LingoflyԻհարկէ, երեւի, միգուցէ: how sure the speaker is
These words measure the speaker's confidence, not quantity. They attach to the whole phrase, usually at the start. Իհարկէ (iharge) — of course. Հաստատ (hasdad) — for sure. Երեւի (yerevi) — probably. Միգուցէ (mikutse) and գուցէ (kutse) — maybe. Երեւի (yerevi) պիտի (bidi) ուշանամ — I'll probably be late: a warning, not a promise. For example: “Երեւի (yerevi) վաղը (vaghə) պիտի (bidi) զանգեմ” (zankem) — I'll probably call tomorrow. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as…
How it works
These words measure the speaker's confidence, not quantity. They attach to the whole phrase, usually at the start. Իհարկէ (iharge) — of course. Հաստատ (hasdad) — for sure. Երեւի (yerevi) — probably. Միգուցէ (mikutse) and գուցէ (kutse) — maybe. Երեւի (yerevi) պիտի (bidi) ուշանամ (yerevi bidi ushanam) — I'll probably be late: a warning, not a promise.
Learners mix up երեւի (yerevi) and միգուցէ (mikutse). Dictionaries give no strict scale of certainty between them: երեւի (yerevi) is a guess, "probably"; միգուցէ (mikutse) is a possibility, "maybe". And իհարկէ (iharge) in answer to a request means "of course I will", with no edge to it.
Table
| Word | How sure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| իհարկէ (iharge) / հաստատ (hasdad) | of course; for sure | իհարկէ (iharge) պիտի (bidi) գամ (kam) — of course I'll come |
| երեւի (yerevi) / միգուցէ (mikutse) | probably; maybe | երեւի (yerevi) պիտի (bidi) ուշանամ — I'll probably be late |
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
how sure the speaker is: how does it work in Western Armenian?
These words measure the speaker's confidence, not quantity. They attach to the whole phrase, usually at the start. Իհարկէ (iharge) — of course. Հաստատ (hasdad) — for sure. Երեւի (yerevi) — probably. Միգուցէ (mikutse) and գուցէ (kutse) — maybe. Երեւի (yerevi) պիտի (bidi) ուշանամ — I'll probably be late: a warning, not a promise.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Երեւի (yerevi) վաղը (vaghə) պիտի (bidi) զանգեմ” (zankem) (yerevi vaghə bidi zankem) — I'll probably call tomorrow. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.