ենք

Armenian

Alternative forms

• յենք (yenkʻ) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography, following a vowel

Etymology

From Old Armenian եմք (emkʻ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [eŋkʰ], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): [jeŋkʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [eŋkʰ], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): [jeŋkʰ]

Verb

ենք • (enkʻ)

1. first-person plural present of եմ (em)

   Մենք հայ ենք։ ― Menkʻ hay enkʻ. ― We are Armenians.

   Մենք հայ չենք։ ― Menkʻ hay čʻenkʻ. ― We are not Armenians.

   Մենք գիրքը կարդալու ենք։ ― Menkʻ girkʻə kardalu enkʻ. ― We will read the book.