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58 [ሓምሳንሸሞንተን] 58 [ḥamisanishemoniteni]	ኣካላት ነብሲ akalati nebisī

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Does a universal grammar exist?

When we learn a language, we also learn its grammar. When children learn their native language, this happens automatically. They don't notice that their brain is learning various rules. Despite this, they learn their native language correctly from the beginning. Given that many languages exist, many grammar systems exist too. But is there also a universal grammar? Scientists have been studying this for a long time. New studies could provide an answer. Because brain researchers have made an interesting discovery. They had test subjects study grammar rules. These subjects were language school students. They studied Japanese or Italian. Half of the grammar rules were totally fabricated. However, the test subjects didn't know that. The students were presented with sentences after studying. They had to assess whether or not the sentences were correct. While they were working through the sentences, their brains were analyzed. That is to say, the researchers measured the activity of the brain. This way they could examine how the brain reacted to the sentences. And it appears that our brain recognizes grammar! When processing speech, certain brain areas are active. The Broca Center is one of them. It is located in the left cerebrum. When the students were faced with real grammar rules, it was very active. With the fabricated rules on the other hand, the activity decreased considerably. So it could be that all grammar systems have the same basis. Then they would all follow the same principles. And these principles would be inherent in us…

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I am drawing a man.	ሓ_ ሰ_ኣ_ እ_እ_ ኣ_ኹ_ h_a_e s_b_’_y_ i_i_i_i a_o_̱_። ሓደ ሰብኣይ እስእል ኣሎኹ። ḥade sebi’ayi isi’ili aloẖu። ሓ_ ሰ___ እ___ ኣ___ h____ s_______ i______ a______ ሓደ ሰብኣይ እስእል ኣሎኹ። ḥade sebi’ayi isi’ili aloẖu። __ ____ ____ ____ _____ ________ _______ _______ ሓደ ሰብኣይ እስእል ኣሎኹ። ḥade sebi’ayi isi’ili aloẖu።
First the head.	ቅ_ም ነ_ ር_ሲ_ k_i_i_i n_t_ r_’_s_። ቅድም ነቲ ርእሲ። k’idimi netī ri’isī። ቅ__ ነ_ ር___ k______ n___ r______ ቅድም ነቲ ርእሲ። k’idimi netī ri’isī። ___ __ ____ _______ ____ _______ ቅድም ነቲ ርእሲ። k’idimi netī ri’isī።
The man is wearing a hat.	እ_ ሰ_ኣ_ ባ_ኔ_ ተ_ዲ_ ኣ_። i_ī s_b_’_y_ b_r_n_t_a t_h_e_ī_u a_o_ እቲ ሰብኣይ ባርኔጣ ተኸዲኑ ኣሎ። itī sebi’ayi barinēt’a teẖedīnu alo። እ_ ሰ___ ባ___ ተ___ ኣ__ i__ s_______ b________ t________ a___ እቲ ሰብኣይ ባርኔጣ ተኸዲኑ ኣሎ። itī sebi’ayi barinēt’a teẖedīnu alo። __ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ________ _________ _________ ____ እቲ ሰብኣይ ባርኔጣ ተኸዲኑ ኣሎ። itī sebi’ayi barinēt’a teẖedīnu alo።

One cannot see the hair.	እ_ ጸ_ሩ ኣ_ረ_ን እ_። i_ī t_’_g_r_ a_i_e_ā_i i_u_ እቲ ጸግሩ ኣይረአን እዩ። itī ts’egiru ayire’āni iyu። እ_ ጸ__ ኣ____ እ__ i__ t_______ a________ i___ እቲ ጸግሩ ኣይረአን እዩ። itī ts’egiru ayire’āni iyu። __ ___ _____ ___ ___ ________ _________ ____ እቲ ጸግሩ ኣይረአን እዩ። itī ts’egiru ayire’āni iyu።
One cannot see the ears either.	እ_ እ_ኒ_ው_ ኣ_ረ_ን እ_። i_ī i_i_ī_w_n_ a_i_e_ā_i i_u_ እቲ እዝኒ‘ውን ኣይረአን እዩ። itī izinī‘wini ayire’āni iyu። እ_ እ_____ ኣ____ እ__ i__ i_________ a________ i___ እቲ እዝኒ‘ውን ኣይረአን እዩ። itī izinī‘wini ayire’āni iyu። __ ______ _____ ___ ___ __________ _________ ____ እቲ እዝኒ‘ውን ኣይረአን እዩ። itī izinī‘wini ayire’āni iyu።
One cannot see his back either.	እ_ ሕ_ኡ_ው_ ኣ_ረ_ን እ_። i_ī h_i_̱_o_u_w_n_ a_i_e_ā_i i_u_ እቲ ሕቖኡ‘ውን ኣይረአን እዩ። itī ḥiḵ’o’u‘wini ayire’āni iyu። እ_ ሕ_____ ኣ____ እ__ i__ h_____________ a________ i___ እቲ ሕቖኡ‘ውን ኣይረአን እዩ። itī ḥiḵ’o’u‘wini ayire’āni iyu። __ ______ _____ ___ ___ ______________ _________ ____ እቲ ሕቖኡ‘ውን ኣይረአን እዩ። itī ḥiḵ’o’u‘wini ayire’āni iyu።

