M. Nikolaishvili N. Bagration-Davitashvili
Georgian Language
(Intensive Course)
Tbilisi 2012
1 УДК 809.463.1 N67 The present work represents the English version of M.Nikolaishvili’s book «Грузинский Язык» («Georgian Language») published in 1999. which is recognised by the Ministry of Education of Georgia as a sound basic course text book of the Georgian Language for the non-Georgian students.
The course includes all topics needed for everyday relations and also gives an idea of the basic grammatical peculiarities of the Georgian language. The book can be used as a self study course as well.
Editor Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor E. Babunashvili, K. Gelashvili
Reviewers: Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor F. Uturgaidze, Professor T. Injia
Proof Reader: Lydia West.
Technical Editor: P. Korkia
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© M. Nikolaishvili, N. Bagration-Davitashvili
ISBN 978-9941-0-4539-4 BY THE AUTHOR
The present book represents a basic course of the Georgian language, with a preface stating the general characteristics of the grammar of this language. The book begins with the study of writing and reading. Then follow texts, that encompass all the main topics of the language spoken in everyday life and are intended for an exact knowledge of the spoken Georgian language. There are ten topics in the book and each of them is divided into sections short texts, composed of the most frequently used words, grammatical explanations, the need of which may arise from the text. The explanations concern other forms of individual words marked with an asterisk. Ibidem are exercises, lexical groups connected with a topic, and at the end, a text that includes represented dialogues on certain subjects. At the end of the book there are lexical-grammatical exercises for each parts. All this as a whole comprises more than 2000 words. A literal translation (l.t. abbreviation) is given in some cases in order to comprehend better certain Georgian phrases.
You should familiarize yourself with the form of the word, understand the grammar, repeat the text many times (at least 12) until you are able to repeat it at the same tempo (speed) as the speaker. Studies on one topic should last for two to three weeks. CD should be heard every day. The lessons are recorded with musical effects to give rise to cause certain emotional reaction.
3 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE
There are 33 sounds in the modern Georgian language: five vowels that in pronunciation are exactly the same as there English equivalents and 28 consonants, with the some that are characteristic of only the Georgian language. According to the method of formation they are divided into three groups: sonorous solitaries; fricatives pairs; occlusives triples. There are also specific consonant complexes, so called harmonious complexes that are pronounced smoothly in the Georgian language. In the initial lessons, consonants and harmonious complexes are emphasized to attract your attention and to enable you to master them easily. Georgian is a so called agglutinative language: grammatical (morphological) categories are expressed by means of appropriate affixes (prefixes and suffixes) and each affix has its function. Of course there are exceptions, such as, when two grammatical categories are expressed by one affix. There is no category of gender. There are seven cases: Nominative, Ergative, Dative, Genitive, Ablative, Adverbial and Vocative. Case inflections are the same in both the singular and plural forms, but in the plural suffixes forming the plural are added to the stem, because a number of phonetical changes (reduction and clipping) depend on them. Special attention should be paid to the so called Ergative case, which has no equivalent in English or in any IndoEuropean language. This case is used only for the expression of the subject in the construction of active verbs in the past perfect tense and in its subjunctive. In English there is no Adverbial case either, that is used for the expression of secondary parts of a sentence. As in all languages, pronouns have an original declension. Their forms should be memorized. The most difficult part of speech in Georgian is the verb in that it may be mono-personal, bi-personal and tri-personal. Bipersonal and tripersonal verbs are those with which two or three persons are connected by sense, but in contrast to English, these persons may be marked in the verb by means of subjective and objective person markers. Very often personal markers in verbs are lost because of certain reasons. We have tried to outline and explain such cases. Thus, the verb in the Georgian language is conjugated according to both the subjective and objective person markers. When a verb changes according to a subjective person marker, it belongs to the subjective version. When a verb changes 4 according to an objective person markers, it belongs to the objective version. The difficulty of the Georgian verb arises out of the fact, that many morphological categories are simultaneously expressed in it by means of affixes. Because of the difficulty of formation and also because of the function of tenses and moods of the Georgian verb, there are only 6 tenses and moods: present, past imperfect or past continuous, future, past perfect or past non- continuous, II subjunctive and the I resulting are all represented in this book. Georgian syntax is also distinguished by a number of peculiarities, namely: the cases of a subject are the Nominative, the Ergative and the Dative. Direct and indirect objects are similarly the main parts of a sentence as subject and predicate. The direct object may occure in two cases the Nominative and the Dative. It should be mentioned, that some peculiarities of the Georgian language that represent certain difficulties are interpreted by us with a slight difference than is usual in traditional grammars. This is done in order to present as simply as possible quite difficult Georgian grammar and ease the learning of the spoken language for the non-Georgian representatives of different professions. If we achieve this goal, we shall regard that we have achieved our objective with success. But if some have a wish to learn the grammatical structure of the Georgian language more deeply for such cases, there are many investigations and manuals, the authors of which are well-known Georgian linguists. We shall mention here only one of these books «Basics of Georgian language Grammar», the author of which is the outstanding Georgian linguist, academician Akaki Shanidze. When somebody begins the study of a foreign language, he becomes certainly interested in the people, speaking this language and also in its culture. We have tried to satisfy this interest although not in depth.
