Sebat Bet Gurage/Grammar
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Parts of Speech
| PoS | Example | PoS Tag |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | ቭራ | <n> |
| Verb | በናነም | <v> |
| Adverb | ኽመጋ | <adv> |
| Adjectives | ወኼ | <adj> |
| Pronouns | እያ | <prn> |
| Interjection | ወግ | <ij> |
Prefixes
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«የ»
The prefix «የ» marks accusative case, genitive case, allative case and benefactive case of the sentence.
| case name | ~meaning | tag |
|---|---|---|
| accusative | definite direct object | <acc> |
| genitive | possessor | <gen> |
| allative | direction | <all> |
| benefactive | "for" | <ben> |
| manner | "from" | <man> |
