Bedeutung
Using a train for travel.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Electric' (Էլեկտրիչկա) is a cultural staple for students and workers traveling between Yerevan and nearby cities like Hrazdan or Gyumri. It's known for being very cheap and social. The night train from Yerevan to Tbilisi is a rite of passage for regional travelers. It's a place where Armenians and Georgians often share meals and wine in the 'Kupe' (compartment). Many train stations in Armenia, like the one in Gyumri, are architectural monuments. Going by train is often associated with the grandeur of the Soviet industrial era. New high-speed trains have been introduced on the Yerevan-Gyumri route, changing the perception of 'գնացքով գնալ' from a slow journey to a modern, efficient one.
The '-ով' rule
Remember that almost all vehicles in Armenian use the '-ով' ending. Learn it once, use it for cars, buses, and planes!
Metro vs. Train
Don't call the Yerevan Metro a 'գնացք' in casual conversation; people will think you're going to another city.
Bedeutung
Using a train for travel.
The '-ով' rule
Remember that almost all vehicles in Armenian use the '-ով' ending. Learn it once, use it for cars, buses, and planes!
Metro vs. Train
Don't call the Yerevan Metro a 'գնացք' in casual conversation; people will think you're going to another city.
Verb Placement
Put 'գնացքով' right before the verb 'գնալ' to sound most natural.
Sharing is Caring
If you go by train in Armenia, it's polite to offer some of your snacks to your neighbors in the compartment.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'գնացք' to say 'by train'.
Մենք _____ ենք գնում Գյումրի:
The instrumental case '-ով' is required to show the means of transport.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
How do you say 'I went by train'?
'Գնացի' is the past tense of 'գնալ'.
Match the Armenian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
All these use the instrumental case '-ով' for transport.
Complete the dialogue with the correct phrase.
Անի: Ինչպե՞ս ես գալիս: Կարեն: Ես _______:
Karen is responding about how he is coming, using the instrumental case.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Train vs. Metro
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenՄենք _____ ենք գնում Գյումրի:
The instrumental case '-ով' is required to show the means of transport.
How do you say 'I went by train'?
'Գնացի' is the past tense of 'գնալ'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
All these use the instrumental case '-ով' for transport.
Անի: Ինչպե՞ս ես գալիս: Կարեն: Ես _______:
Karen is responding about how he is coming, using the instrumental case.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, in informal speech, you can drop the verb 'գնալ' if the context of movement is clear.
It is 'գնացքով'. The definite article '-ը' is usually not added to the instrumental case in this context.
You say 'Արագընթաց գնացքով գնալ'.
Գնացքներով գնալ (to go by trains), but it's rarely used unless speaking generally about the mode of transport.
Technically yes, but usually you would say 'խաղալ գնացքով' (to play with a train).
It is neutral. It's appropriate for all settings.
'Գնացքով' is the method of travel; 'գնացքի մեջ' is your physical location inside the train.
Ես նախընտրում եմ գնացքով գնալ:
No, the suffix '-ով' replaces the English preposition 'by'.
Yes, especially for the Yerevan-Gyumri and Yerevan-Tbilisi routes.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Մեքենայով գնալ
similarTo go by car
Ինքնաթիռով թռչել
similarTo fly by plane
Ոտքով գնալ
similarTo go on foot
Գնացքից իջնել
contrastTo get off the train
Գնացքի տոմս
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