5 6 ABOUT GEORGIA
Georgia is a country with an ancient history. It lies in the Caucasus. In the east it borders upon Azerbaijan, in the west upon the Black Sea, in the north Caucasian ridge and in the south Armenia and Turkey. Archeological finds and written sources found in almost all corners of the land clearly testify to the ancient origin of the Georgian people. The earliest find is a mandible of a primitive man (2,5 mln 700 thousand years) found under the medieval site of the ancient settlement of Dmanisi. The burial grounds and remains of settlements of the VI millennium B.C. and almost all the following ages are to be found on the territory of Georgia. From an archeological point of view Georgia is especially rich in materials of the Hellenistic – late ancient period (IVcentury B.C. IV century A.D.) .It was a time when the Georgian states were forming. Two Georgian states Kolkheti (West Georgia) and Iberia or Kartli (East and South Georgia) had already existed for 2600 years. The founder of the latter was a native of Mtskheta, King Parnavaz liberator. In the VII century B.C. Mtskheta became the capital of the state of Kartli. The Georgian alphabet also has an ancient history. It belongs to one of the 14 ancient alphabets of the world and is distinguished by its originality. The chronicler and historian of the XI century, Leonti Mroveli, connects the creation of the Georgian alphabet with the name of King Parnavaz. An ancient Georgian inscription was found in Palestine. The well-known Italian archeologist, Virgilio Korbo, found in 1952-53 in Palestine, in the Judaic desert near Bethlehem the ruins of a Georgian monastery with three preserved Georgian inscriptions. The most ancient of them dates from 432-452. On the territory of Georgia an ancient Georgian inscription (493-494) can be seen in the church of Bolnisi Sion. The first literary writing «The Martyrdom of the St Queen Shushanik», was by Jakob Tsurtaveli and was written in 476483. According to legend the first time Christianity was preached in West Georgia in the first century A.D., during the reign of Aderk by Saint Andrew and Simon the Canaanite, but the king did not adopt the new religion and Christianity did not spread. In the IV century, in 337, King Mirian declared Christianity to be the state religion. The enlightener was a young lady from Capadoccia, St. Nino, who brought with her a cross made from vine branches bound with her own hair.
7 After that king Mirian built in Mtskheta the first wooden church «SvetiTskhoveli». In the second half of the V century King Vakhtang Gorgasali announced that Tbilisi would be the new capital of Georgia. According to a popular legend, while hunting in the environs of present day Tbilisi the king shot a pheasant, which fell into a hot spring and was boiled. There was an unusual odour. The king ordered a city to be built on the site and himself gave it the name «Tpili» (warm). In the course of history the name underwent changes and now the capital of Georgia is called «Tbilisi». From ancient times, travellers were delighted with the sulphur baths of Tbilisi. According to a Persian document there were «65 bath-houses» in Tbilisi in the XIII century. The sulphur waters of Tbilisi have important therapeutic properties. Because of its geopolitical position and beautiful scenery Georgia has always appeared to be a tasty morsel for foreign invaders. That is why the history of Georgia is written in blood. The Georgian always had in his hand a sword ready for the defence of his native land. In the beginning of the XII century appeared the greatest statesman, politician and cultural figure – David Bagrationi (1089-1125) whom people named David the Builder. The king was a far-sighted and wise ruler. He managed to restore the power of the country to foreign invaders and united his country. He liberated Tbilisi from the Arab yoke that had lasted for seven centuries and declared it as the permanent capital of Georgia. King David joined to his possessions land on both sides of the Caucasus from sea to sea, «from Nikopsia to Darubandi» and created a united Caucasian state. This educated sovereign laid the foundation for « the golden era» of the Georgian state, that achieved its highest point at the end of the XII and beginning of the XIII centuries during the reign of Queen Tamar (11841213). Majestic churches and monasteries: Ikorta, Kvatakhevi, Ikalto, Gelati, Geguti, Bertubani, Kintsvisi, Betania, Ubisi and others were built in the XII century. Shota Rustaveli the author of the immortal poem «Knight in the Tiger’s Skin», and also the outstanding philosophers: Ephrem Mtsire, Ioane Petrici, Arsen Ikaltoeli, Goldengravers Beka and Beshken Opisari all created their masterpieces in the same period. In the 1230s Georgia fell under the yoke of new conquerers – the Mongols. After a hundred years fight the Georgians managed to restore a united independent country.
8 But new wars and disasters followed at the end of the XVIII century a treaty was concluded between Russia and Georgia (KartlKakheti), according to which Georgia became an ally of Russia. But in 1801 the Russian Emperor Alexandr I issued a manifest due to which KartlKakheti state was abolished and joined to Russia. Georgia no longer existed as an independent country. In 1918 the Georgian democratic republic was created. In 1921 its independence was again lost but was restored in 1991. Today Georgia is an independent country, with a President and Parliament at the head.
Shota Rustaveli «Knight in the tiger’s skin» The first printed book. 1712
Portrait of Shota Rustaveli Fresco from a Jerusalem monastery, XIIc.
Folk Song «Urmuli» («Bullockchart») Performed by A. Gonashvili and «Rustavi» ensemble, Art supervisor A.Erkomaishvili
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1.Mount Kazbegi (5055m) 2.Pitsunda, a resort on the Black Sea 5 coast 2. Jvari, church near the city of Mtskheta, VIc, situated on a mountain 8 near the merging of the Mtkvari and Aragvi Rivers. 4. Plate of St. George – fighting a dragon, XV Georgian cloisonne enamel work. 5,6,7 Georgian fruit 6 8. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in the city of Mtskheta, built 1010-1023 by the Georgian architect Arsakisdze 10 Part I
Reading and Writing 12 In the modern Georgian language there are 33 sounds that have their written signs, i.e. letters. Each letter of the Georgian alphabet represents a sound, which is pronounced almost always the same. Cursive letters insignificantly differ from printed ones. There are also no capital letters. Only one symbol is used to designate one sound. In consequence of these peculiarities Georgian orthography is simple as compared with English that of many and other languages. If you pronounce the word correctly, you will always write it correctly. That is why we give special attention to the pronunciation of sounds that are not in English, but characterize Georgian. There are 5 vowels in Georgian and all of them are pronounced as in English. As for consonants the matter is more difficult. Some of them are like English ones, others differ. Consonants, which are pronounced as in English: # b( g% d7 v,; z, - l. m/ n3 r4 s, š(sh), č(ch), +? (j), ) h, t, ' p, 2 k The different consonants: 15 , voiceless glottalized consonants which we mark with stops. ptk . .. $8 they are compound consonants. + we have correspondence pronounce in English. As for others: $ c, 8 c., č.. 9 the place of articulation is a long the back of the tongue and the soft pate. x voiced, 9 voiceless : [.q] voiceless glottalized. The root of the tongue is pressed against the back wall of the pharynx. [z ] voiced pronounced as in the English word [measure], ) guttural aspirated fricative h. The cassettes will help you to pronounce each of them clearly.
