Ինծի տուր: to whom and whom
"Give me", "I'll call you", "he is waiting for us" — for these phrases the words were missing. Until now only yes, tun, an were known: the one who acts. When the pronoun is to whom or whom, it changes entirely: yes → indzi, tun → k'ez, an → anor, menk' → mez, duk' → tsez, anonk' → anonts. For example: “Ինծի ջուր տուեք, խնդրեմ” — Give me some water, please. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on…
How it works
"Give me", "I'll call you", "he is waiting for us" — for these phrases the words were missing. Until now only yes, tun, an were known: the one who acts. When the pronoun is to whom or whom, it changes entirely: yes → indzi, tun → k'ez, an → anor, menk' → mez, duk' → tsez, anonk' → anonts.
The great relief: one form serves both jobs, where English separates "to me" and "me". Indzi dur — give me; indzi desav — saw me. The familiar Parev tsez is exactly this: "hello to you".
About people you always speak "to whom": Yes anor gə sbasem — I am waiting for him. About things — the plain form with the article: Yes jambrugə gə tesnem. Compare: kancheł doktorin — call the doctor, but kancheł taksiin — call the taxi.
Word order is free, but not meaningless: whatever stands right before the verb is the point of the phrase. Indzi zangir — call ME (not write to me). Zangir indzi — call me (not someone else).
Table
| Subject | To me / me | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ես — I | ինծի | Indzi ognir — help me |
| դուն — you | քեզ | K'ez kə sbasem — I am waiting for you |
| ան — he, she | անոր | Anor asa — tell him |
| մենք — we | մեզ | Mez hed ari — come with us |
| դուք — you | ձեզ | Parev tsez — hello |
| անոնք — they | անոնց | Anonts ch'em janchnar — I don't know them |
By example
- Ինծի ջուր տուեք, խնդրեմindzi chur duek', khntremGive me some water, please
- Վաղը քեզ պիտի զանգեմvaghə k'ez bidi zankemTomorrow I'll call you
- Անոր ասա, որ կը ուշանամanor asa, vor gə ushanamTell him that I am running late
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", "he is waiting for us" — for these phrases the words were missing. Until now only yes, tun, an were known: the one who acts. When the pronoun is to whom or whom, it changes entirely: yes → indzi, tun → k'ez, an → anor, menk' → mez, duk' → tsez, anonk' → anonts.
What does it look like in an example sentence Western Armenian?
“Ինծի ջուր տուեք, խնդրեմ” (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.