LingoflyՄտածողութիւն, չափում, դիտարկում: a noun out of a verb
Many abstract words are nouns made from verbs, built with two predictable suffixes. -ում — the action as a process or a single act. Take the verb stem: չափել (chap'el) → չափում (chap'um) (a measurement); ստուգել → ստուգում (sdukum) (a check); ձախողիլ → ձախողում (tsakhoghum) (a failure). A word in -ում is always countable: "three measurements" works. For example: “Առաջին չափումը սխալ եղաւ” (arrachin chap'umə skhal yeghav) — The first measurement turned out wrong. A rule from the Western…
How it works
Many abstract words are nouns made from verbs, built with two predictable suffixes. -ում — the action as a process or a single act. Take the verb stem: չափել (chap'el) → չափում (chap'um) (a measurement); ստուգել (sdukel) → ստուգում (sdukum) (a check); ձախողիլ → ձախողում (tsakhoghum) (a failure). A word in -ում is always countable: "three measurements" works.
-ութիւն — a property, a state, an abstract idea. It is built from a participle or adjective, not the verb: մտածող (thinking) → մտածողութիւն (mdadzoghut'yun) (thinking, mindset); ճշգրիտ (precise) → ճշգրտութիւն (jshkrdut'yun) (precision). Such words are usually not counted.
In doubt, put a number before the word. If it works, you need -ում; if not, -ութիւն.
What happens to the root. It loses an inner vowel more often than you expect: միտք → մտքի (mdk'i); ճշգրիտ → ճշգրտութիւն (jshkrdut'yun). An unstressed ի (i) or ու (u) in the middle drops out once something is attached.
Table
| The verb | In -ում | In -ութիւն |
|---|---|---|
| չափել (chap'el) (to measure) | չափում (chap'um) — a measurement | չափաւորութիւն — moderation |
| դատել (to judge) | դատում — a trial as an act | դատողութիւն (tadoghut'yun) — reasoning |
| պարզել (to find out) | պարզում — a finding-out | պարզութիւն — clarity |
| հակասել (to contradict) | հակասում — an act of dispute | հակասութիւն (hagasut'yun) — a contradiction |
By example
- Երեխային մտածողութիւնը կը փոխուի տարիներու հետyerekhayin mdadzoghut'yunə gə p'okhui darineru hedA child's thinking changes over the years
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 Western Armenian?
Many abstract words are nouns made from verbs, built with two predictable suffixes. -ում — the action as a process or a single act. Take the verb stem: չափել (chap'el) → չափում (chap'um) (a measurement); ստուգել → ստուգում (sdukum) (a check); ձախողիլ → ձախողում (tsakhoghum) (a failure). A word in -ում is always countable: "three…
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Առաջին չափումը սխալ եղաւ” (arrachin chap'umə skhal yeghav) — The first measurement turned 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.