13 WRITING OF GEORGIAN LETTERS
Georgian letters are written in a fourlined net as in English, but the letters have no slope. Some of the Georgian letters exceed the line upwards or downwards. Two letters exceed both up and down. The letters are shown not in alphabetical order, but according to the similarity of their outlines.
On the line are written:
One is located on the line, two exceed it upwards:
Are on the line and exceed it upwards:
(dz)
x š(sh) b s
z r č (ch)
14 Begin on the line and go downwards:
ž
Begin below the line and exceed upwards onto the line:
γ ()
Begin on the line and go down:
Exceed the line upwards and downwards:
k
15 Georgian writing has passed through three stages of development: asomtavruli (capitals), nuskhuri, and mkhedruli. Texts written in asomtavruli are found until theXI century, nuskhuri began to spread from the XI to XIX centuries, and mkhedruli, which we use at present, appeared in the X century. Each type of Georgian writing: asomtavruli, nuskhuri and mkhedruli show a regular development as regards graphic outline.
16 READ ALOUD BY SYLLABLE BY SYLLABLE!
Proper names composed from sounds that are also in English are given below. *"."*"."3*&.".&3*.04&.;*"."/"/""/"/"/"/*/0 /0/"/6/6/"/6-*4"#"-*"-"-*-*-*-&-"-&*-" -"."3"-"".".*"."3*/&&-&/&("(";";";*/";"*3" *".;&3".";30."/.63."/40404&4&4"-0.&40-0.0/ 7"/07""*0."%0/"66/"#&"/3&7";03&/""-7" 903&"/ .*9&*- 97*" #"#"-& #&-" #&/0 ;""- *"4& *7"/&.&3"#%0%0%"-*%*"/"%&./".*90#"%3*#"97" -&7"/$"$"$*$03646%"/$*4"/""/*."3*"."/;03 6""3*-(*("(0(*(*03(*(63"."34&/"4-"/(*7* 0/*4&7"3-".-6*;"3&;0("#3*&-.*/%*"&-*;#"3
Among the earliest monuments of Christian Georgia, Bolnisi Sioni (478493) occupies one of the first places as regards both historical and artistic value.
Inner appearance of the church.
1. Proper names are given in the Vocative case, which is used for addressing someone. Proper nouns have no case inflection in the Vocative case but are represented by a nounstem.
17 Exercises for the correct pronunciation of sounds that characterize Georgian. Listen attentively. Try to imitate them well. Then repeat with the speaker:
:( ! !!! --!'!!$'
C9 (( ((' ' ! ! -(!('' ' !
G* ,, ,!, !! ,!,' !' !, - --&!
>D ##))#!#!!)))')')-)-##-
6J //!!/!/!/'/-/-/'/'/
, !!!!''''!''!
L 111!1'!1'11'11!
18 EXAMPLES OF SOUNDS THAT CHARACTERIZE THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE:
&"7-& &&&*" ***& *"*0 !0*& !**" *"3*&- "5* *-*1& *-*.0/ 3*%0/ */" "" &" 0." &%0 "."3 **" 0" '&0 '4&/*" "#" *.* &."- 6.#&3 *.&3 0-" **!0 "#6"9"6/"/"&-" "#6!" /"3"."/ /"-"/. /7"-" 66/"6'*""4." (7"/"(6-'"/%&4&*/& &*,0&304*/& ("-"'**0/ &!-& */"*/ -& !&4"/&."3".;"0.;&'"-" .7"3*4"40*!0400 "*."/ "$" *'3*" '3*4**/& '&&7"/ '&*""/"4&"&0-0/"3 &7"/#"(3"*#"'"3#".7"#&4*!#&'" #**/"(0"%"7*%"0&-(6 "&3&!-&&3&.7&.*"7*'*03 ;"'"3*";"'30 "."; &%03& 03/*&."'4*.&."!" '"*90430 '3*4&03& $0*/& 639" *"#&3 /7"3/7"3& 3"*&- *3"!-* /*!0-0;
The walls of Bolnisi Sioni retain ancient samples of the Georgian written language of (493-494)
19 READ ALOUD COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD – @FB9? $!* !*& $!& !+*$ !& $!+ + $ . ' * !.!&*'+ !- !'& ' !& !'$-%! %'+!! +'*.$' %*'!' %'&!' %*!! /20! /!* !2! &*- &&% &* .! &&$! &'$'&! +&&! !&'&! !&! !$!&!&! +*& ! !'&! !$ .! .!*! !*$! * &*!& .+**! .+**$!&!2%!+!*!- & *%&!$ !!+$&! &'*. !!&'&2!$'*-+!-!*!&!- '+$.!2*! &! *-+! $&! +'%0! -$ *! +*&! !&'! !&! *-%!&! * !!! *-&!+! +*'&! -*'%&! -2!! .&! CITIES OF THE WORLD – @FB9? Write in Georgian and don’t forget the inflection of the Nominative case. London, Oslo, Berlin, Belgrad, Milan, Sophia, Barcelona, Saragosa, Derbi, Liverpool, Sidney, Delhi, Bombay D4?4D85< 74 >BAG &*!2! '' %'+!'.! .& +*'!'$%! .!& *'&! !$!+! -$' !!*' &**+!! !'*!$'!%&+**!'+ #'&*!&&*!.*'&2!%*!>*!!.+**$!&**'*! 1. In Georgian nouns are said to be in the Nominative case i.e. the Nominative case is the lexical form of the noun, the inflection of the Nominative case is the lexical form of the noun. The Inflection of the Nominative case « *» is added to consonant-stem nouns. Vowel-stem nouns lose the mentioned inflection in the Nominative case. That is why in the examples in Georgian * is added to nouns, that in English end with a consonant, and others, that end with a vowel in Georgian, are the same. For example: Iran America – 20 READ ALOUD AND REMEMBER! CITIES AND RESORTS OF GEORGIA F4D4E*I8?BF D4?4D85< 74 >HEBEG85< !$!+! '-!+! -%! +'0-%! %. .!&.$! '! $.! /.*$! '2-* ! 2- !! 0$'$'! */.*$! !-*'* '%! -/$*-' ''-$! '*$! '+&! -!&&$! -$# -.*! -&'*! -/&! -.!!+! +&-*! +!&! -$& !0 %*'$-*! -! /2 ! !&! -$*!! !.!& -- Write in Georgian Gori, Zugdidi, Shovi, Surami, Gudauri, Oni, Gagra, Ochamchire, Gali, Dmanisi, Bolnisi, Marneuli, Gardabani REGIONS OF GEORGIA - F4D4E*I8?BF>H*K885< 02! +% *$' !