Մտածողություն, չափում, դիտարկում: a noun out of a verb
Armenian turns verbs into nouns with two tails, and both are predictable. For example: “Առաջին չափումը սխալ ստացվեց” — The first measurement came out wrong. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Armenian turns verbs into nouns with two tails, and both are predictable.
-ում (-um) gives the action as a process or a single instance: չափել (chap'el) → չափում (chap'um), a measurement. Դիտարկել → դիտարկում (ditarkum) an observation, ստուգել (stugel) → ստուգում (stugum) a check. Such a word can be counted: three measurements.
-ություն gives a property or a state: ճշգրիտ exact → ճշգրտություն (chshgrtut'yun) accuracy, մտածող thinking → մտածողություն (mtatsoghut'yun) thought. This one cannot be counted — nobody says 'two accuracies'.
The trap: the root drops a vowel in the middle. Միտք → մտքի (mtk'i), ճշգրիտ → ճշգրտություն.
Table
| Verb | In -ում | In -ություն |
|---|---|---|
| չափել (to measure) | չափում — a measurement | չափավորություն — moderation |
| դատել (to judge) | դատում — a trial, an act of judging | դատողություն — reasoning |
| պարզել (to clarify) | պարզում — a clarification | պարզություն — clarity |
| հակասել (to contradict) | հակասում — an act of contradicting | հակասություն — a contradiction |
By example
- Առաջին չափումը սխալ ստացվեցarrajin chap'umə skhal statsvetsThe first measurement came out wrong
- Երեխայի մտածողությունը փոխվում է տարիների հետyerekhayi mtatsoghut'yunə p'okhvum e tarineri hetA child's thinking changes with the years
- Չհասկացա նրա մտքի ընթացքըchhaskatsa nra mtk'i ənt'atsk'əI didn't follow the course of his thought
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
a noun out of a verb: how does it work in Armenian?
Armenian turns verbs into nouns with two tails, and both are predictable.
What does it look like in an example sentence Armenian?
“Առաջին չափումը սխալ ստացվեց” (arrajin chap'umə skhal statsvets) — The first measurement came out wrong. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.