Signification
Providing food to a pet.
Contexte culturel
In the capital, dogs are increasingly seen as status symbols. Feeding them high-quality imported food is a sign of wealth and modern sensibilities. Dogs are primarily guards. They are fed 'ትርፍራፊ' (leftovers), usually scraps of injera. They are rarely allowed inside the house. Some traditionalists view dogs as ritually unclean. Feeding them is done outside, and one must wash their hands thoroughly after touching a dog. There is a strong culture of feeding stray dogs near butcher shops (Siga Bet). Butchers often throw scraps to the dogs waiting outside.
Use the object marker
Always add '-ን' to 'ውሻ' if you are talking about a specific dog you are feeding.
Don't say 'meblat'
Avoid saying 'Wusha meblat' unless you want to shock people by saying you eat dogs.
Signification
Providing food to a pet.
Use the object marker
Always add '-ን' to 'ውሻ' if you are talking about a specific dog you are feeding.
Don't say 'meblat'
Avoid saying 'Wusha meblat' unless you want to shock people by saying you eat dogs.
Conjugate correctly
Practice the past tense 'መገብኩት' (I fed him) as it's the most common way to report the chore is done.
Leftovers are okay
In an Ethiopian context, it's perfectly normal to say you feed the dog 'ትርፍራፊ' (leftovers).
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb 'መመገብ'.
እኔ ሁልጊዜ ጠዋት ውሻዬን ______።
'እመግባለሁ' is the first-person present tense, which fits 'I always...'
Which sentence means 'Did you feed the dog?'
Select the correct Amharic translation:
'መገብከው' is the past tense for 'you fed him/it'.
Match the Amharic phrase with its English translation.
Match the following:
All pairs are correctly matched in the options provided.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ውሻውን መገብከው? B: _________።
The question is in the past tense, so the answer should be 'Yes, I fed him'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
When to Feed
Time
- • ጠዋት (Morning)
- • ቀን (Day)
- • ማታ (Night)
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesእኔ ሁልጊዜ ጠዋት ውሻዬን ______።
'እመግባለሁ' is the first-person present tense, which fits 'I always...'
Select the correct Amharic translation:
'መገብከው' is the past tense for 'you fed him/it'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
All pairs are correctly matched in the options provided.
A: ውሻውን መገብከው? B: _________።
The question is in the past tense, so the answer should be 'Yes, I fed him'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
14 questionsYes, it is a neutral and polite way to describe the act.
Yes, just replace 'ውሻ' with 'ድመት' (Dimet).
'መመገብ' is slightly more formal/nutritional, 'ማብላት' is more common in daily speech.
You say 'ውሻውን ልመግበው ነው' (Wushawun limegibew new).
Yes, it is the most common food for dogs in Ethiopia.
Not really, most people just use 'የውሻ ምግብ' or 'መኖ'.
ውሻው ተርቧል (Wushawu terbuwal).
It's better to use 'ማብላት' for babies.
Calling a person a 'Wusha' is a very strong insult, but the phrase 'ውሻ መመገብ' is fine.
የውሻ ሰህን (Yeshusha sahin).
ውሻውን አትመግብ (Wushawun atmegib).
Yes, imported pet food is quite expensive in Addis Ababa.
Yes, many people do it for religious or charitable reasons.
The root is 'መገበ', so 'I fed' is 'መገብኩ'.
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