%*! -*! * * $.-%! +.&! '*$! !0! -! .!0.!%!-$!0.+-*! %+0! +%0 .0! RIVERS OF GEORGIA - F4D4E*I8?BF @7 %*!.*! * ! *!'&! & -*! '*'0! * .! 2!! $!0.! !'*! /.!*!$ !*-$+-+$ !0*%! !''*! *'& '+&! *0-* '* '%-$ .&!+-/$! *!+-/$! )4I< M(I4 - THE BLACK SEA 21 In Georgian words with a different meaning are formed from one stem by means of prefixes and suffixes. In these examples you can convince your-self: Nationality D4E*I8?< 58E.8A< 9E4A:< Language D4E*H?< 58E.AH?< 9E4A:H?< Country F4D4E*I8?B F458E.A8*< F49E4A:8*< Nationality FB@8K< *HED< EHF< Language FB@KHE< *HEDH?< EHFH?< Country FB@K8*< *HED8*< EHF8*< Nationality 8FC4A8?< FC4EF8?< Nationality D4E*H?< :I4E85< – Georgian Surnames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art II Acquaintances T–1 **@8)8A @86 4E4 @<)4IF Dat. # #$#) ,$',$# So so (I feel so so l.t.) Gen. $ # $ # ) ,$',$# 1. @86 (I too). @8 - I 6 (too) particle. 2. Polite phrase, pronoun of II person, plural.. 3. Nominative – F4K8?B5<*< Ergative – @B*KEB5<*< Dative – @<68@<*< Genitive A4*8F4B5<*< 24 Table of Subjective Person Markers Sg. Pl. 1 I I ∅ I ∅ * II K ∅ K ∅ * III ______F 4 B 8A 4A A A8A 8F K is subjective II person marker in both numbers (sing, and pl.). This marker was used in ancient Georgian, but in modern language it is found only in two verbs: one of them - regarding the other see p57. In separate cases II subjective person has no number. * marker of plural. 8A8F4AA8AA III person marker, plural, indicates the person and number at the same time. Remember! Conjugation of verb LB9A4 in the Present tense @8 I I8A I* )8A K ',$ K* The verb is often presented in a shortened form , which is attached to the previous word. For example: (Men) ) (is) = (town) ) (is) = etc As in Georgian subjective personal markers of the verb are organically connected with personal pronouns. The latter are often not used. They are implied. For example $ = $ The form of the verb $ requires the pronoun and vice versa. requires the verbal form $, so they are interconditional. If a verb changes form according to subjective personal markers it is a verb of the subjective order. Thus is a verb of the subjective order. Remember! The person according to which the verb is conjugated we call the BASIC person of the verb. In monopersonal verbs of the subjective version in the Present tense the noun (pronoun) that expresses a basic person is presented in the Nominative. The construction of monopersonal verbs will look like ! the following: Basic person Subjective order bas.p. – basic person V – symbol of the verb subj.o. – subjective order Nom.case V For example: 474@<4A< >46< human being (man) @4@<74 aunt (father’s sister) 5<.4 uncle 5<6B?4 aunt (uncle’s wife) D4?< 7874>46< woman 78<74)I46< @4@4>46< man @4@<74)I F<.8 7 787 @4@ 585<4 7<7874 grandmother @8:B54E< friend 545H4 C4C4 grandfather 4@K4A4:< comrade { A46AB5< acquaintance )I< (yes)affirmative particle (simple form) 7 78<74 aunt (mother’s sister) For example: *4"3*4%&%" *4"3*47*-* 26 Phrases. .&7"3%&%" &/9"3%&%" *4"3*4%&%" .&7"3."." &/9"3."." *4"3*4."." .&7"37*-* &/9"37*-* *4"3*47*-* .&7"3#*" &/9"3#*" *4"3*4#*" .&7"3#"#6" &/9"3#"#6" *4"3*4#"#6" .&7"37*-*7*-* &/9"37*-*7*-* *4"3*47*-*7*-* /"/"$0-*" &.0 2."3*" 2&*7*-*" /6/67*-*7*-*" .&3"#* ."" .&3*%"" 2&&7"/* 3 "-*" /"/"&.*$0-*" &.0&.* 2."3*" 7"95"/(**.*4*2."3*" 7"95"/(**.*4*2."3*" %*"97"95"/(**.*4*2."3*" */"&/*7*-*" */"&.*7*-*" /*/0*.*4*7*-*7*-*" %*"9/*/0*.*4*7*-*7*-*" .&3*27&/*%"" %*"9 .&3*&.*%"" 1 An interrogative sentence without an interrogative word is pronounced with rising intonation at the end of the phrase. 27 *8@< )8A< @ 28 For example: &(2"-* (The woman near you). A demonstrative pronoun *4 shows nearness to the third person. For example *42"-* (that woman). *** * * : There are often special interrogative words in interrogative sentences. These words usually appear at the beginning of the sentence. For example I I For example: I46< 54I)I< 7874 )I E4 interrogative pronoun that is used for all other animated and inanimate things. For example: E4 DI8L4A4 D4?4D< @7 **** :4<64A<* meet (become acquainted with) somebody :46AB54 acquaintance :4@464A<* introduce me to somebody. Conjugation of the verb «7*$/0#» (I’ m acquainted with somebody) Sg. %0* Pl.%** I % I!&' %+ .& I!&'* %+ II & !&' %+ ).& !&'* %+ III !+ !&'F %+ !+!&! !&'8A %+ The verb 7*$/0# is a bipersonal, in the Present tense, the subjective order changes according to the subjec tive person markers, and the second person objective (in the given case) does not change and is represented in the third person and has no person marker. The personal pronoun of the III person, that expresses an objective person is always in the Dative case. Remember! A person according to which the verb is not conjugated i.e. according to which the verb does not ! change its form, we call a nonbasic person of the verb. Thus in the verb I<6AB5@8@4F one person, (@8 is basic, the other (@4F non-basic. 