Ինձ ամոթ է, ինծի դուր կը գայ: to whom it is felt
Feelings split into two piles, and the pile decides what the person is in the sentence. For example: “Ինձ այս երգը շատ է դուր կը գայ” — 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 — he is the subject. k'amachem — I am shy; kə nyartananam — I am nervous. The first mistake is starting with indzi when the verb does not ask for it. Indzi k'amachem is wrong; plain k'amachem is right.
Second pile: the feeling arrives at the person in the dative: indzi, k'ez, iren, mez. The most frequent formula lives here: ինծի դուր կը գայ (indzi tur gə kay) — indzi dur gə gay, I like it, literally "liking comes to me". What is liked is the subject: indzi ays filmə dur e gə gay. If many things are liked, the verb goes plural.
One pair turns the direction around: -ացնել makes someone else act, -անալ — yourself. Jghaynatsneł — to irritate: the subject here is the irritant: aghmugə indzi jghaynatsnum e; kə jghaynanam — I get irritated by myself. The same pair everywhere: tak'atsneł — to heat, tak'anal — to get warm.
Table
| English | Who is the subject | Armenian |
|---|---|---|
| I am ashamed | I myself | կ'ամաչեմ / ամոթ եմ զգում |
| I am nervous | I myself | կը նյարդայնանամ |
| I am proud of you | I myself, you — with -ով | քեզնով հպարտանում եմ |
| I like it | the thing that is liked | ինծի դուր կը գայ |
| I find it interesting | the state as a noun | ինծի հետաքրքիր է |
| the noise irritates me | the noise | աղմուկը ինծի ջղայնացնում է |
| I get irritated | I myself | կը ջղայնանամ |
| I miss you | I myself, you — directly | քեզ եմ կարոտել |
By example
- Ինձ այս երգը շատ է դուր կը գայints ays yerkə shad e tur gə kayI like this song very much
- Ամոթ եմ զգում, բայց ինծի ամոթ էլ էamot' em zkum, payts indzi amot' el eI feel ashamed, and the shame is there too
- Աղմուկը ինծի ջղայնացնում է, ես էլ կը ջղայնանամaghmugə indzi chghaynatsnum e, yes el gə chghaynanamThe noise irritates me, and I get irritated
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 dur gə gay meaning?
Feelings split into two piles, and the pile decides what the person is in the sentence.
How to say i like it?
First pile: the person acts — he is the subject. k'amachem — I am shy; kə nyartananam — I am nervous. The first mistake is starting with indzi when the verb does not ask for it. Indzi k'amachem is wrong; plain k'amachem is right.
Why there is no word for i in it?
Second pile: the feeling arrives at the person in the dative: indzi, k'ez, iren, mez. The most frequent formula lives here: ինծի դուր կը գայ — indzi dur gə gay, I like it, literally "liking comes to me". What is liked is the subject: indzi ays filmə dur e gə gay. If many things are liked, the verb…
Who is the subject of a feeling?
One pair turns the direction around: -ացնել makes someone else act, -անալ — yourself. Jghaynatsneł — to irritate: the subject here is the irritant: aghmugə indzi jghaynatsnum e; kə jghaynanam — I get irritated by myself. The same pair everywhere: tak'atsneł — to heat, tak'anal — to get warm.
What does it look like in an example sentence Western Armenian?
“Ինձ այս երգը շատ է դուր կը գայ” (ints ays yerkə shad e tur gə 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.