ከፈተ

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

• መክፈቻ (mäkfäča)
• ተከፈተ (täkäffätä)

 

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