1. Questions that may arise in connection with the verb :4<64A<*, are answered on p. 111. Now only remember the forms. 29 Remember! When a bi-personal noun is in the present tense, the subjective order, noun (pronoun) that expresses ! the basic person is in the Nominative case and the nonbasic person is in the Dative. Basic person Subjective order Non basic person Nominative case V Dative case For example @8 " @4F )8A @4F ?8I4A < <6AB5 F A Finish writing: # !&' $! )$ !&' '* !'* ! !&' #+ %2 &+ is building +0$ house * 0,. (is drawing) +-* picture) && #*.+ is sewing) #+ (dress %&& /* (is writing) .$ home-work) %* #!0-$'+ is reading) /! & (book) Miniatures of Adishi: quadri-chapter of a 879 Gospel Miniatures of Jruchi quadri-chapter (936-940) 1. Inflection of proper names in the Nom.case follow general rules (see p.20) Thus, the Nom.case ."/"/" ∅ 0"3* &-&/& ∅ ".";* (*03(* ∅ &&3* /*/0 ∅ -&7"/* /6/6 ∅ etc. 30 Vocabulary ! ., ) */, Interrogative words I8A Where to? E4@78A< How many? EB:BE How? EB7 CHE< bread @4:<74 table @4E4@< chair 9H?< money G8?89BA< telephone JL4?< water B9 6 4 sky G54 lake @M8 sun JL4EB spring @*I4E8 moon @ 31 Table of Objective Person Markers T–3 Sing. Plur. I @ 222:I 222 E4 :DI<4* )8A II : 222: 222 * What is your name? III ;F Ø2 ;FØ2 * @8 @DI<4* A4A4 My name is Nana. For I and II persons both in the singular and plural the direct E4 ;DI<4* )8AF 74F and indirect objects have similar markers, and for the III person What is your sister’s name? the direct object has no marker in modern Georgian 8@F 74F ;DI<4 @8E< Only indirect objects have III person markers ; F My sister’s name is Mary both in the singular and plural, and they are used E4 ;DI<4 )8AF 6B?F only before occlusive consonants. In other cases the marker is absent What is your wife’s name? is used before : #'1(2,: 8@F6B?F;DI<4A *@DI<4 (my name is). The verb changes 1. The direct object shows that the action is transferred its form according to its objective person immediately (directly). It may appear in the Dative or markers i.e. it is a verb of the objective Nominative case. order. 2. The indirect object where the action is transferred indirectly. It is always in the Dative case.All tri-personal and passive bipersonal verbs have indirect objects (see p.82) 32 Write the following verbs in the III person Examples: I person III person @8@DI<4 @ JLHE<4 (I am thirsty), @ )<4 (I am hungry), @ :4IF (He looks like me), @ :BA<4 (It seems to me), @ J4@F (I believe), @ 8F@ For example: 4" " "4" 8 " "8 4" " 4" 8 " 8 4" 4" 8 8 If an objective person marker of the I person is followed.by a vowel <, it might be given unchanged, but sometimes in the III person of both numbers the vowel H stands in its place. For example: <%" < < <%" < < H%" H < " "<%" " "< " "< " <%" " < " < H%" H < Usually the verbs of the objective order have both subjective and objective person markers, although the verbs themselves may not only be bipersonal but also monopersonal. In monopersonal verbs of the objec- tive order one person is omitted by its sense, but the person marker is given in the verb (if it is not lost for phonetic reasons). So monopersonal and bi-personal verbs are similar in form. Manuscripts of Gelati, Jruchi and Alaverdi Gospels still exist. 1 Subjective III person markers in the singular and the marker in the plural are attached at the end of the verb. 33 Remember! When a verb of the objective order is in the Present tense, the basic person stands in the Dative ! case and the non-basic person in the Nominative. Basic person Objective order Non-basic person Dative case. V Nominative case Bi-personal verbs Mono-personal verbs % @DI<4!+ My name is % @. Conjugation of the verb (to need @, Vocabulary : @ 7 @47?B54 5B7<) :@47?B5* Thank you 7<7< @47?B54 Thank you very/so much 5B7<)< I’m sorry 5B7<)F I 1. Morphologically, the basic person may be both subject (s) and object (direct or indirect), but in the case given it does not matter 34 T-4 T-5 E4 :I4E<F4 K4E* E4 8EBIA85 *In Georgian while addressing older and respected *&307/* (by nationality) -<* is an inflection people D4?54GBAB (Mrs.) and 54GBAB (Mr) of the Ablative case are used before the name. ** 2"37&-* Georgians For example: 54GBAB : 35 *Numerals In Georgian numerals are divided into: T-6 1) cardinals (E4B78AB5<*<, question: – E4@78A< (how many?). E4@78A< J? Other compound numerals in which the conjunction 74 is absent (or implied) are written separately For example 4F BE< = +2), 4*4F Indefinite Numerals 6KE44F EI41908=1000+900+8) 58IE< @E4I4?