድ ____ ዛፍ አለ።
Since 'zaf' is singular, we use the singular adjective 'rejim'.
How do you say 'Tall trees' in Amharic?
Select the correct plural form:
In Amharic, both the adjective and the noun must be pluralized.
Match the Amharic phrase to its English translation.
Match the following:
These are the basic descriptive collocations for trees.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ያ ዛፍ ምንድነው? B: ያ ____ ዛፍ ነው።
The context requires a descriptive adjective for the tree.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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4 Aufgabenበግቢው ውስጥ አንድ ____ ዛፍ አለ።
Since 'zaf' is singular, we use the singular adjective 'rejim'.
Select the correct plural form:
In Amharic, both the adjective and the noun must be pluralized.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the basic descriptive collocations for trees.
A: ያ ዛፍ ምንድነው? B: ያ ____ ዛፍ ነው።
The context requires a descriptive adjective for the tree.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it can also mean 'long' when describing a road, a story, or a period of time.
You add '-u' to the adjective: 'ረጅሙ ዛፍ' (rejim-u zaf).
It is generally masculine in Amharic.
Yes, 'ረጅም ሰው' means a tall person.
The plural is 'ዛፎች' (zafoch).
The plural is 'ረጃጅም' (rejajim).
In very formal or religious contexts, 'ዕፅ' (Etz) might be used.
Add 'በጣም' (betam): 'በጣም ረጅም ዛፍ'.
Usually, yes: 'አምስት ረጃጅም ዛፎች'.
No, a bush is 'ቁጥቋጦ' (qutquato).
Verwandte Redewendungen
ትልቅ ዛፍ
similarBig tree
አጭር ዛፍ
contrastShort tree
የዛፍ ጥላ
builds onTree shade
ጥቅጥቅ ያለ ጫካ
specialized formDense forest
