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In order to view the Tigrinya characters in this article, you will need a Unicode Ge'ez font, such as (GF Zemen Unicode ). Unless otherwise indicated, Tigrinya verbs in this article are given in the usual citation form, the third person singular masculine perfect. ==Roots== A Tigrinya verb root consists of a set of consonants (or "literals"), usually three, for example, 'break' (citation form: ሰበረ ''säbärä''), 'sing' (citation form: ደረፈ ''däräfä''). Each three-consonant (or "triliteral") root belongs to one of three conjugation classes, conventionally known as A, B, and C, and analogous to the three conjugations of verbs in Romance languages. This division is a basic feature of Ethiopian Semitic languages. Most three-consonant roots are in the A class (referred to in this article as "3A"). In the citation form (perfect), these have no gemination and the vowel ''ä'' between both pairs of consonants. Examples are ሰበረ ''säbärä'' and ደረፈ ''däräfä''. The B class (referred to in this article as "3B") is distinguished by the gemination of the second consonant in all forms. Examples are ደቀሰ ''däk'k'äsä'' 'sleep' and ወሰኸ ''wässäxä'' 'add'. The relatively few members of the C class (referred to in this article as "3C") take the vowel ''a'' between the first and second consonants. Examples are ባረኸ ''baräxä'' 'bless' and ናፈቐ ''nafäx'ä'' 'long for, miss'. Tigrinya also has a significant number of four-consonant (or "quadriliteral") roots (referred to in this article as "4"). These fall into a single conjugation class. Examples are መስከረ ''mäskärä'' 'testify' and ቀልጠፈ ''k'ält'äfä'' 'hurry'. The language also has five-consonant (or "quinquiliteral") roots (referred to in this article as "5"). Most, if not all, of these are "defective" in the sense described below; that is, their simplest form takes the ''tä-'' prefix. Examples are ተንቀጥቀጠ ''tä-nk'ät'k'ät'ä'' 'tremble' and ተምበርከኸ ''tä-mbärkäxä'' 'kneel'. As is common in Semitic languages, roots containing "laryngeal" (that is, pharyngeal or glottal) consonants in any position or semivowels (''y'' or ''w'') in any but first position undergo various modifications. These are dealt with below under Conjugation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tigrinya verbs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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