< many (much) 6BG4 few (little) Remember. 1. Ordinal numerals are formed from cardinal ones by means of a prefix @8 and a suffix 8 for example @8038 @84".8etc (exception). 1*37&-* (the first). 2. Fractional numerals are formed from ordinal ones by means of a suffix 7 For example: @84".87* @80987* etc. (Exception /"9&7"3* - half, .&-* whole). 36 Formation of cardinal numerals from 11 to 19 *8E*@8G< *BE@8G< 64@8G< *B*K@8G< $ *KH*@8G< $! *8DIF@8G< " I<7@8G< " *IE4@8G< " 6KE4@8G< $ Define the components of these numerals and write them in figures. B6 + 74 + BE< $ $! $! $ $ $$! $ For example: Cardinal Ordinal Fractional +%! @8+%8 III @8+%87! *%,! @8*%,8 XI @8*%,87! '0-! '@80-8 XXV '@80-87! **M8 (on) postposition, is added to the Dative case and the case inflection is always omitted. For example: 034M8 %&%"&.4M8 Let’s do some Arithmetic +%!%, 8E*F @ 3 %'#$ KH*F :4@BI4>?B* BE< : 1' 4*< :4ILB* BEM8** Write in words: II, V, IX, X, XX, XI, XV, XIV, XXI, 77, 101, 1005, 1110, 1955, 1998, 2000 37 *)< (in) postposition. It is attached to the T–7 Dative case. Case inflection is always omitted. For example: EB7 Akaki Tsereteli (1840-1915) 38 *6KBIEB5@ you live is a mono personal verb of T–8 the subjective order. As you already know, the subject in the III person (p.25) has three markers in the singular: F4B and five in the plural: F47 6KBIEB5* Rules for their usage are explained below. Where do you live? @8 I6KBIEB5 *5 REMEMBER! If the stem of a verb in the Present tense ends with a consonant, the subjetive person marker in ! the III person singular will be –F, and in the plural –8A 1 !+ ………. C F !+!&! ………. C8A For example: "# " "2 "! #F "F ! F #8A "8A ! 8A "$ 4I " 4I "$4I " "4@ $ 4I 4I $4I "4@ $ 4I 4I $4I "4@ " 85 "85 " 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 "! B5 " #"B5 " $!B5 ! B5 #"B5 $!B5 ! B5 #"B5 $!B5 Pay attention to the specially detached verbal endings 4I4@85B5 They are called thematic markers. 1 C – stands for a consonant 2 IDFBI I knit; IHF@8A I listen; I58,74I I type; IK874I I see; IFI4@ I drink; I4D85 Ipraise; I4>8*85 I do; I@H)4B5 I work; IFJ4I?B5 I learn. 39 The verb @L4IF (I have someone) is a bi T–9 personal verb of the objective order. It is used with nouns that express animated things. * 7874 :L4IF For example: .& @L4IF %&%"."."2."3* Have you a mother? /"$/0#* "-*,"5" 309" 7<4K 7874 @L4IF* @4@46 @L4IF With nouns expressing inanimate things a Yes, I have a mother and a father too. bipersonal verb of the objective order is used 6B?< @4DIF (I have something). Wife? For example: .& @4DIF 4"9-* '6-* 6B?< 4E4 @L4IF 8*(/*0"9* etc. I have no wife. H6B?B** K4E Are not you married? 7<4K Yes. Conjugation of the verb @L4IF )8AF .@4F ;L4IF 6B?< Has your brother a wife? 7<4K 8@<.@46B?<4A<4*** Yes, my brother is married. Sg. .9 3 Pl..3 3 )8AF 74F ;L4IF D@4E< Has your sister a husband? @L4IF " :IL4IF 4E48@<744E4E ***6B?<4A<@ married. The wordbuilding suffix –< 4 A expresses possession, existence. For example: '6-< 4 A * 7*-<4A* . The great Georgian poet Vaja Pshavela (1861-1915) 40 Vocabulary Adjectives 7<7< big C4G4E4 small @4(4?< tall 7454?< short :E.8?< long @B>?8 short :4A<8E< wide I Write about your family and relatives in about 100 words: 1) What’s your name? 4) How old are you (they)? 2) Where do you live? 5) Are you married? 3) Members of the family-their names 41 $% Getting to know you. :4@4E=B54 - Good afternoon/evening. :4:<@4E=BF - Good afternoon/evening. EB:BE4 K4E - How are you? :@47?B5* >4E:47 *DI8A - Well, thank you, and how are you? EB:BE4 K4E* >4E:47 - Well. !:4@ .4?<4A F4F<4@BIAB4 - Pleased to meet you. : 54GBAB B*4E @ 42 - romel klasSi xar? In which form are you? - meoTxeSi. Fourth. - nino, Seni da ramdeni Nino, how old is your sister? wlisaa? - Cemi da oci wlisaa. My sister is twenty. - ra hqvia Sens das? What is your sister’s name? - Cems das hqvia nana. My sister’s name is Nana. - gaTxovilia? Is she married? - ara, jer ar aris gaTxo- No, she is not married yet. vili. - nino, bebia da babua gya- - Nino, have you a grandmother and grandfather? vs? - diax, bebia da babua mya- - Yes, I have a grandmother and grandfather. vs. - sad cxovroben isini? - Where do they live? - isini biZaCemTan cxovro- - They live with my uncle, in Mtskheta. ben, mcxeTaSi. - es gogona vinaa? - Who is this girl? - es gogona Cemi deidaSvi- - This girl is my cousin. Her name is Lia. lia, lia hqvia. - is biWi vinaa? - Who is that boy? - is biWi Cemi biZaSvilia. - That boy is my cousin. His name is Kakha. kaxa hqvia. - isini TqvenTan cxovroben? - Do