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- Կոճակը չի սեղմուիրgojagə chi seghmvirthe button won't press
“Կոճակը չի սեղմուիր” (gojagə chi seghmvir) — the button won't press in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Your կոճակ (gojag), button — it is a push-button and a shirt button alike — plus սեղմել (seghmel), to press. The -ու- hands the action to the button: it does not press ITSELF down. In a live sentence: “Միացման կոճակը չի սեղմուիր” (miatsman gojagə chi seghmvir) — The power button won't press. Written with the characters Կ, ո, ճ, ա, կ, ը, չ, ի, ս, ե, ղ, մ…
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Կոճակը չի սեղմուիր (gojagə chi seghmvir) |
| Read in Latin letters | gojagə chi seghmvir |
| Translation | the button won't press |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Your կոճակ (gojag), button — it is a push-button and a shirt button alike — plus սեղմել (seghmel), to press. The -ու- hands the action to the button: it does not press ITSELF down
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.
- Միացման կոճակը չի սեղմուիրmiatsman gojagə chi seghmvirThe power button won't press
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 “the button won't press” in Western Armenian?
«Կոճակը չի սեղմուիր» (gojagə chi seghmvir), read “gojagə chi seghmvir”. In a live sentence: “Միացման կոճակը չի սեղմուիր” (miatsman gojagə chi seghmvir) — The power button won't press. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Կ, ո, ճ, ա, կ, ը, չ, ի, ս, ե, ղ, մ…
How is “Կոճակը չի սեղմուիր” (gojagə chi seghmvir) written in Latin letters?
gojagə chi seghmvir. 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?
Your կոճակ (gojag), button — it is a push-button and a shirt button alike — plus սեղմել (seghmel), to press. The -ու- hands the action to the button: it does not press ITSELF down. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.