Coptic for All - Lesson2-07

Level 2: Lesson 7

Adjectives and association

Adjectives

Association

Excercise

Test

Adjectives

Association

Excercise

Test

Adjectives

Adjectives in Coptic can be formed in a few ways:

1- Attaching an article to the beginning of the adjective word.
The article ⲙ̀ is used if the adjective starts with one of these letters ( ⲃ ⲙ ⲡ ⲫ ⲯ ) The article ⲛ̀ is used if the adjective starts with any other letter - examples:

+ Ⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ = The only begotten Son

+ Ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ = Your good Father

💡 Please note that in this case the adjective and the word it describes can swap places - eample:

ϯϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ = the golden senser = ϯⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ

2- Using definite articles to define the adjective - examples:

+ Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ = Lord (the) God

+ Ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ = George (the) martyr

3- Using the article ϧⲁ with a personal pronoun - examples:

+ Ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ = We, the Christians

+ Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ = I, the sinner

Association

We can associate Coptic words in two ways (Where in English you can just use the word “of”)

1- Using the word ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ = of . examples:

+ Ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ = The Son of God

+ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ = the crown of the year

2- Attaching an article to the beginning of the associated word.
The article ⲙ̀ is used if the word starts with one of these letters ( ⲃ ⲙ ⲡ ⲫ ⲯ ) The article ⲛ̀ is used if the word starts with any other letter - examples:

+ Ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ = The Son of God

+ ⲑ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ = The mother of Jesus

Exercise

Lesson 7 exercise

In order to complete the test you need to answer All the questions. When you are done click the "finish" button in the final slide

Test

Lesson 7 test

In order to complete the test you need to answer All the questions. When you are done click the "finish" button in the final slide

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Level 1

+ Learn the Coptic Alphabet

+ Read simple words and examples from the liturgy

+ Practice reading the Lord's prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Level 2

+ Indefinite and definite articles

+ Present tense

+ Past tense

+ Possessive adjectives

+ Adjectives & association

+ Structure of Coptic sentence

Level 3

+ Demonstrative pronouns

+ Negation of the past tense

+ Future tense

+ 2^nd Past tense

+ Possessive pronouns

+ Studying the First Canticle

Level 4

+ Imperative

+ Verb relation to object 2^nd and 3^rd degrees

+ Past continuous

+ Study the Lord’s prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Level 5

Advanced level, the curriculum will be tailored to the participants’ needs