LingoflyԵրևի, հավանաբար, իհարկե: how sure the speaker is
Half of what you mean in an argument rests on how sure you sound. These words never change shape, so you learn them as a list. For example: “Երևի (yerevi) լարերի հետ (het) խնդիր (khndir) կա” (ka) — There's probably a problem with the wires. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Half of what you mean in an argument rests on how sure you sound. These words never change shape, so you learn them as a list.
The commonest is երևի (yerevi), probably: Երևի (yerevi) պահեստամաս (pahestamas) է պետք (petk) (yerevi pahestamas e petk'), a spare part is probably needed. Its bookish twin is հավանաբար, presumably. Միգուցե (migutse) is 'maybe'. Dictionaries give no strict scale of certainty between them; what holds is the register: երևի (yerevi) is colloquial, հավանաբար bookish.
At the other end stand իհարկե (iharke), of course, and անպայման (anpayman), without fail: անպայման (anpayman) կզանգեմ (kzangem) (anpayman kzangem). For a verdict there are ցավոք (tsavok'), unfortunately, and բարեբախտաբար (barebakhtabar), luckily.
Such words most often open the phrase: Իհարկե (iharke), կգամ (kgam) (kgam).
Table
| Word | Meaning | How sure | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| միգուցե (migutse) | maybe | an allowance | միգուցե (migutse) կգա (kga) |
| երևի (yerevi) | probably | a guess, colloquial | երևի (yerevi) պահեստամաս (pahestamas) է պետք (petk) |
| հավանաբար | presumably | a guess, bookish | հավանաբար վաղը (vaghə) կլինի (klini) |
| իսկապես | truly | high | իսկապես լավ (lav) վարպետ (varpet) է |
| իհարկե (iharke) | of course | high | իհարկե (iharke) կփոխենք |
| անպայման (anpayman) | definitely | a promise | անպայման (anpayman) կզանգեմ (kzangem) |
| ցավոք (tsavok') | unfortunately | a verdict | ցավոք (tsavok'), ուշացանք (ushatsank) |
| բարեբախտաբար (barebakhtabar) | fortunately | a verdict | բարեբախտաբար (barebakhtabar), երաշխիքով (yerashkhik'ov) է |
By example
- Ցավոք, էկրանը վերանորոգման ենթակա չէtsavok', ekranə veranorogman yent'aka cheUnfortunately the screen can't be repaired
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 sure the speaker is: how does it work in Armenian?
Half of what you mean in an argument rests on how sure you sound. These words never change shape, so you learn them as a list.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Երևի (yerevi) լարերի հետ (het) խնդիր (khndir) կա” (ka) (yerevi lareri het khndir ka) — There's probably a problem with the wires. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.