Unit notes and practice questions
Everything here is for unit 1 of the Grade 9 Afaan Oromoo textbook: what the chapter covers, the short notes, practice questions with their answers, and the lesson video where one exists.
The cards filed under this chapter on the Grade 9 Afaan Oromoo page. Open one at a time.
When you use it
Use this when two words look almost the same and differ only in one doubled letter, as in Gubbaa and Gubaa.
Watch out
Dropping the doubled letter changes the meaning. Gubbaa (on top, irra keessa) written as Gubaa means fire (ho'aa). Write both letters wherever the sound is long.
Drafted from Grade 9 Afaan Oromoo, pages 1-9, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when asked to sort or identify the word class of each word in a sentence (garee jechootaa adda baasuu).
Watch out
Do not decide from meaning alone. Check the ending: a gochima ends in -ti or -dha, a maqaa names a thing or person, and a gochibsa tells how an action is done, as in saffisaan (quickly).
Drafted from Grade 9 Afaan Oromoo, pages 1-9, then checked twice before it went up
| Word class | Examples |
|---|---|
| Maqaa | saree, nama, mucaa |
| Maqibsa | dheertuu, bareedaa, qal'oo |
| Gochima | -ti, -dha, dha'e |
| Gochibsa | saffisaan, suuta, sirnaan |
| Durduubee | gara, irra, waa'ee, keessa |
When you use it
Use this when a question asks you to name the word classes of Afaan Oromoo or to label the class of a word.
Watch out
Students confuse maqaa (noun) with maqibsa (descriptive word). A word such as dheertuu describes a noun; it is not a noun itself.
Drafted from Grade 9 Afaan Oromoo, pages 1-9, then checked twice before it went up
10 multiple-choice questions written against this chapter, each with its answer and the reason. Try one before you open the answer. The questions are in Afaan Oromoo.
Question 1
Akka dubbisa dhiyaateetti, aadaan guddifachaa qaama sirna kamiiti?
Answer: A Sirna Gadaa
Why
Dubbisni akka ibsutti, guddifachaan aadaa Oromoo bara durii irraa eegalee beekamuufi qaama Sirna Gadaati.
Question 2
Aadaa guddifachaa biyya kana keessatti kan beeksise eenyuudha?
Answer: A Oromoodha
Why
Dubbisa keessatti akka ibsametti, aadaa guddifachaa biyya kana keessatti kan beeksise Oromoodha.
Question 3
Hiikni jecha sagalee laafaa qabu Booka jedhuu maali?
Answer: A Daadhii
Why
Akka fakkeenya kitaabaatti, jechi 'Booka' jedhu 'Daadhii' yoo ta'u, jechi 'Bokkaa' jedhu immoo 'Rooba' agarsiisa.
Question 4
Jechoota armaan gadii keessaa hiikni walfakkii jecha Karra jedhuu kami?
Answer: A Balbala
Why
Gilgaala 11 irratti akka dhiyaatetti, jechi 'Karra' jedhu 'Balbala' waliin hiika walfakkii qaba.
Question 5
Akka dubbisichaatti, daa'imman guddifaman qabeenya akkamii akka ijoollee hidda dhalootaatti dhaaluu danda'u?
Answer: A Lafaa, mana, horiifi maallaqa
Why
Dubbisni akka ibsutti, ijoolleen guddifaman qabeenya kanneen akka lafaa, mana, horiifi maallaqa qixxee ijoollee hidda dhalootaa qabaniitti argatu.
Question 6
Hiikni jecha Maseenummaa jedhu dubbisa keessatti maal agarsiisa?
Answer: A Dhala dhabuu
Why
Akka hiika jechootaa Gilgaala 8tti, maseenummaa jechuun dhala dhabuu jechuudha.
Question 7
Jechi Diddaa jedhu hiika jechoota armaan gadii keessaa isa kamiin walitti firooma?
Answer: A Fincila
Why
Gilgaala 11 keessatti, jechi 'Diddaa' jedhu hiika 'Fincila' jedhu waliin walitti firoomfameera.
Question 8
Garee jechootaa keessatti jechoonni akka gara, irra, waa'ee fi keessa jedhaman maaliin beekamu?
Answer: A Durduubee
Why
Kitaabichi akka ibsutti, jechoonni akka 'gara', 'irra', 'waa'ee' fi 'keessa' durduubee jalatti ramadamu.
Question 9
Akka dubbisichaatti, guddifachaan hidhata hawaasummaa bu'uurota sadan kam irratti mirkaneessa?
Answer: A Safuu, firoomaafi walkabajuu
Why
Dubbisa keessatti akka ibsametti, guddifachaan hidhata hawaasummaa safuu, firoomaafi walkabajuu irratti bu'uure mirkaneessuu keessatti duudhaa filatamaadha.
Question 10
Hima Ogeettiin sirnaan qormaata hojjette jedhu keessatti jechi sirnaan jedhu garee jechaa kami?
Answer: A Gochibsa
Why
Jechi 'sirnaan' hojiin qormaataa akkamitti akka raawwatame waan ibsuuf garee gochibsaa jalatti ramadama.
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Unit 1 runs from page 1 to page 9 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, Afaan Oromoo, 100 pages
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