No. 21 in Armenian
չեն
The Armenian word "չեն" translates to "are not" in English.
In a sentence
Երեխաները դպրոց չենք գնում։
The children don't go to school.
In this sentence, 'չենք' indicates the negative form of the verb 'to go' (գնալ) in the plural first person, implying an action that is not taken.
Մեր գաղափարներն այս ընդհանուր չեն կապվում։
Our ideas don't generally connect with this.
The word 'չեն' is used here as the plural third person form to negate the verb 'to connect' (կապվել).
Ես ասում եմ դա քանի որ բաները միշտ էլ այնպես չեն։
I say this because things aren't always like that.
In this context, 'չեն' negates the state of being described by the word 'անպես' in the plural third person form.
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