they live with you? - lia CvenTan cxovrobs, kaxa - Lia lives with us, Kakha - with his parents in ki mSoblebTan mcxeTaSi. Mtskheta. They have a private two-storeyed house mcxeTaSi maT aqvT samsarTu- in Mtskheta. liani sakuTari saxli. - batono giorgi, Tqven ga- - Giorgi, have you your own house? qvT sakuTari saxli? - ara, me ara maqvs sakuTa- - No, I haven’t my own house. ri saxli. - batono giorgi, sad cxo- - Giorgi, where do you live? vrobT Tqven? - axla me quTaisSi vcxo- - Now I live in Kutaisi, but I’m from Tbilisi. I was vrob, magram me Tbiliseli born and brought up in Tbilisi. Now I work in Kutaisi var. (me) TbilisSi davibade and live there. da gavizarde. axla quTaisSi vmuSaob da iq vcxovrob. - ramdeni Svili gyavT? - How many children do you have? - ori vaJi myavs. - I’ve two sons. 43 )I46 44 Part III Studying and Education * J8?< J8?F J? 46 There are two versions of the declension of a consonant - stem nouns I. Nouns with a stable stem do not change in declension. II. Nouns with an unstable stem lose their vowel sounds: 4 8 and B in the last syllable of the stem in three cases in the singular and in all cases in the plural1. It should be men- tioned, that unstable stems usually end with sonorous consonants (./3-)2. Vowels 4 and 8 in unstable stems always disappear. -eb the suffix of the plural forms are added to the stem in all cases. I Sg. @K E Pl. @E E Nom. +0$'!! )$ )$ Erg. %'0*'!! )$ )$ Dat. %!%!! )$ )$ Gen. &+'!!)$ )$ Inst. %')%!!)$ )$ Adver. (.!*!! )$ )$ II Sg. @K E Nom. +0$'!! *4? ! Erg. %'0*'!! *4? % Dat. %!%!! *4? + Gen. &+'!!*4? !+ *.? !+ Instr. %')%!!*4? ! *.? ! E.4? E.? Adv. (.!*!! *4? *.? } Pl. @E E +0$'!! *4?! E.?85< %'0*'!! *4?% E.?85@4 Sg. @K E Nom. +0$'!! +' 8? ! Erg. %'0*'!! +' 8? % Dat. %!%!! +' 8? + Gen. &+'!!+' 8? !+ FB9? 1. The falling way of the vowel sound from a noun-stem is called «reduction» 2. Not all similar stems undergo reduction. 47 Vowel sound B leaves a trace after it’s reduction in the from of I, which is lost if the sounds @IBH are present in the stem next-to-the reduced vowel. For example: Sg. @K E +0 %/BA !&@/BA !+ %/IA !+ %'0 %/BA %%/BA %') @/BA ! %/IA ! B I %! %/BA +.!} @/BA %/IA }@4JIA Pl. @E E +0 @/BA ! %/IA ! %'0 @/BA % %/IA % B ∅ Sg. @K E +0 'B? ! & BB? !+ '*? !+ % %'0 'B? % 'B? %') BB? ! '*? ! 9B*? %! 'B? +} .! BB? '*? Pl. @E E +0 'B?! 9B*? 85 < %'0 'B?% 9B*? 85 @4 David the Builder. Wall-painting in the church of Gelati, XII century. Gelati. Monastery and Academy (XIIc). It was a prominent centre of philosophic thought and education in Georgia during the Middle Ages. 48 Decline: " " %! in singular and plural Vocabulary F>B?4 school F>B? Ikalto. Academy and monastery, XII c. One of the cultural centres of medieval Georgia. It is situated in Kakheti. 49 ** Vowel-stem nouns reveal two versions of declension: T11 1) with a clipped stem 2) with a non-clipped stem EB:BE FJ4I?B5 III. Nouns, the stems of which end with vowels "and How do you study ? & in two cases (Erg., Adv.), singular lose the end - vowel of the stem. >4E:47 In the plural the vowel " is clipped, but & is retained. Well For example: B*4E< EB:BE FJ4I?B5F How does Otari study? B*4E< A<,<8E< 74 58=<*< @BFJ4I?84 Otari is a gifted and hard-working pupil. A<>B +0 Niko? %'0 % %! + A<>B6 A<,<8E< 5<,<4 @4:E4@ .! M4E@46< /' I Niko is also gifted, but lazy. A4* 7874 +0 0 %'0 0% %! 0+ .! 0 /' 0B A4* K8 %** F4K K8 85 < @B*K K8 85 @4 Nouns (they are several: 27&:"/"'"/+"3" 2"39"/"1&1&-" etc) which stems are reduced and clipped at the same time will be discussed separately. For example: V. Gruppe Sg. @K E Pl. @E E Nom. &"* +0 94A=4E485< Gen. &"4E!+ Inst. &"4E! Adv. &"4E 50 Nouns, the stems of which end with vowels 06 and * ("*53".7"*) do not lose the vowel of the stem, but the case inflections are changed: Gen. case *4 F< Adv. case * *< For example ... IV. Sg. %0* +0 2B %'0 2'% A4* 8MB Pl. %** +0 2'! %'0 2'% The same is in the declension of nouns that have a endearments suffix 4 at the end :(see p. 130) which is not lost in the singular, for example Sg. @K E Pl. @E E Nom. ' '&4 ' '&4! Gen. ' '&4+ ' '&4!+ Decline: %%%0%!/#,#!,1+0%-' ')*'/1*'1*-!' $).1& Address @<@4E*I4 In Georgian Language proper names are represented as a stem while addressing. For example: !'* ! &!&'$.& Other nouns with consonant-stem and one-syllable vowel-stem nouns have a suffix – For example: .!$'#'%'%2' Other vowel-stem nouns have suffix – . or nothing i.e. they are represented as a stem (when the stem finishes on ' or -, no marker is used). For example: ).1&.%. +%'$' Address @<@4E*I4 D4?