LingoflyԱյն բնակարանը, որ վարձեցինք: "that" and its shortcut
English "the flat that we rented" is made with vor, and here it replaces the noun inside the clause. Ayn almost always stands before the noun: Ayn bnagaranə, vor vartsetsink', yerrord hargin vray e. For example: “Այն (ayn) բնակարանը (pnagaranə), որ (vor) երէկ (yereg) տեսանք (desank), թանկ (t'ang) էր” (er) — The flat we looked at yesterday was expensive. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
English "the flat that we rented" is made with vor, and here it replaces the noun inside the clause. Ayn almost always stands before the noun: Ayn bnagaranə, vor vartsetsink', yerrord hargin vray e.
The shortcut goes without vor. A verb becomes a modifier with -ող (the one who does) or -ած (what was done) and stands to the left, like an adjective. Vartsogh mardə is the person renting, vartsadz bnagaranə the rented flat. Ads are written this way.
Table
| What you add | Where it stands | Example | In English |
|---|---|---|---|
| a clause with որ (vor) | on the right, with այն (ayn) in front | այն (ayn) բնակարանը (pnagaranə), որ (vor) վարձեցինք (vartsetsink) | the flat we rented |
| -ող | on the left, "the one who does" | վարձող մարդը (martə) | the person renting |
| -ած | on the left, "what was done" | վարձած (vartsadz) բնակարանը (pnagaranə) | the rented flat |
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
"that" and its shortcut: how does it work in Western Armenian?
English "the flat that we rented" is made with vor, and here it replaces the noun inside the clause. Ayn almost always stands before the noun: Ayn bnagaranə, vor vartsetsink', yerrord hargin vray e.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Այն (ayn) բնակարանը (pnagaranə), որ (vor) երէկ (yereg) տեսանք (desank), թանկ (t'ang) էր” (er) (ayn pnagaranə, vor yereg desank', t'ang er) — The flat we looked at yesterday was expensive. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.