I am drawing the eyes and the mouth.	ኣ_ ነ_ን ኣ_ን_ን ኣ_ን እ_እ_ ። a_e n_t_n_ a_ī_i_i_i a_i_i i_i_i_i ። ኣነ ነተን ኣዒንትን ኣፍን እስእል ። ane neteni a‘īnitini afini isi’ili ። ኣ_ ነ__ ኣ____ ኣ__ እ___ ። a__ n_____ a________ a____ i______ ። ኣነ ነተን ኣዒንትን ኣፍን እስእል ። ane neteni a‘īnitini afini isi’ili ። __ ___ _____ ___ ____ _ ___ ______ _________ _____ _______ _ ኣነ ነተን ኣዒንትን ኣፍን እስእል ። ane neteni a‘īnitini afini isi’ili ።
The man is dancing and laughing.	እ_ ሰ_ኣ_ ይ_ዕ_ዕ_ ይ_ሕ_ን ። i_ī s_b_’_y_ y_s_‘_s_‘_n_ y_s_h_i_̱_i_i ። እቲ ሰብኣይ ይስዕስዕን ይስሕቕን ። itī sebi’ayi yisi‘isi‘ini yisiḥiḵ’ini ። እ_ ሰ___ ይ_____ ይ____ ። i__ s_______ y___________ y____________ ። እቲ ሰብኣይ ይስዕስዕን ይስሕቕን ። itī sebi’ayi yisi‘isi‘ini yisiḥiḵ’ini ። __ ____ ______ _____ _ ___ ________ ____________ _____________ _ እቲ ሰብኣይ ይስዕስዕን ይስሕቕን ። itī sebi’ayi yisi‘isi‘ini yisiḥiḵ’ini ።
The man has a long nose.	እ_ ሰ_ኣ_ ነ_ሕ ኣ_ን_ ኣ_ዎ_ i_ī s_b_’_y_ n_w_h_i a_ī_i_h_a a_e_o_ እቲ ሰብኣይ ነዊሕ ኣፊንጫ ኣለዎ። itī sebi’ayi newīḥi afīnich’a alewo። እ_ ሰ___ ነ__ ኣ___ ኣ___ i__ s_______ n______ a________ a_____ እቲ ሰብኣይ ነዊሕ ኣፊንጫ ኣለዎ። itī sebi’ayi newīḥi afīnich’a alewo። __ ____ ___ ____ ____ ___ ________ _______ _________ ______ እቲ ሰብኣይ ነዊሕ ኣፊንጫ ኣለዎ። itī sebi’ayi newīḥi afīnich’a alewo።

He is carrying a cane in his hands.	ን_ ኣ_ ኢ_ ም_ኩ_ ዝ_ዘ እ_። n_s_ a_i ī_u m_r_k_s_ z_h_a_e i_u_ ንሱ ኣብ ኢዱ ምርኩስ ዝሓዘ እዩ። nisu abi īdu mirikusi ziḥaze iyu። ን_ ኣ_ ኢ_ ም___ ዝ__ እ__ n___ a__ ī__ m_______ z______ i___ ንሱ ኣብ ኢዱ ምርኩስ ዝሓዘ እዩ። nisu abi īdu mirikusi ziḥaze iyu። __ __ __ ____ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ________ _______ ____ ንሱ ኣብ ኢዱ ምርኩስ ዝሓዘ እዩ። nisu abi īdu mirikusi ziḥaze iyu።
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck.	ኣ_ ክ_ዱ_ው_ ሻ_ባ ዝ_ኸ_ነ ኢ_። a_i k_s_d_‘_i_i s_a_i_a z_t_h_e_i_e ī_u_ ኣብ ክሳዱ‘ውን ሻርባ ዝትኸድነ ኢዩ። abi kisadu‘wini shariba zitiẖedine īyu። ኣ_ ክ_____ ሻ__ ዝ____ ኢ__ a__ k__________ s______ z__________ ī___ ኣብ ክሳዱ‘ውን ሻርባ ዝትኸድነ ኢዩ። abi kisadu‘wini shariba zitiẖedine īyu። __ ______ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___________ _______ ___________ ____ ኣብ ክሳዱ‘ውን ሻርባ ዝትኸድነ ኢዩ። abi kisadu‘wini shariba zitiẖedine īyu።
It is winter and it is cold.	ክ_ም_ እ_ ከ_ኡ_ው_ ቁ_ ኣ_። k_r_m_t_ i_u k_m_’_’_i_i k_u_ī a_o_ ክረምቲ እዩ ከምኡ’ውን ቁሪ ኣሎ። kiremitī iyu kemi’u’wini k’urī alo። ክ___ እ_ ከ_____ ቁ_ ኣ__ k_______ i__ k__________ k____ a___ ክረምቲ እዩ ከምኡ’ውን ቁሪ ኣሎ። kiremitī iyu kemi’u’wini k’urī alo። ____ __ ______ __ ___ ________ ___ ___________ _____ ____ ክረምቲ እዩ ከምኡ’ውን ቁሪ ኣሎ። kiremitī iyu kemi’u’wini k’urī alo።

