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91 [ተስዓንሓደን] 91 [tesi‘aniḥadeni]	“ዳዝ” ዘለዎም ንኡስ ሓሳብት 1 “dazi” zelewomi ni’usi ḥasabiti 1

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How does the brain learn grammar?

We begin to learn our native language as babies. This happens automatically. We are not aware of it. Our brain has to accomplish a great deal when learning, however. When we learn grammar, for example, it has a lot of work to do. Every day it hears new things. It receives new stimuli constantly. The brain can't process every stimulus individually, however. It has to act economically. Therefore, it orients itself toward regularity. The brain remembers what it hears often. It registers how often a specific thing occurs. Then it makes a grammatical rule out of these examples. Children know whether a sentence is correct or not. However, they don't know why that is. Their brain knows the rules without having learned them. Adults learn languages differently. They already know the structures of their native language. These build the basis for the new grammatical rules. But in order to learn, adults need teaching. When the brain learns grammar, it has a fixed system. This can be seen with nouns and verbs, for example. They are stored in different regions of the brain. Different areas of the brain are active when processing them. Simple rules are also learned differently than complex rules. With complex rules, more areas of the brain work together. How exactly the brain learns grammar hasn't been researched yet. However, we know that it can theoretically learn every grammar rule…

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Perhaps the weather will get better tomorrow.	ኩ_ታ_ ኣ_ር ጽ_ሕ ም_ል_ት ክ_ሓ_ሽ እ_። k_n_t_t_ a_e_i t_’_b_h_i m_n_l_b_t_ k_m_h_a_i_h_ i_u_ ኩነታት ኣየር ጽባሕ ምናልባት ክመሓይሽ እዩ። kunetati ayeri ts’ibaḥi minalibati kimeḥayishi iyu። ኩ___ ኣ__ ጽ__ ም____ ክ____ እ__ k_______ a____ t________ m_________ k___________ i___ ኩነታት ኣየር ጽባሕ ምናልባት ክመሓይሽ እዩ። kunetati ayeri ts’ibaḥi minalibati kimeḥayishi iyu። ____ ___ ___ _____ _____ ___ ________ _____ _________ __________ ____________ ____ ኩነታት ኣየር ጽባሕ ምናልባት ክመሓይሽ እዩ። kunetati ayeri ts’ibaḥi minalibati kimeḥayishi iyu።
How do you know that?	ካ_ይ ፈ_ጥ_ሞ_ k_b_y_ f_l_t_i_u_o_ ካበይ ፈሊጥኩሞ? kabeyi felīt’ikumo? ካ__ ፈ_____ k_____ f___________ ካበይ ፈሊጥኩሞ? kabeyi felīt’ikumo? ___ ______ ______ ____________ ካበይ ፈሊጥኩሞ? kabeyi felīt’ikumo?
I hope that it gets better.	ተ_ፋ_ገ_ር ክ_ሓ_ሽ_ t_s_f_‘_e_i_i k_m_h_a_e_h_። ተስፋ‘ገብር ክመሓየሽ። tesifa‘gebiri kimeḥayeshi። ተ______ ክ_____ t____________ k____________ ተስፋ‘ገብር ክመሓየሽ። tesifa‘gebiri kimeḥayeshi። _______ ______ _____________ _____________ ተስፋ‘ገብር ክመሓየሽ። tesifa‘gebiri kimeḥayeshi።

He will definitely come.	ብ_ጉ_ ክ_ጽ_ እ_ ። b_r_g_t_’_ k_m_t_’_’_ i_u ። ብርጉጽ ክመጽእ እዩ ። biriguts’i kimets’i’i iyu ። ብ___ ክ___ እ_ ። b_________ k_________ i__ ። ብርጉጽ ክመጽእ እዩ ። biriguts’i kimets’i’i iyu ። ____ ____ __ _ __________ __________ ___ _ ብርጉጽ ክመጽእ እዩ ። biriguts’i kimets’i’i iyu ።
Are you sure?	ር_ጽ ድ_? r_g_t_’_ d_y_? ርጉጽ ድዩ? riguts’i diyu? ር__ ድ__ r_______ d____ ርጉጽ ድዩ? riguts’i diyu? ___ ___ ________ _____ ርጉጽ ድዩ? riguts’i diyu?
I know that he’ll come.	ን_ ከ_ዝ_ጽ_ ፈ_ጠ ኣ_ኹ ። n_s_ k_m_z_m_t_’_’_ f_l_t_e a_o_̱_ ። ንሱ ከምዝመጽእ ፈሊጠ ኣሎኹ ። nisu kemizimets’i’i felīt’e aloẖu ። ን_ ከ_____ ፈ__ ኣ__ ። n___ k_____________ f______ a_____ ። ንሱ ከምዝመጽእ ፈሊጠ ኣሎኹ ። nisu kemizimets’i’i felīt’e aloẖu ። __ ______ ___ ___ _ ____ ______________ _______ ______ _ ንሱ ከምዝመጽእ ፈሊጠ ኣሎኹ ። nisu kemizimets’i’i felīt’e aloẖu ።

