Possessives: 's, s', of and whose
ባለቤትነት፦ 's, s', of እና whose (possessives)
አንድ ነገር የማን እንደሆነ ለመናገር እንግሊዝኛ ባለቤቱን በ 's ቀድሞ ያስቀምጣል (Selam's car)፣ ወይም ለዕቃዎች of ይጠቀማል (the end of the street)። በ Whose…? ይጠይቁ።
's እና s'
አማርኛ “የ”ን ከባለቤቱ በፊት ያደርጋል (የሰላም መኪና)። እንግሊዝኛ በ 's ባለቤቱን ቀድሞ ያስቀምጣል፦ Selam's car = የሰላም መኪና። ለነጠላ ስምና ከሕግ ውጭ ለሆኑ ብዙዎች 's ይጨምሩ (children's, people's)። በ -s ለሚያልቅ መደበኛ ብዙ ቁጥር አፖስትሮፊ ብቻ ይጨምሩ፦ my parents' house (የሁለቱ ወላጆቼ ቤት)።
| Owner | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| one person | + 's | my sister's job, the doctor's office |
| name ending in -s | + 's (or ') | James's car / James' car |
| regular plural (-s) | + ' | the students' books, my parents' house |
| irregular plural | + 's | the children's school, women's clothes |
| two owners together | 's on the last name | Dawit and Hana's wedding |
- አፖስትሮፊው ባለቤቱን ያሳያል፦ my brother's friends (አንድ ወንድም)፣ my brothers' friends (ሁለትና ከዚያ በላይ ወንድሞች)።
- ብዙ ጊዜ 's ለቦታ ወይም ለሱቅ እንጠቀማለን፦ at my aunt's (ቤት)፣ at the dentist's (ቢሮ)።
- ለተራ ብዙ ቁጥር አፖስትሮፊ አይጠቀሙ፦ two apartments (two apartment's አይደለም)።
- My husband's cousin is visiting from Seattle.
- The kids' toys are all over the floor.
- We had dinner at Mulugeta's last night.
- The children's clinic is open on Saturday.
- Is this your boss's car?
of፣ እና 's ለጊዜ
ለዕቃዎችና ለቦታዎች እንግሊዝኛ ብዙ ጊዜ በ 's ፈንታ of ይጠቀማል፦ the door of the car, the end of the month, the name of the street። አንዳንድ አጫጭር ቅርጾች ሁለት ስሞችን ብቻ ያገናኛሉ፦ the car door, the kitchen window። ለጊዜ 's የተለመደ ነው፦ today's news, next week's meeting, two weeks' notice።
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| people and animals: 's | Hana's phone, the dog's bowl |
| things and places: of | the top of the page, the center of town |
| noun + noun | the kitchen table, a bus driver, a phone number |
| time: 's / s' | yesterday's game, a day's work, two weeks' vacation |
| organisations: 's or of | the company's rules / the rules of the company |
- በብዛት the end of the street ይበሉ፣ the street's end አይደለም።
- በስም + ስም የመጀመሪያው ስም እንደ ቅጽል ይሠራል፣ ነጠላም ይቆያል፦ a shoe store, a ten-year-old boy።
- Rent is due at the beginning of the month.
- Write your name at the top of the form.
- Did you see last night's game?
- I gave my landlord two weeks' notice.
የማን…? (Whose…?)
ስለ ባለቤቱ በ Whose + ስም ወይም በ Whose ብቻ ይጠይቁ፦ Whose jacket is this? Whose is this? በ 's ወይም በባለቤትነት ተውላጠ ስም ይመልሱ፦ It's Meron's። It's mine። whose ከ who's (= who is / who has) ጋር አያምታቱ፤ ድምፃቸው አንድ ነው።
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Whose car is that? | It's my neighbour's. |
| Whose are these keys? | They're mine. |
| Whose turn is it? | It's yours. |
| Who's calling? (= who is) | It's Hana from the school. |
- ቅደም ተከተል፦ Whose + ስም + be + this/that? Whose bag is this?
- ባለቤቱን + 's ብቻ በማለት መመለስ ይችላሉ፦ Meron's።
- Whose phone is ringing?
- Whose idea was this?
- Whose kids are playing outside? — They're the Bekeles'.
- Who's coming to the party on Sunday?
የተለመዱ ስህተቶች
| ስህተት | ትክክል | ለምን |
|---|---|---|
| my brother's car | For people, English normally uses 's with the owner first. | |
| My parents' house is in Addis. | Two parents: plural -s, then the apostrophe. | |
| the children's school | children is an irregular plural: add 's. | |
| Whose bag is this? | whose asks about the owner; who's = who is. | |
| I live with my two sisters. | A simple plural has no apostrophe. |
ልምምድ
እያንዳንዱ መልስ ወዲያው ከምክንያቱ ጋር ይታረማል። እዚህ ምንም አይቀመጥም።
This is ___ car. (one sister)
The ___ bedroom is upstairs. (two boys)
the school of the children → the ___ school
___ jacket is this? — It's Daniel's.
___ at the door? — It's the delivery man.
Write the date at the ___.
the meeting tomorrow → ___ meeting
We stayed at ___ last weekend. (my uncle's house)
the wedding of Dawit and Hana → Dawit and ___ wedding
I have three ___.