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- Ականատեսին խօսքովaganadesin khosk'ovaccording to an eyewitness
“Ականատեսին խօսքով” (aganadesin khosk'ov) — according to an eyewitness in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Ականատես is an eyewitness, literally 'an eye-seer', from the old ակն, eye. Խօսքով (khosk'ov) — the ending -ով: 'by the word'. In a live sentence: “Ականատեսին խօսքով, մեքենան արագ կ'երթար” (aganadesin khosk'ov, mek'enan arak g'ert'ar) — According to an eyewitness, the car was driving fast. Written with the characters Ա, կ, ա, ն, ա, տ, ե, ս, ի, ն, խ, օ… A word from the everyday Western Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Ականատեսին խօսքով (aganadesin khosk'ov) |
| Read in Latin letters | aganadesin khosk'ov |
| Translation | according to an eyewitness |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
ականատես is an eyewitness, literally 'an eye-seer', from the old ակն, eye. Խօսքով (khosk'ov) — the ending -ով: 'by the word'
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Ականատեսին խօսքով, մեքենան արագ կ'երթարaganadesin khosk'ov, mek'enan arak g'ert'arAccording to an eyewitness, the car was driving fast
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “according to an eyewitness” in Western Armenian?
«Ականատեսին խօսքով» (aganadesin khosk'ov), read “aganadesin khosk'ov”. In a live sentence: “Ականատեսին խօսքով, մեքենան արագ կ'երթար” (aganadesin khosk'ov, mek'enan arak g'ert'ar) — According to an eyewitness, the car was driving fast. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ա, կ, ա, ն, ա, տ, ե, ս, ի, ն, խ, օ…
How is “Ականատեսին խօսքով” (aganadesin khosk'ov) written in Latin letters?
aganadesin khosk'ov. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Ականատես is an eyewitness, literally 'an eye-seer', from the old ակն, eye. Խօսքով (khosk'ov) — the ending -ով: 'by the word'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.