ስትጫወት

English translation: ተጫወተ (play)

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Amharic term or phrase:ስትጫወት
English translation:ተጫወተ (play)
Entered by: SeiTT

12:48 Oct 25, 2018
Amharic to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Learning/Teaching Amharic
Amharic term or phrase: ስትጫወት
Greetings

A sentence from Leslau’s Reference Grammar (p. 33):
ጸሐፊዋ ሥራ ፈታ ስትጫወት አለቃዋ ከተፍ ማለት። sähafiwa sïra fätta sïttïččawwät aläqawa kätäf malät (with long ä) = When the secretary was idly playing about, the boss suddenly showed up.

Please, what is the literal meaning of ስትጫወት? What is the dictionary form (root form) of the verb?

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Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
ተጫወተ
Explanation:
The word ስትጫወት is literally equivalent to while (she) was playing.
The root word is the verb ተጫወተ

I hope this helps you.
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Yibeltal
Ethiopia
Local time: 20:57
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ተጫወተ


Explanation:
The word ስትጫወት is literally equivalent to while (she) was playing.
The root word is the verb ተጫወተ

I hope this helps you.

Yibeltal
Ethiopia
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Amharic
PRO pts in category: 12
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