LingoflyԻնծի տուր: to whom and whom
"Give me", "I'll call you", "tell him" — here the pronoun answers the question to whom. Each pronoun has its own form for this: ես (yes) → ինծի (indzi), դուն (tun) → քեզի (k'ezi), ան (an) → անոր (anor), մենք (menk') → մեզի (mezi), դուք (tuk') → ձեզի (tsezi), անոնք (anonk') → անոնց (anonts). For example: “Ինծի (indzi) ջուր տուէք, խնդրեմ” (chur duek', khntrem) — Give me some water, please. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
"Give me", "I'll call you", "tell him" — here the pronoun answers the question to whom. Each pronoun has its own form for this: ես (yes) → ինծի (indzi), դուն (tun) → քեզի (k'ezi), ան (an) → անոր (anor), մենք (menk') → մեզի (mezi), դուք (tuk') → ձեզի (tsezi), անոնք (anonk') → անոնց (anonts).
Ինծի (indzi) — to me: Ինծի (indzi) ջուր (chur) տուէք (duek) (indzi chur duek'). Քեզի (k'ezi) — to you: Վաղը (vaghə) քեզի (k'ezi) պիտի (bidi) զանգեմ (zankem) (vaghə k'ezi bidi zankem). Անոր (anor) — to him or to her: there is no gender, one form covers both.
Some verbs take "to whom" where English uses a plain object: զանգել (zankel) — to call someone, սպասել (sbasel) — to wait for someone. Անոր (anor) կը (gə) սպասեմ (sbasem) (anor gə sbasem) — I am waiting for him, literally "I wait to him".
Table
| Subject | To whom | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ես (yes) — I | ինծի (indzi) | Ինծի (indzi) օգնէ (okne) — help me |
| դուն (tun) — you | քեզի (k'ezi) | Քեզի (k'ezi) կը (gə) սպասեմ (sbasem) — I am waiting for you |
| ան (an) — he, she | անոր (anor) | Անոր (anor) ըսէ (əse) — tell him |
| մենք (menk') — we | մեզի (mezi) | Մեզի (mezi) հետ (hed) եկուր (yegur) — come with us |
| դուք (tuk') — you | ձեզի (tsezi) | Ձեզի (tsezi) կը (gə) սպասենք (sbasenk) — we are waiting for you |
| անոնք (anonk') — they | անոնց (anonts) | Անոնց (anonts) կը (gə) գրեմ (krem) — I write to them |
By example
- Վաղը քեզի պիտի զանգեմvaghə k'ezi bidi zankemTomorrow I'll call you
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 Western Armenian?
"Give me", "I'll call you", "tell him" — here the pronoun answers the question to whom. Each pronoun has its own form for this: ես (yes) → ինծի (indzi), դուն (tun) → քեզի (k'ezi), ան (an) → անոր (anor), մենք (menk') → մեզի (mezi), դուք (tuk') → ձեզի (tsezi), անոնք (anonk') → անոնց (anonts).
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Ինծի (indzi) ջուր տուէք, խնդրեմ” (chur duek', khntrem) (indzi chur duek', khntrem) — 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.