Bedeutung
To help or assist someone.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In rural farming communities, 'እጅ መያዝ' is practiced through 'Debo', where neighbors help each other harvest crops without pay. In the city, this phrase is often used when someone is looking for a job or a business connection—'holding a hand' means providing a networking opportunity. Among Ethiopians living abroad, 'እጅ መያዝ' refers to the financial remittances sent back home to support family members. During religious holidays like Meskel or Eid, 'እጅ መያዝ' is the primary term used for charitable acts toward the poor.
Use Object Suffixes
Always remember to attach the person you are helping to the end of the verb (e.g., ያዘኝ, ያዘው, ያዘቻት).
Not for Romance
Don't use this to ask someone to hold your hand on a date. Use 'እጄን ያዢኝ' only if you are tripping and need help!
Bedeutung
To help or assist someone.
Use Object Suffixes
Always remember to attach the person you are helping to the end of the verb (e.g., ያዘኝ, ያዘው, ያዘቻት).
Not for Romance
Don't use this to ask someone to hold your hand on a date. Use 'እጄን ያዢኝ' only if you are tripping and need help!
The Power of 'Ejj'
The hand is sacred in Ethiopia. Using this idiom shows you understand the value of human connection.
Social Media
If you see #እጅ_እንያዝ on Twitter or Instagram, it's usually a call for donations or community support.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'መያዝ' (to hold).
ትናንት ጓደኛዬን እጅ ________። (Yesterday I helped my friend.)
'ያዝኩት' is the first-person past tense with a masculine third-person object suffix (I helped him).
Which sentence means 'Please help me'?
Select the correct Amharic sentence:
'እጄን ያዘኝ' is the standard way to ask for help using this idiom.
Match the situation to the correct use of the phrase.
Situation: A community building a school together.
'እጅ ለእጅ ተያይዘው' implies working together in solidarity.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ስራው በጣም በዛብኝ። (The work is too much for me.) B: አይዞህ፣ እኔ ________።
'እጅ እይዝሃለሁ' means 'I will help you'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Help vs. Support
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenትናንት ጓደኛዬን እጅ ________። (Yesterday I helped my friend.)
'ያዝኩት' is the first-person past tense with a masculine third-person object suffix (I helped him).
Select the correct Amharic sentence:
'እጄን ያዘኝ' is the standard way to ask for help using this idiom.
Situation: A community building a school together.
'እጅ ለእጅ ተያይዘው' implies working together in solidarity.
A: ስራው በጣም በዛብኝ። (The work is too much for me.) B: አይዞህ፣ እኔ ________።
'እጅ እይዝሃለሁ' means 'I will help you'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it is more commonly used for emotional, financial, or professional support.
Yes, but it's better to say 'እርዳታ' or 'ድጋፍ' if you want to be very formal. Using 'እጅ መያዝ' with a boss sounds very personal and warm.
እጇን ያዛት (Ejjwan yazat).
Yes, it's very common in texts to friends: 'እባክህ እጄን ያዘኝ' (Please help me out).
'መርዳት' is the literal verb 'to help'. 'እጅ መያዝ' is more idiomatic and implies a closer, more supportive bond.
Not really. You would just use 'መርዳት' (to help) for an animal.
Yes, 'እጅ አለመያዝ' means refusing to help, but it's more common to say 'አልረዳኝም' (He didn't help me).
Not at all. It is used daily by all generations in Ethiopia.
You can use it to describe how you 'guided' a team: 'ቡድኑን እጅ በመያዝ መራሁት' (I led the team by supporting them).
No, it implies that everyone needs support sometimes. It's a very positive phrase.
Verwandte Redewendungen
እጅ ለእጅ
similarHand in hand
እርዳታ
synonymHelp / Assistance
ድጋፍ
synonymSupport
ክንድ መሆን
builds onTo be an arm
እጅ መስጠት
contrastTo surrender
