The table only shows half of the word, you must also mention who you are talking about or to, to do this replace the * with one of the endings in the table below. To make the verb negative, put "ayke" before the verb.

English	Infinitive	Past	Present	Future
Go	Mekhad	Kayd	Kayd*	Khayd*
Play	Metsowet	Tetsowet*	Tetsowet*	Ketsowet*
Tell	Mengar	Neger	Neger*	Keneger*
Dance	Mesa-eh-sit	Sa-eh-sit*	Sa-eh-sit*	Kesa-eh-sit*
Talk	Mezaranb	Tezarab*	Tezarab*	Kezarab*
Fix	Me-erai	A-ereeyu*	A-ereeyu*	Ke-areeyu*
See	Merai	Reeyu*	Reeyu*	Kereeyu*
Bring	Memtsat
Do	Megeber	Ger	Geber	Kegeber
Fix	Me-erai	A-ereeyu	A-ereeyu	Ke-areeyu
See	Merai	Reeyu	Reeyu	Kereeyu

The table only shows half of the word, you must also mention who you are talking about or to, to do this replace the * with one of the endings in the table below. To make the verb negative, put "ayke" before the verb.

Who	Done To
I	eh/nee
We	na
You (He)	ka
You (She)	ki
You (Men)	koom
You (Women)	ken
He	oo
She	ah
They (Men)	om
They (Women)	en

Below is an example of other prefixes and suffixes. Replace the "...." with any verb.

Tigrinya	English
Me ....	To ....
Ne ....	Lets ....
ente ....	if
ayta ....	do not

To state a negative, put "Ay" before the past and present tense verb and "Ayke", "Ayket" or "Ayk'n" before it.
Annoyingly, there is a different set of suffixes for you to learn for the negatives.

Who	Doer	Done To
I	koon	en
We	nan	nan
You (He)	kan	en
You (She)	k'n	en
You (Men)	koomen	oon
You (Women)	k'nen	an
He	en	on
She	eten	an
They (Men)	on	oon
They (Women)	an	an

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