LingoflyՑաւօք at the start, երեւի — anywhere: where certainty words stand
Երեւի (yerevi), իհարկէ (iharge) and the other words of certainty share one spot in the sentence — and split apart at the very end. Most sit at the start of the sentence, set off by a comma, as in English: Ցաւօք (tsavok'), չեմ (chem) կրնար (grnar) — unfortunately, I can't. For example: “Ցաւօք, չեմ կրնար գալ” (tsavok', chem grnar kal) — Unfortunately, I can't come. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Երեւի (yerevi), իհարկէ (iharge) and the other words of certainty share one spot in the sentence — and split apart at the very end. Most sit at the start of the sentence, set off by a comma, as in English: Ցաւօք (tsavok'), չեմ (chem) կրնար (grnar) (chem grnar) — unfortunately, I can't.
Երեւի (yerevi) and իհարկէ (iharge) also often slot in right after whoever the sentence is about: Ես (yes), իհարկէ (iharge), պիտի (bidi) գամ (kam) (bidi kam) — I will come, of course.
At the end they part ways. Երեւի (yerevi) is the freest of all and can trail off at the very end, like an afterthought — Տունն (dunn) է երեւի (yerevi) (dunn e yerevi) — he is probably at home. Իհարկէ (iharge) is rarer there: the usual order is Իհարկէ (iharge), պիտի (bidi) գամ (kam).
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
where certainty words stand: how does it work in Western Armenian?
Երեւի (yerevi), իհարկէ (iharge) and the other words of certainty share one spot in the sentence — and split apart at the very end. Most sit at the start of the sentence, set off by a comma, as in English: Ցաւօք (tsavok'), չեմ (chem) կրնար (grnar) — unfortunately, I can't.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Ցաւօք, չեմ կրնար գալ” (tsavok', chem grnar kal) — Unfortunately, I can't come. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.