He’ll definitely call.	ብ_ግ_ ክ_ው_ ኢ_። b_r_g_t_’_ k_d_w_l_ ī_u_ ብርግጽ ክድውል ኢዩ። birigits’i kidiwili īyu። ብ___ ክ___ ኢ__ b_________ k_______ ī___ ብርግጽ ክድውል ኢዩ። birigits’i kidiwili īyu። ____ ____ ___ __________ ________ ____ ብርግጽ ክድውል ኢዩ። birigits’i kidiwili īyu።
Really?	ና_ ብ_ቂ_ n_y_ b_h_a_’_? ናይ ብሓቂ? nayi biḥak’ī? ና_ ብ___ n___ b________ ናይ ብሓቂ? nayi biḥak’ī? __ ____ ____ _________ ናይ ብሓቂ? nayi biḥak’ī?
I believe that he’ll call.	ከ_ዝ_ው_ ይ_ም_‘_። k_m_z_d_w_l_ y_’_m_n_‘_e_ ከምዝድውል ይኣምን‘የ። kemizidiwili yi’amini‘ye። ከ_____ ይ______ k___________ y___________ ከምዝድውል ይኣምን‘የ። kemizidiwili yi’amini‘ye። ______ _______ ____________ ____________ ከምዝድውል ይኣምን‘የ። kemizidiwili yi’amini‘ye።

The wine is definitely old.	እ_ ነ_ት ብ_ጉ_ ያ ቀ_ም እ_። i_ī n_b_t_ b_r_g_t_’_ y_ k_e_e_i i_u_ እቲ ነቢት ብርጉጽ ያ ቀደም እዩ። itī nebīti biriguts’i ya k’edemi iyu። እ_ ነ__ ብ___ ያ ቀ__ እ__ i__ n_____ b_________ y_ k______ i___ እቲ ነቢት ብርጉጽ ያ ቀደም እዩ። itī nebīti biriguts’i ya k’edemi iyu። __ ___ ____ _ ___ ___ ___ ______ __________ __ _______ ____ እቲ ነቢት ብርጉጽ ያ ቀደም እዩ። itī nebīti biriguts’i ya k’edemi iyu።
Do you know that for sure?	ብ_ኽ_ል ት_ል_ ዲ_ም_ b_t_h_i_i_i t_f_l_t_u d_h_u_i_ ብትኽክል ትፈልጡ ዲኹም? bitiẖikili tifelit’u dīẖumi? ብ____ ት___ ዲ___ b__________ t________ d_______ ብትኽክል ትፈልጡ ዲኹም? bitiẖikili tifelit’u dīẖumi? _____ ____ ____ ___________ _________ ________ ብትኽክል ትፈልጡ ዲኹም? bitiẖikili tifelit’u dīẖumi?
I think that he is old.	ኣ_ጊ_’_ ዝ_ል ግ_ት ኣ_ኒ ። a_e_ī_i_y_ z_b_l_ g_m_t_ a_o_ī ። ኣረጊት’ዩ ዝብል ግምት ኣሎኒ ። aregīti’yu zibili gimiti alonī ። ኣ_____ ዝ__ ግ__ ኣ__ ። a_________ z_____ g_____ a____ ። ኣረጊት’ዩ ዝብል ግምት ኣሎኒ ። aregīti’yu zibili gimiti alonī ። ______ ___ ___ ___ _ __________ ______ ______ _____ _ ኣረጊት’ዩ ዝብል ግምት ኣሎኒ ። aregīti’yu zibili gimiti alonī ።