The arms are athletic.	እ_ን ኣ_ዳ_ ሓ_ላ_ እ_ን_ i_e_i a_i_a_i h_a_a_a_i i_e_i_ እተን ኣእዳው ሓያላት እየን። iteni a’idawi ḥayalati iyeni። እ__ ኣ___ ሓ___ እ___ i____ a______ h________ i_____ እተን ኣእዳው ሓያላት እየን። iteni a’idawi ḥayalati iyeni። ___ ____ ____ ____ _____ _______ _________ ______ እተን ኣእዳው ሓያላት እየን። iteni a’idawi ḥayalati iyeni።
The legs are also athletic.	ኣ_ጋ_‘_ን ሓ_ላ_ እ_ም_ a_i_a_i_w_n_ h_a_a_a_i i_o_i_ ኣእጋር‘ውን ሓያላት እዮም። a’igari‘wini ḥayalati iyomi። ኣ______ ሓ___ እ___ a___________ h________ i_____ ኣእጋር‘ውን ሓያላት እዮም። a’igari‘wini ḥayalati iyomi። _______ ____ ____ ____________ _________ ______ ኣእጋር‘ውን ሓያላት እዮም። a’igari‘wini ḥayalati iyomi።
The man is made of snow.	እ_ ሰ_ኣ_ ካ_ በ_ድ እ_። i_ī s_b_’_y_ k_b_ b_r_d_ i_u_ እቲ ሰብኣይ ካብ በረድ እዩ። itī sebi’ayi kabi beredi iyu። እ_ ሰ___ ካ_ በ__ እ__ i__ s_______ k___ b_____ i___ እቲ ሰብኣይ ካብ በረድ እዩ። itī sebi’ayi kabi beredi iyu። __ ____ __ ___ ___ ___ ________ ____ ______ ____ እቲ ሰብኣይ ካብ በረድ እዩ። itī sebi’ayi kabi beredi iyu።

He is neither wearing pants nor a coat.	ን_ ስ_ን ጃ_ት_ ኣ_ተ_ድ_ን_ n_s_ s_r_n_ j_k_t_n_ a_i_e_̱_d_n_n_። ንሱ ስረን ጃከትን ኣይተኸድነን። nisu sireni jaketini ayiteẖedineni። ን_ ስ__ ጃ___ ኣ_______ n___ s_____ j_______ a______________ ንሱ ስረን ጃከትን ኣይተኸድነን። nisu sireni jaketini ayiteẖedineni። __ ___ ____ ________ ____ ______ ________ _______________ ንሱ ስረን ጃከትን ኣይተኸድነን። nisu sireni jaketini ayiteẖedineni።
But the man is not freezing.	ግ_ እ_ ሰ_ኣ_ ኣ_ቆ_ር_ እ_። g_n_ i_ī s_b_’_y_ a_i_’_r_r_n_ i_u_ ግን እቲ ሰብኣይ ኣይቆርርን እዩ። gini itī sebi’ayi ayik’oririni iyu። ግ_ እ_ ሰ___ ኣ_____ እ__ g___ i__ s_______ a___________ i___ ግን እቲ ሰብኣይ ኣይቆርርን እዩ። gini itī sebi’ayi ayik’oririni iyu። __ __ ____ ______ ___ ____ ___ ________ ____________ ____ ግን እቲ ሰብኣይ ኣይቆርርን እዩ። gini itī sebi’ayi ayik’oririni iyu።
He is a snowman.	ን_ ሓ_ ብ_ር_ ዝ_ሰ_ሐ ሰ_ኣ_ እ_። n_s_ h_a_e b_w_r_c_’_ z_t_s_r_h_ā s_b_’_y_ i_u_ ንሱ ሓደ ብውርጪ ዝተሰርሐ ሰብኣይ እዩ። nisu ḥade biwirich’ī ziteseriḥā sebi’ayi iyu። ን_ ሓ_ ብ___ ዝ____ ሰ___ እ__ n___ h____ b_________ z__________ s_______ i___ ንሱ ሓደ ብውርጪ ዝተሰርሐ ሰብኣይ እዩ። nisu ḥade biwirich’ī ziteseriḥā sebi’ayi iyu። __ __ ____ _____ ____ ___ ____ _____ __________ ___________ ________ ____ ንሱ ሓደ ብውርጪ ዝተሰርሐ ሰብኣይ እዩ። nisu ḥade biwirich’ī ziteseriḥā sebi’ayi iyu።

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