Հաշուի առնել
- Հաշուի առնելhashvi arrnelto take into account
“Հաշուի առնել” (hashvi arrnel) — to take into account in Western Armenian. Verb, level B1, topic — basic words. Հաշիւ (hashiv) is an account: literally 'to take into the account'. հաշուի (hashui) առնելով — taking into account, a ready-made opener for a sentence. In a live sentence: “Պէտք է հաշուի առնել եղանակը” (bedk' e hashvi arrnel yeghanagə) — The weather has to be taken into account. Written with the characters Հ, ա, շ, ո, ւ, ի, ա, ռ, ն, ե, լ.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Հաշուի առնել (hashvi arrnel) |
| Read in Latin letters | hashvi arrnel |
| Translation | to take into account |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
հաշիւ (hashiv) is an account: literally 'to take into the account'. հաշուի (hashui) առնելով — taking into account, a ready-made opener for a sentence
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.
Nearby words: basic words
Yes, no, good, bad, very. The small change of a language — and no sentence assembles without it.
- Շատ լաւshad lavvery good
շատ(shad) is 'very' and stands right before the word it boosts, exactly as in English: very good, very tasty, very big - Պէտք չէbedk' cheI don't need itIn writing
պէտք չէ(bedk' che), in living speech almost always պէտք (bedk) չի (chi). Softened further with a thank-you:պէտք չէ(bedk' che),շնորհակալութիւն(shnorhagalut'yun) - Բաւական էpavagan ethat's enoughWhat you say when the seller keeps piling it on and the pile is big enough. Among friends the blunter
հերիք է(herik' e) does the same job
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “basic words”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to take into account” in Western Armenian?
հաշիւ (hashiv) is an account: literally 'to take into the account'. հաշուի (hashui) առնելով — taking into account, a ready-made opener for a sentence
- How do you say “half” in Western Armenian?
Also works like 'half-' in compounds: կէս ժամ (ges zham) — half an hour, կէս քիլօ (ges k'ilo) — half a kilo
- How do you say “yeah” in Western Armenian?
The casual yes — think 'yeah' or 'uh-huh'. In texting and among friends it shows up more often than the full այո (ayo), but never offer it to an elder
- How do you say “that's enough” in Western Armenian?
What you say when the seller keeps piling it on and the pile is big enough. Among friends the blunter հերիք է (herik' e) does the same job
- How do you say “very good” in Western Armenian?
շատ (shad) is 'very' and stands right before the word it boosts, exactly as in English: very good, very tasty, very big
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 “to take into account” in Western Armenian?
«Հաշուի առնել» (hashvi arrnel), read “hashvi arrnel”. In a live sentence: “Պէտք է հաշուի առնել եղանակը” (bedk' e hashvi arrnel yeghanagə) — The weather has to be taken into account. Verb, level B1, from the set “basic words”; written with the characters Հ, ա, շ, ո, ւ, ի, ա, ռ, ն, ե, լ.
How is “Հաշուի առնել” (hashvi arrnel) written in Latin letters?
hashvi arrnel. 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?
Հաշիւ (hashiv) is an account: literally 'to take into the account'. հաշուի (hashui) առնելով — taking into account, a ready-made opener for a sentence. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.