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Grade 3 Amharic on Temari has 21 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.
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| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| ማህበረሰብ | ግለሰብ |
| በጋራ | በተናጠል |
| በሽተኛ | ጤነኛ |
| ንፁህ | ቆሻሻ |
| በቅድሚያ | በኋላ |
When you use it
Use this card to identify opposite word pairs taught in the health chapter.
Watch out
Make sure the antonym word matches the exact grammatical form of the original word.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 1-12, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Synonym |
|---|---|
| መጠቃት | መጋለጥ |
| ተላላፊ | ተዛማች |
| በፍጥነት | በአስቸኳይ |
| ሐኪም ቤት | የሕክምና ተቋም |
| ማጠብ | ማፅዳት |
When you use it
Use this card to review words with identical or close meanings introduced in the health chapter.
Watch out
Do not confuse contextual meaning in a sentence with general synonyms.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 1-12, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use conjunctions to connect words to words, phrases to phrases, or sentences to sentences.
Watch out
Match the conjunction to the logical relationship: use ስለዚህ for cause and effect, but use ነገር ግን or እንጂ for contrasting ideas.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 13-24, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| መስተጋብር | ግንኙነት, ትስስር |
| ቅን | ደግ, መልካም |
| ሸንጋይ | አታላይ, አጭበርባሪ |
| ተወዳጀ | ተዛመደ, ተፋቀረ |
| አሰናዳ | አዘጋጀ, ሰራ |
| ደስታ | ሀሴት, ፈንጠዝያ |
When you use it
Use when finding the contextual and direct meanings of words from the chapter.
Watch out
Notice that ሸንጋይ means deceitful or trickster, which is the opposite of ቅን (kind, honest).
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 13-24, then checked twice before it went up
| Symbol | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| ? | ጥያቄ ምልክት | ጥያቄያዊ ዓረፍተ ነገሮችን ለማቅረብ |
| ፣ | ነጠላ ሰረዝ | ተመሳሳይነት ያላቸውን ተከታታይ ዝርዝሮች በመካከላቸው ለመለየት |
| ! | ቃለ አጋኖ | ማስጠንቀቂያ ወይም አድናቆትን በጽሑፍ ለመግለጽ |
| ‹‹ ›› | ትዕምርተ ጥቅስ | የሌሎችን ንግግር ወይም ጽሑፍ ከራስ ሐሳብ ለይቶ ለማሳየት |
When you use it
Use to identify and apply the correct punctuation marks in Amharic writing.
Watch out
Do not confuse the Amharic comma (፣) with the English comma (,), or use standard double quotes in place of Ethiopian quotation marks (‹‹ ››).
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 25-35, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when performing or writing the structured turn-taking dialogue of Amharic riddles.
Watch out
The questioner must begin with 'እንቆቅልሽ' and the responder must say 'ምን አውቅልሽ' or 'ምን አውቅልህ' before the actual riddle is presented.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 25-35, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this definition to recognize words adopted into Amharic from other languages, such as ቴሌቪዥን, ሬዲዮ, ኢንተርኔት, ሞባይል, ጳጳስ, ጉድፈቻ, አባወራ, ቀበቶ, and ሸሚዝ.
Watch out
Do not confuse loanwords with native Amharic roots when asked to classify word origins.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 36-46, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Synonym |
|---|---|
| አግባብ | ተገቢ |
| መበርታት | መጠንከር |
| መገንባት | ማነፅ |
| መሰረት | መነሻ |
| ከፋፍሎ | መድቦ |
| መረዳት | መገንዘብ |
| ዘርፍ | መስክ |
When you use it
Use this table to review the meanings and synonyms of key vocabulary words from the chapter.
Watch out
Do not mix up similar-sounding terms like መሰረት and መገንባት when identifying their definitions.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 36-46, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use these safety steps when answering questions on traffic rules or demonstrating how pedestrians should cross roads safely.
Watch out
Do not assume an approaching driver will stop immediately. Always look both left and right, wait at the curb, and never run across.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 47-58, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this rule to identify verbs or to place the verb correctly when writing complete Amharic sentences.
Watch out
In standard Amharic sentence structure, the verb must always come at the very end to conclude the sentence.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 47-58, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Synonym | Word | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| አከተመ | አበቃ | መነመነ | ወፈረ |
| ወፈረ | ፋፋ | ቀትር | ውድቅት |
| ተቆራኘ | ተጣመረ | ቁምነገር | ቧልት |
| ጉልህ | ግዙፍ | አስከፋ | አስደሰተ |
| መለሎ | ረዥም | ቋጠረ | ፈታ |
When you use it
Use this table when answering vocabulary questions on word meanings and opposite pairs from the chapter.
