LingoflyԻնծի ամօթ է, ինծի դուր կու գայ: to whom it is felt
Feelings split into two piles, and the pile decides what the person is in the sentence. For example: “Ինծի (indzi) այս (ays) երգը (yerkə) շատ (shad) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ” (kay) — I like this song very much. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Feelings split into two piles, and the pile decides what the person is in the sentence.
First pile: the person acts and is the subject. կը (gə) նեարդայնանամ (neartaynanam) (gə neartaynanam) — I am nervous, կը (gə) ջղայնանամ (gə chghaynanam) — I get irritated, կարօտցած (garodtsadz) եմ (em) (garodtsadz em) — I miss. The typical mistake is starting with ինծի (indzi) when the verb does not ask for it.
Second pile: the feeling comes to the person, who stands in the "to whom" form: ինծի (indzi), քեզի (k'ezi), իրեն (iren), մեզի (mezi). The most frequent formula lives here: ինծի (indzi) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay) (indzi tur gu kay) — I like it. What is liked is the subject: ինծի (indzi) այս (ays) ֆիլմը (filmə) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay) (indzi ays filmə tur gu kay). States work the same way: ինծի (indzi) ամօթ (amot') է (indzi amot' e) — I am ashamed.
One pair reverses the direction: -ցնել makes someone else feel, -նալ is about yourself. Աղմուկը (aghmugə) զիս (zis) կը (gə) ջղայնացնէ (chghaynatsne) (aghmugə zis gə chghaynatsne) — the noise irritates me; կը (gə) ջղայնանամ — I get irritated. Likewise տաքցնել (dak'tsnel) — to heat, տաքնալ (dak'nal) — to get warm.
Table
| English | Who is the subject | Armenian |
|---|---|---|
| I am ashamed | I myself | կ'ամչնամ (g'amchnam) / ամօթ կը զգամ (amot' gə zkam) |
| I am nervous | I myself | կը (gə) նեարդայնանամ (neartaynanam) |
| I am proud of you | I myself, you — with -ով | քեզմով կը (gə) հպարտանամ |
| I like it | the thing that is liked | ինծի (indzi) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay) |
| I find it interesting | the state as a noun | ինծի (indzi) հետաքրքրական է |
| the noise irritates me | the noise | աղմուկը (aghmugə) զիս (zis) կը (gə) ջղայնացնէ (chghaynatsne) |
| I get irritated | I myself | կը (gə) ջղայնանամ |
| I miss you | I myself, you — directly | քեզ (k'ez) կարօտցած (garodtsadz) եմ (em) |
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
Indzi tur gu kay meaning?
Feelings split into two piles, and the pile decides what the person is in the sentence.
How to say i like it?
Second pile: the feeling comes to the person, who stands in the "to whom" form: ինծի (indzi), քեզի (k'ezi), իրեն (iren), մեզի (mezi). The most frequent formula lives here: ինծի (indzi) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay) — I like it. What is liked is the subject: ինծի (indzi) այս (ays) ֆիլմը (filmə) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay). States work the same way: ինծի (indzi) ամօթ (amot') է — I am ashamed.
Why there is no word for i in it?
First pile: the person acts and is the subject. կը (gə) նեարդայնանամ (neartaynanam) — I am nervous, կը (gə) ջղայնանամ — I get irritated, կարօտցած (garodtsadz) եմ (em) — I miss. The typical mistake is starting with ինծի (indzi) when the verb does not ask for it.
Who is the subject of a feeling?
Second pile: the feeling comes to the person, who stands in the "to whom" form: ինծի (indzi), քեզի (k'ezi), իրեն (iren), մեզի (mezi). The most frequent formula lives here: ինծի (indzi) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay) — I like it. What is liked is the subject: ինծի (indzi) այս (ays) ֆիլմը (filmə) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ (kay). States work the same way: ինծի (indzi) ամօթ (amot') է — I am ashamed.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Ինծի (indzi) այս (ays) երգը (yerkə) շատ (shad) դուր (tur) կու (gu) գայ” (kay) (indzi ays yerkə shad tur gu kay) — I like this song very much. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.