LingoflyԿաշվե պայուսակ and դանակով կտրել: made of what, done with what
In a shop you ask what a thing is made of and what you do it with. English answers with prepositions; Armenian answers with endings. For example: “Բնական (bnakan) կաշվե պայուսակ (payusak) եմ (em) փնտրում” (p'ntrum) — I'm looking for a natural leather bag. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
In a shop you ask what a thing is made of and what you do it with. English answers with prepositions; Armenian answers with endings.
-ե puts the material in front of the thing: կաշվե պայուսակ (payusak) (kashve payusak), a leather bag. Ապակե (apake) բաժակ (bazhak) (apake bazhak) is a glass tumbler, փայտե (p'ayte) տախտակ (takhtak) (p'ayte takhtak) a wooden board.
-ից says the same after the thing: պայուսակը (payusakə) կաշվից է (payusakə kashvits e), the bag is made of leather. Only the word order differs.
-ով (-ov) is 'with': դանակով կտրել (ktrel) cut with a knife, քարտով (k'artov) վճարել (vcharel) (k'artov vcharel) pay by card. It also covers company: կիտրոնով թեյ (t'ey), tea with lemon.
Table
| Question | Ending | Example | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|
| what kind (of what) | -ե | կաշվե պայուսակ (payusak) | before the thing |
| what kind (of what) | -ե | ապակե (apake) բաժակ (bazhak) — a glass tumbler | before the thing |
| made of what | -ից | պայուսակը (payusakə) կաշվից է | after the thing |
| with what | -ով | դանակով կտրել (ktrel) — cut with a knife | with the verb |
| with what (accompaniment) | -ով | կիտրոնով թեյ (t'ey) — tea with lemon | before the thing |
| by what (travel) | -ով | ավտոբուսով — by bus | with the verb |
| how (adverb) | -ով | հաճույքով (hachuyk'ov) — with pleasure | with the verb |
By example
- Պանիրը քերիչով քերիրpanirə k'erichov k'erirGrate the cheese with a grater
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 made of leather in Armenian?
In a shop you ask what a thing is made of and what you do it with. English answers with prepositions; Armenian answers with endings.
Կաշվե vs կաշվից?
-ե puts the material in front of the thing: կաշվե պայուսակ (payusak), a leather bag. Ապակե (apake) բաժակ (bazhak) is a glass tumbler, փայտե (p'ayte) տախտակ (takhtak) a wooden board.
Armenian ending ով with what and by what?
In a shop you ask what a thing is made of and what you do it with. English answers with prepositions; Armenian answers with endings.
How to say by bus in Armenian?
In a shop you ask what a thing is made of and what you do it with. English answers with prepositions; Armenian answers with endings.
How to say cut with a knife in Armenian?
-ով is 'with': դանակով կտրել (ktrel) cut with a knife, քարտով (k'artov) վճարել (vcharel) pay by card. It also covers company: կիտրոնով թեյ (t'ey), tea with lemon.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Բնական (bnakan) կաշվե պայուսակ (payusak) եմ (em) փնտրում” (p'ntrum) (bnakan kashve payusak em p'ntrum) — I'm looking for a natural leather bag. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.