ከፈተ

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Amharic

Root
ከ-ፈ-ተ
(kä-fä-tä)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəfˈfətə/
  • Hyphenation: ከ‧ፈ‧ተ

Verb

ከፈተ (käffätä)

  1. (transitive) to open
  2. (transitive) to unlock
  3. (transitive) to turn on
  4. (transitive) to reveal
  5. (transitive) to explain
  6. (transitive) to subjugate
  7. (intransitive, of weather) to clear up
  8. (intransitive, of colours) to brighten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ge'ez: ከፈተ (käfätä)

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ከፈተ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 15

Chaha

Etymology

Compare Tigrinya ከፈተ (käfätä, open).

Verb

ከፈተ (käfätä)

  1. to open

Further reading

  • Sharon Rose, Chaha (Gurage) Morphology
  • John J McCarthy, Consonantal Morphology in the Chaha Verb

Tigrinya

Verb

ከፈተ (käfätä)

  1. to open

Conjugation

Conjugation of ከፈተ
infinitive ምክፋት
perfect gerundive
singular plural singular plural
1st ከፈትኩ ከፈትና 1st ከፊተ ከፊትና
2nd m ከፈትካ ከፈትኩም 2nd m ከፊትካ ከፊትኩም
f ከፈትኪ ከፈትክን f ከፊትኪ ከፊትክን
3rd m ከፈተ ከፈቱ 3rd m ከፊቱ ከፊቶም
f ከፈተት ከፈታ f ከፊታ ከፊተን
imperfect jussive
singular plural singular plural
1st እከፍት ንከፍት 1st እክፈት ንክፈት
2nd m ትከፍት ትከፍቱ 2nd m ትክፈት ትክፈቱ
f ትከፍቲ ትከፍታ f ትክፈቲ ትክፈታ
3rd m ይከፍት ይከፍቱ 3rd m ይክፈት ይክፈቱ
f ትከፍት ይከፍታ f ትክፈት ይክፈታ
affirmative commands negative commands
singular plural singular plural
2nd m ክፈት ክፈቱ 2nd m ኣይትክፈት ኣይትክፈቱ
f ክፈቲ ክፈታ f ኣይትክፈቲ ኣይትክፈታ