Bedeutung
Basic morning hygiene routine.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Washing the face is often the very first social act of the day. It is common for children to bring a basin and water to their parents' bedside or the living area. With modern plumbing, the phrase has shifted slightly to include 'skincare' routines, but the traditional value of looking 'fresh' for guests remains paramount. Physical cleanliness is seen as a precursor to spiritual purity. Many believers wash their face, hands, and feet before entering a church or starting morning prayers at home. Offering water to wash the face is a high honor for a guest who has traveled from afar. It symbolizes washing away the 'dust of the world' to enter the peace of the home.
Use the Suffix
Always add the possessive suffix to 'fit' (e.g., ፊቴን) to sound like a native speaker.
Reflexive Only
Remember that 'metateb' is reflexive. If you say 'fit atib', people will wait for you to wash *their* face!
Bedeutung
Basic morning hygiene routine.
Use the Suffix
Always add the possessive suffix to 'fit' (e.g., ፊቴን) to sound like a native speaker.
Reflexive Only
Remember that 'metateb' is reflexive. If you say 'fit atib', people will wait for you to wash *their* face!
The 'Wake Up' Hack
Use 'ፊቴን ታጥቤ ልምጣ' (Let me wash my face and come) as a polite excuse to leave a boring conversation or a long meeting for a few minutes.
Hospitality
If offered water to wash your face in a rural home, always accept it. It's a key part of the bonding ritual.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'መታጠብ' for 'I'.
ጠዋት ጠዋት ፊቴን ______።
'እታጠባለሁ' is the first-person singular present/future form.
Which sentence means 'Wash your face!' to a female friend?
Choose the correct imperative:
'ፊትሽን' uses the feminine suffix '-sh' and 'ታጠቢ' is the feminine imperative.
Match the Amharic phrase to its English translation.
Match the following:
The suffixes -e, -h, -sh, and -achin denote possession.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ፊትህን ታጠብክ? B: አዎ፣ ______።
The question is in the past tense ('Did you wash?'), so the answer should be in the past tense ('I washed').
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Hygiene Vocabulary
Action
- • መታጠብ
- • መቦረሽ
- • መታለቅ
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenጠዋት ጠዋት ፊቴን ______።
'እታጠባለሁ' is the first-person singular present/future form.
Choose the correct imperative:
'ፊትሽን' uses the feminine suffix '-sh' and 'ታጠቢ' is the feminine imperative.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
The suffixes -e, -h, -sh, and -achin denote possession.
A: ፊትህን ታጠብክ? B: አዎ፣ ______።
The question is in the past tense ('Did you wash?'), so the answer should be in the past tense ('I washed').
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, for a car you would use 'የመኪናውን ፊት ማጠብ' (active voice) and it sounds a bit strange; usually, you just say 'መኪና ማጠብ'.
It is neutral. It's appropriate for all settings.
It is 'ፎጣ' (fota). You might say 'ፊቴን በፎጣ አበሰኩ' (I wiped my face with a towel).
No, the phrase covers washing with just water or with soap.
Say 'ፊቴን መታጠብ አለብኝ' (Fiten metateb alebiny).
Yes, 'ፊት መለቅለቅ' (fit meleklek) implies a quick rinse without much care.
For a baby, you use the active form: 'የልጁን ፊት አጠብኩት' (I washed the baby's face).
It's the accusative marker, showing that your face is the object being washed.
It's neutral, but in Ethiopia, it usually implies cold or lukewarm water unless specified.
The phrase remains exactly the same: 'በወንዝ ፊቴን ታጠብኩ'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
እጅ መታጠብ
similarWashing hands
ገላን መታጠብ
builds onBathing the body
ጥርስ መቦረሽ
similarBrushing teeth
ፊት ማሳየት
contrastTo show one's face
ፊት መንሳት
contrastTo deny one's face
