How do you construct sentences in Amharic that are positive, negative, imperative, and interrogative?
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Let’s form Amharic አዎንታዊ / Positive, አሉታዊ / Negative, ትእዛዛዊ / Imperative, and መጥይቃዊ/ Interrogative sentences with the Amharic word መምጣት which means “to come.”
| አዎንታዊ Positive | አሉታዊ Negative | ትእዛዛዊ Imperative | መጥይቃዊ Interrogative |
| እመጣለሁ I’ll be there. | አልመጣም I will not come. | አልምጣ Let me not come. | ልምጣ ወይስ ልቅር? Should I come or not? |
| እንመጣለን We will come. | አንመጣም We will not come. | አንምጣ Let’s not come. | እንምጣ ወይስ እንቅር? Shall we come or not? |
| ትመጣለህ You will come. | አትመጣም You will not come. | አትምጣ / ወይም እንዳትመጣ። Don’t come | ትመጣለህ ወይስ አትመጣም? Are you coming or not? |
| ትመጫለሽ You will come. | አትመጭም You will not come. | አትምጭ / እንዳትመጭ Don’t come | ትመጫለሽ ወይስ አትመ ጭም? Will you come or not? |
| ትመጣላችሁ You will come. | አትመጡም You will not come. | አትምጡ / እንዳትመጡ Don’t come | ትመጣላችሁ ወይስ አትመጡም? Are you coming or not? |
| ይመጣሉ They will come. | አይመጡም They won’t come. | አይምጡ / እንዳይመጡ Don’t let them come. | ይመጣሉ ወይስ አይመጡም? Will they come or not? |
| ይመጣል He will come. | አይመጣም። He will not come. | አይምጣ / እንዳይመጣ Don’t let him come. | ይመጣል ወይስ አይመጣም? Will he come or not? |
| ትመጣለች። She will come. | አትመጣም። She won’t come. | እሷ አትምጣ / እሷ እንዳትመጣ Don’t let her come. | ትመጣለች ወይስ አትመጣም? Will she come or not? |
