Bedeutung
To have the skill to do something.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Varpet' (Master) is a revered figure. Being told something 'comes from your hand' is a way of acknowledging you as a master of your craft. In the Diaspora, this phrase is often used to maintain a connection to traditional skills like carpet weaving or traditional cooking. Younger generations use it for digital skills, like coding or graphic design, showing the idiom's adaptability. In villages, it's often used to describe someone's ability to work the land or handle livestock.
Use with Gerunds
To sound like a native, always add '-ը' to the end of the verb you are describing (e.g., նկարելը, եփելը).
Possessive Case
Never say 'Ես ձեռքից գալիս եմ'. Always use 'Իմ ձեռքից...'
Bedeutung
To have the skill to do something.
Use with Gerunds
To sound like a native, always add '-ը' to the end of the verb you are describing (e.g., նկարելը, եփելը).
Possessive Case
Never say 'Ես ձեռքից գալիս եմ'. Always use 'Իմ ձեռքից...'
Complimenting Elders
This is the best way to compliment an older Armenian person's cooking or garden. It shows deep respect for their experience.
Negative Form
Use 'Ձեռքիցս չի գալիս' to politely decline a task you aren't good at without sounding lazy.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct possessive pronoun.
___ ձեռքից լավ նկարել է գալիս: (I am good at drawing.)
To say 'I am good,' you use the possessive 'My' (Իմ).
Which sentence is correct?
How do you say 'He is good at fixing cars'?
You need the possessive 'Նրա', the ablative 'ձեռքից', and the gerund 'սարքելը'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Այս տորթը շատ համով է! B: Շնորհակալություն, քրոջս ______ է եկել:
The idiom always uses the ablative case (-ից).
Match the skill to the person.
If someone is a 'Varpet' (Master), what is true?
A master is someone from whose hand everything (skills) comes.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Can vs. Skilled
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgaben___ ձեռքից լավ նկարել է գալիս: (I am good at drawing.)
To say 'I am good,' you use the possessive 'My' (Իմ).
How do you say 'He is good at fixing cars'?
You need the possessive 'Նրա', the ablative 'ձեռքից', and the gerund 'սարքելը'.
A: Այս տորթը շատ համով է! B: Շնորհակալություն, քրոջս ______ է եկել:
The idiom always uses the ablative case (-ից).
If someone is a 'Varpet' (Master), what is true?
A master is someone from whose hand everything (skills) comes.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenYes, but it's more common for practical or creative skills. For math, you might say 'Իմ ձեռքից հաշվելը լավ է գալիս.'
Yes, it's quite harsh. It means 'He is useless' or 'He has no skills.'
Ձեռքիցս եկավ (I was able to / I did it well).
Yes, e.g., 'Նրա ձեռքից լավ ֆուտբոլ խաղալ է գալիս.'
It is neutral. You can use it in a speech, but in a legal document, use 'ունակություն'.
No, it's figurative. It can apply to singing, thinking, or leading.
Հուսով եմ՝ ձեռքիցդ կգա:
'Կարողանալ' is 'can' (general). 'Ձեռքից գալ' implies talent or a specific result.
Yes: 'Մեր ձեռքից գալիս է:'
Yes, though Western Armenian might prefer 'ձեռքէն գալ' (dzerqen kal).
Yes! This is a common phrase meaning 'I will do everything in my power.'
No, it is a standard idiom used by all ages.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Ոսկե ձեռքեր
synonymGolden hands
Ձեռքը թեթև լինել
similarTo have a light hand
Ձեռքը բան բռնել
similarTo be able to hold/do work
Ձեռքից գնալ
contrastTo lose/slip away
Շնորհք ունենալ
synonymTo have talent/grace
