Գլուխս ցավում է: your body without the word 'my'
To complain to a doctor you need a habit English lacks: the owner is glued onto the word. գլուխ is a head in general, գլուխս is my head, գլուխդ is your head. A separate 'my' is rare: Իմ գլուխը ցավում է is not wrong, but it sounds bookish. For example: “Ոտքերս ցավում են” — My legs hurt. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
To complain to a doctor you need a habit English lacks: the owner is glued onto the word. գլուխ (glukh) is a head in general, գլուխս (glukhs) is my head, գլուխդ (glukhd) is your head. A separate 'my' is rare: Իմ գլուխը ցավում է (im glukhə tsavum e) is not wrong, but it sounds bookish.
Second, the part aches by itself. The body part runs the sentence, not the person, so the verb follows the part. One leg: ոտքս ցավում է. Both: ոտքերս ցավում են (votk'ers tsavum en).
Plurals of body parts follow the usual rule: -եր after one syllable (ձեռք (dzerrk') → ձեռքեր), -ներ after more (ատամ (atam) → ատամներ). The owner ending comes last: ձեռքեր plus ս gives ձեռքերս (dzerrk'ers). The order never varies — word, number, owner.
Table
| Word | My | Your | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| գլուխ — head | գլուխս | գլուխդ | գլուխներ |
| ձեռք — hand | ձեռքս | ձեռքդ | ձեռքեր |
| ոտք — leg | ոտքս | ոտքդ | ոտքեր |
| ատամ — tooth | ատամս | ատամդ | ատամներ |
By example
- Ոտքերս ցավում ենvotk'ers tsavum enMy legs hurt
- Մեջքս շատ է ցավումmejk's shat e tsavumMy back hurts a lot
- Կոկորդդ կարմիր էkokordd karmir eYour throat is red
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say my head hurts in Armenian?
To complain to a doctor you need a habit English lacks: the owner is glued onto the word. գլուխ is a head in general, գլուխս is my head, գլուխդ is your head. A separate 'my' is rare: Իմ գլուխը ցավում է is not wrong, but it sounds bookish.
What գլուխս means in Armenian?
Second, the part aches by itself. The body part runs the sentence, not the person, so the verb follows the part. One leg: ոտքս ցավում է. Both: ոտքերս ցավում են.
Armenian ending ս on parts of the body?
Plurals of body parts follow the usual rule: -եր after one syllable (ձեռք → ձեռքեր), -ներ after more (ատամ → ատամներ). The owner ending comes last: ձեռքեր plus ս gives ձեռքերս. The order never varies — word, number, owner.
How to say my legs hurt in Armenian?
Plurals of body parts follow the usual rule: -եր after one syllable (ձեռք → ձեռքեր), -ներ after more (ատամ → ատամներ). The owner ending comes last: ձեռքեր plus ս gives ձեռքերս. The order never varies — word, number, owner.
What does it look like in an example sentence Armenian?
“Ոտքերս ցավում են” (votk'ers tsavum en) — My legs hurt. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.