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- Հէնց այդպէսhents aytbesexactly so
“Հէնց այդպէս” (hents aytbes) — exactly so in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Հէնց (hents) means precisely, just; այդպէս (aytbes) is 'that way', the middle of the three: այսպէս (aysbes), այդպէս (aytbes), այնպէս (aynbes). Հէնց (hents) tightens time as well: հէնց (hents) այժմ (ayzhm), right now. In a live sentence: “Հէնց այդպէս, դուն ճիշդ հասկցար” (hents aytbes, tun jishd hasgtsar) — Exactly so — you understood correctly. Written with the characters Հ, է, ն, ց, ա, յ, դ, պ, է, ս.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Հէնց այդպէս (hents aytbes) |
| Read in Latin letters | hents aytbes |
| Translation | exactly so |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
հէնց (hents) means precisely, just; այդպէս (aytbes) is 'that way', the middle of the three: այսպէս (aysbes), այդպէս (aytbes), այնպէս (aynbes). Հէնց (hents) tightens time as well: հէնց (hents) այժմ (ayzhm), right now
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.
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 “exactly so” in Western Armenian?
«Հէնց այդպէս» (hents aytbes), read “hents aytbes”. In a live sentence: “Հէնց այդպէս, դուն ճիշդ հասկցար” (hents aytbes, tun jishd hasgtsar) — Exactly so — you understood correctly. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Հ, է, ն, ց, ա, յ, դ, պ, է, ս.
How is “Հէնց այդպէս” (hents aytbes) written in Latin letters?
hents aytbes. 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?
Հէնց (hents) means precisely, just; այդպէս (aytbes) is 'that way', the middle of the three: այսպէս (aysbes), այդպէս (aytbes), այնպէս (aynbes). Հէնց (hents) tightens time as well: հէնց (hents) այժմ (ayzhm), right now. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.