Watch out
Do not confuse similar meanings with opposite meanings, especially for words describing size or time like ቀትር and ውድቅት.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 47-58, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Synonym |
|---|---|
| ተወያዩ | ተመካከሩ |
| ፀባይ | ባህሪ |
| ይረዳል | ያግዛል |
| አስተዋፅኦ | ሚና |
| ጨረሰ | አበቃ |
When you use it
Use this reference to find synonymous meanings of key vocabulary words from the text.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 59-68, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use an adverb before a verb to describe or give additional information about how, when, or how much the action is performed.
Watch out
Do not confuse an adverb that modifies an action verb with an adjective that describes a noun.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 69-81, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Synonym |
|---|---|
| ውጤታማ | ምርታማ |
| ማርጠብ | ማረስረስ |
| የእርሻ ቦታ | ማሳ |
| መሰብሰብ | ማጠራቀም |
| ብልሃት | ዘዴ |
| ፈንታ | ድርሻ |
| ቦይ | የውሃ ማስተላለፊያ |
| አዝመራ | ሰብል |
When you use it
Use these vocabulary pairs when answering synonym matching questions or reading agricultural passages.
Watch out
Ensure words like ማረስረስ are matched to moistening/wetting rather than farming or plowing.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 69-81, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when identifying grammatical affixes attached to nouns and verbs.
Watch out
Be careful to separate the base root word from the suffix, such as the plural marker or the third person feminine marker.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 82-95, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this to classify words in an Amharic sentence into noun, adjective, adverb, and verb.
Watch out
Do not confuse an adjective (which describes a noun) with an adverb (which describes how, where, or when an action happens).
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 82-95, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| የመጀመሪያ | የመጨረሻ |
| ማሸብረቅ | ማደብዘዝ |
| በዓል | አዘቦት |
| ሜዳ | ተራራ |
| መልካም | መጥፎ |
| ጥቅል | ንጥል |
When you use it
Use this when answering vocabulary questions requiring the antonyms of words from the chapter.
Watch out
The antonym of a holiday or festive day (በዓል) is a working day (አዘቦት).
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 96-108, then checked twice before it went up
| Affix Position | Affixes | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| ከቃል በፊት (ቅድመ-ቅጥያ) | አስ-፣ እየ-፣ ሲ- | አስመረቀ፣ እየሄደ፣ ሲመጣ |
| በቃል መሀል (ውስጠ-ቅጥያ) | -ጫ-፣ -ዣ-፣ -ላ- | አጫጭር፣ ረዣዥም፣ ወላለቀ |
| ከቃል በኋላ (ድህረ-ቅጥያ) | -ኦች፣ -ዎች፣ -ኣን | ልጆች፣ በሬዎች፣ መምህራን |
When you use it
Use this to identify and classify prefixes, infixes, and suffixes in Amharic words.
Watch out
Infixes are inserted inside the root word itself, unlike prefixes or suffixes which attach to the ends.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, pages 96-108, then checked twice before it went up
| Compound Word | Contextual Meaning |
|---|---|
| እጀ ሰባራ | ያልረባ ስራ |
| ዋጋ ሰባሪ | ዋጋ አወረደ |
| ስር ሰደደ | ተጠናከረ |
| ስመ ጥር | ገናና፣ ዝነኛ |
| አይን አውጣ | ባለጌ |
When you use it
Use when interpreting the idiomatic meaning of two words combined together.
Watch out
A compound word often gives a figurative meaning different from the separate literal words.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, page 109 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when joining two clauses or ideas to form a compound sentence.
Watch out
Do not confuse conjunctions like ወይም, ቢሆንም, and ስለዚህ with prepositions like ወደ or ላይ.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, page 109 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ሀያል | ጠንካራ፣ ብርቱ |
| ህብረት | መረዳዳት፣ መተባበር |
| ሰበብ | ሳቢያ፣ ምክንያት |
| አስተናገደ | ተቀበለ፣ ጋበዘ |
| ፀጋ | ሀብት፣ ስጦታ |
When you use it
Use when identifying word definitions and synonyms from the chapter text.
Watch out
Ensure you pick the precise contextual synonym for the text.
Drafted from Grade 3 Amharic, page 109 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
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