LingoflyԻնձ տուր: to whom and whom
For 'give me', 'I'll call you', 'he is waiting for us' the pronoun changes shape completely. All six shift: ես (yes) → ինձ (indz), դու (du) → քեզ (k'ez), նա (na) → նրան (nran), մենք (menk') → մեզ (mez), դուք (duk') → ձեզ (dzez), նրանք (nrank') → նրանց (nrants). For example: “Ինձ (indz) ջուր տվեք, խնդրեմ” (jur tvek', khndrem) — Give me some water, please. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
For 'give me', 'I'll call you', 'he is waiting for us' the pronoun changes shape completely. All six shift: ես (yes) → ինձ (indz), դու (du) → քեզ (k'ez), նա (na) → նրան (nran), մենք (menk') → մեզ (mez), դուք (duk') → ձեզ (dzez), նրանք (nrank') → նրանց (nrants).
One form does both jobs, just as English 'me' does: Ինձ տուր (indz tur) is give me, ինձ (indz) տեսավ (tesav) (indz tesav) is he saw me. The greeting Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez) is the same thing — hello to you.
With people Armenian always says 'to whom': Ես (yes) նրան (nran) եմ (em) սպասում (spasum) (yes nran em spasum), word for word 'I to him wait'. With things it keeps the plain form: Ես (yes) ճամպրուկը (champrukə) տեսնում (tesnum) եմ (em) (yes champrukə tesnum em).
The trap is for the ear. Կանչել (kanchel) բժշկին (bzhshkin) (kanchel bzhshkin) is call the doctor, while կանչել (kanchel) տաքսին (tak'sin) (kanchel tak'sin) is call a taxi with the ordinary tail -ն.
Table
| Subject | To me / me | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ես (yes) — I | ինձ (indz) | Ինձ (indz) օգնիր (ognir) — help me |
| դու (du) — you | քեզ (k'ez) | Քեզ (k'ez) եմ (em) սպասում (spasum) — I'm waiting for you |
| նա (na) — he, she | նրան (nran) | Նրան (nran) ասա (asa) — tell him |
| մենք (menk') — we | մեզ (mez) | Մեզ (mez) հետ (het) արի (ari) — come with us |
| դուք (duk') — you (pl.) | ձեզ (dzez) | Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez) — hello |
| նրանք (nrank') — they | նրանց (nrants) | Նրանց (nrants) չեմ (chem) ճանաչում (chanachum) — I don't know them |
By example
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
to whom and whom: how does it work in Armenian?
For 'give me', 'I'll call you', 'he is waiting for us' the pronoun changes shape completely. All six shift: ես (yes) → ինձ (indz), դու (du) → քեզ (k'ez), նա (na) → նրան (nran), մենք (menk') → մեզ (mez), դուք (duk') → ձեզ (dzez), նրանք (nrank') → նրանց (nrants).
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Ինձ (indz) ջուր տվեք, խնդրեմ” (jur tvek', khndrem) (indz jur tvek', khndrem) — Give me some water, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.