Our boss is good-looking.	ሓ_ፊ_ ጽ_ቕ እ_ ዝ_ስ_። h_a_a_ī_a t_’_b_k_’_ i_u z_m_s_l_። ሓላፊና ጽቡቕ እዩ ዝመስል። ḥalafīna ts’ibuḵ’i iyu zimesili። ሓ___ ጽ__ እ_ ዝ____ h________ t_________ i__ z________ ሓላፊና ጽቡቕ እዩ ዝመስል። ḥalafīna ts’ibuḵ’i iyu zimesili። ____ ___ __ _____ _________ __________ ___ _________ ሓላፊና ጽቡቕ እዩ ዝመስል። ḥalafīna ts’ibuḵ’i iyu zimesili።
Do you think so?	ከ_ኡ ረ_ብ_ሞ_ k_m_’_ r_h_ī_i_i_o_ ከምኡ ረኺብክሞ? kemi’u reẖībikimo? ከ__ ረ_____ k_____ r___________ ከምኡ ረኺብክሞ? kemi’u reẖībikimo? ___ ______ ______ ____________ ከምኡ ረኺብክሞ? kemi’u reẖībikimo?
I find him very handsome.	ኣ_ዩ ም_ኩ_ ኮ_ኑ ረ_በ_ ። a_i_u m_l_k_‘_ k_y_n_ r_h_ī_e_o ። ኣዝዩ ምልኩዕ ኮይኑ ረኺበዮ ። aziyu miliku‘i koyinu reẖībeyo ። ኣ__ ም___ ኮ__ ረ___ ። a____ m_______ k_____ r________ ። ኣዝዩ ምልኩዕ ኮይኑ ረኺበዮ ። aziyu miliku‘i koyinu reẖībeyo ። ___ ____ ___ ____ _ _____ ________ ______ _________ _ ኣዝዩ ምልኩዕ ኮይኑ ረኺበዮ ። aziyu miliku‘i koyinu reẖībeyo ።

The boss definitely has a girlfriend.	እ_ ሓ_ፊ ብ_ግ_ ዓ_ኪ ኣ_ቶ_ i_ī h_a_a_ī b_r_g_t_’_ ‘_r_k_ a_a_o_ እቲ ሓላፊ ብርግጽ ዓርኪ ኣላቶ። itī ḥalafī birigits’i ‘arikī alato። እ_ ሓ__ ብ___ ዓ__ ኣ___ i__ h______ b_________ ‘_____ a_____ እቲ ሓላፊ ብርግጽ ዓርኪ ኣላቶ። itī ḥalafī birigits’i ‘arikī alato። __ ___ ____ ___ ____ ___ _______ __________ ______ ______ እቲ ሓላፊ ብርግጽ ዓርኪ ኣላቶ። itī ḥalafī birigits’i ‘arikī alato።
Do you really think so?	ና_ብ_ቂ ት_ም_ ዲ_ም_ n_y_b_h_a_’_ t_’_m_n_ d_h_u_i_ ናይብሓቂ ትኣምኑ ዲኹም? nayibiḥak’ī ti’aminu dīẖumi? ና____ ት___ ዲ___ n___________ t_______ d_______ ናይብሓቂ ትኣምኑ ዲኹም? nayibiḥak’ī ti’aminu dīẖumi? _____ ____ ____ ____________ ________ ________ ናይብሓቂ ትኣምኑ ዲኹም? nayibiḥak’ī ti’aminu dīẖumi?
It is very possible that he has a girlfriend.	ሓ_ቲ ዓ_ኪ ክ_ህ_ዎ ት_እ_ ኢ_ ። h_a_i_ī ‘_r_k_ k_t_h_l_w_ t_h_i_i_i ī_a ። ሓንቲ ዓርኪ ክትህልዎ ትኽእል ኢያ ። ḥanitī ‘arikī kitihiliwo tiẖi’ili īya ። ሓ__ ዓ__ ክ____ ት___ ኢ_ ። h______ ‘_____ k_________ t________ ī__ ። ሓንቲ ዓርኪ ክትህልዎ ትኽእል ኢያ ። ḥanitī ‘arikī kitihiliwo tiẖi’ili īya ። ___ ___ _____ ____ __ _ _______ ______ __________ _________ ___ _ ሓንቲ ዓርኪ ክትህልዎ ትኽእል ኢያ ። ḥanitī ‘arikī kitihiliwo tiẖi’ili īya ።

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