ለ-

Etymology
From.

Preposition

 * 1) to, for, belonging to.

Article

 * 1) the,

Usage notes
Unlike 🇨🇬 it can also be met in the construct state, even before nouns bearing pronominal suffixes. If there is a noun with adjective or numeral qualifier then either the noun or the adjective can bear it, usually first article, thereafter adjective, at last the noun. Also, in a list of nouns such as coordinated by it may be used just once in the beginning to make all nouns determinate.

Pronoun

 * 1)  the one

Usage notes
Usually precedes a verb, while it does need to be in the beginning of the relative clause (as Təgrē has SOV word order). If the verb has a preposition in its government then it goes in front of the preposition

Can be used without antecedent, for example:
 * translation into German:
 * translation into German:

It can also be omitted if the antecedent it refers to has the definite article—an opposite of the behaviour of 🇨🇬 which is required after.