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336) Past Tense - Negative Form - Rule

In English Language, “basic form” of a verb is used irrespective of person, number, and gender and the negation word “did not” is used in the past tense. (English)
In Amharic Language, the verb form varies with respective person, number, and gender. The verb form begins and ends in the following manner along with the subject. (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
I did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "I" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ሁም or ኩም" - (አላፈላሁም/አልተማርኩም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
We did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "We" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ንም" - (አላፈላንም/አልተማርንም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
You(m) did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "You(m)" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ህም or ክም" - (አላፈላህም አልተማርክም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
You(f) did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "You(f)" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with " ሽም" - (አላፈላሽም/አልተማርሽም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
She did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "She" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ችም" - (አላፈላችም/አልተማረችም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
You(pl) did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "You(pl)" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ችሁም" - (አላፈላችሁም/አልተማራችሁም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
He did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "He" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ም" - ( አላፈላም/አልተማረም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)
They did not make/learn. (English)
If the subject is "They" verb form begins with "አላ or አል" and ends with "ም" - (አላፈሉም/አልተማሩም). (Amharic)
(Tsamai)