<)IComrade 51 * Proper names do not change their stems when declining and that is why they belong to the I and IV T12 types of declension. As for surnames, which end with «7*-* » or « &». )8A FGH78AG< K4E Are you a student? For example: 7<4K FGH78AG< I4E >?7<4)I?7<4)IH?G8GM8454 E85 $ ?8I4A< 8?8A8 74I<*4)IH?G8GM8 " ?8I4A47 8?8A8 74I<*4)IBA>HEF< 7<7<4 Sg. @K E Pl. @E E Is the competition hard? I%" " I%"* )4E)4A 7<7 < >B A>HE F< %" " %"* Conjugate these verbs: .*.%!&' Compose sentences using these verbs: ""%"" 52 * 54I)I*4=54I)I85 Remember! The Subjective III person markers in the past imperfect are: " in the singular and /&/ in the ! plural. 1. " - is a grafted element, which is added to some case inflections in the singular and the plural in the Dative, Genitive and Adverbial cases and does not change their meaning. It’s often used when a noun is followed by a conjunction “%"”. For example: D4?F474>46F.4(? 53 Conjugation of the verb in the past imperfect. Sg. @K E Pl. @E E % I@H)4B57< .& I@H)4B57<* & @H)4B57< ).& @H)4B57<* !+ @H)4B574 !+!&! @H)4B57A8A Conjugate the following verbs in the past imperfect ,.%,(% (I live), ,)-,"% (I study), ,-( (I write), ,.*, (I draw), ,! (I do), ,! .+"% (I read) D4E*I8?< FGH78AG85< 54 *** here 4D adverbs of place Vocabulary CEB98F<4 Profession @J8E4?< writer @F4K 8>BAB@ 55 *4@K4A4:*4A to my friend A4A4F*4A to Nana T14 )8A*4A to you AH64 F47 @<7 56 Conjugation of the Verb @ Singular Present Past Imperfect Future Past Perfect 7 < 7 < I4? I87 I<7 % %!.!.* %!.!'! %!I .$ %!I .! & %!!0* %!!'! %!K .$ %!K .! !+ %!!F %!!' %!.$ %!.! Plural .& %!.!.* %!.!'! %!I.$ %!I.! ).& %!!0* %!!'! %!K.$ %!K.! !+!&! %!!4A %!!'&& %!.$& %!.!&& One more rule for the subjective III person markers Remember! To the stem of the verbs, excluding static forms, see p. 139 which end in the vowel -<, or the auxiliary verbs -7"39"3 are added after -*, in the I, II person for in present tense in the III ! person -4 in the singular and -"/ in the plural is added. %. ………..! .* .& .……...! .* & …….….! 0* ).& …….…! 0* !+ ………..!F !+!&! ……….!4A Conjugate verbs in the present tense I)?< (1’m erasing), I<6B6A< (I’m kissing). It’s not difficult to notice, that the prefix -.*, is outlined while conjugating the verb .*7%*7"3. It is a preverb. In Georgian preverbs have the same functions as prepositions in English.They: 1) indicate the direction of the action 2) create the future tense forms 3) serve for the creation of imperfect aspect 4) change the lexical meaning of the verb. According to their structure preverbs fall into simple and complex in Georgian. Simple preverbs indicate actions directed from the speaker to the opposite side i.e there, that way @< 4 74 4 )8 J4 :4 :474 Only one simple preverb .0, indicates action directed towards the speaker i.e. «here». All complex preverbs composed from the above-mentioned simple ones (except %") @B 4@B )8@B :4@B4@BJ4@B:47@B indicate the direction towards the speaker. 57 Basic Meanings of Prevebs: @< = From the speaker @B To the speaker %!!+!)%+& -there, to him %'!+)%& -here, to me %!!++#'$! %'!++#'$!& 44@B (upwards) 4!+!) 4@B!+ ) (there) (here) !+ %'!+ 2.! !+ %'!+ #!2 !+ %'!+ .,'-+! !+ %'!+ $! ,! 4 4@B (down wards) 4!+!) 4@B!+) !+ %'!+ )..! !+ %'!+ #!2 !+ %'!+ .,'-+!& !+ %'!+ $! ,! )8 )8@B (from outside to inside ) )8!+ !) )8@B!+ ) !+ %'!+ ! &! !+ %'!+ '0! :4 :4@B (from inside to outside) :4!+ !)! :4@B!+ !+ %'!+ * !+ %'!+ '0!& :474 :47@B (overcoming obstacles) :474!+ !)! :47@B!+ ) !+ %'!+ )-2 !+ %'!+ 0!2 58 Preverbs J4J4@B are used only in future and past tenses. For example: J4I4 he will go, J4@BI4 he will go with you, J4I<74 he went, J4@BI<74 – he went to you. Preverb J4 indicates action directed to the III person. 8"7" will go (to someone) 8"7*%" went (to someone) Preverb J4@B indicates action directed to I or II person 8".07" will come here or to you 8".07*%" left for here or for you Compose sentences using these preverbs. Preverb 74: 1) indicates action directed downwards till a certain surface. For example: 74I4E74 - fell (on something), 74=74 - sat, 74JI4 - lay down. 2) Shows vagueness of direction hither and thither 747 *** Remember! ! The future tense is basically formed from the present tense by means of preverbs. For example: 7",& (I do) :47",& (I will do) 7".;"% (I prepare) @B7".;"% (I will prepare) 78&3 (I write) 7478&3 (I will write) 7"-"( (I tidy) 747"-"( (I will tidy up) 73&$9"7 (I wash) :473&$9"7 (I will wash) 7"60 (I iron) :47"60 (I will iron) Conjugate these verbs in the future tense (i.e. conjugate as for the present tense verbs and add preverbs) and compose simple sentences. Examples: Future tense: Sg. Pl. % 74./* .& 74./* & 74/* ).& 74/* !+ 74/*+ !+!&! 74/*& 59 Vocabulary 7(8 (day), (4@8 (night), 7I 7(8F E4 7(84 What day is it today? What is the date today? 7(8F 4CE EB7 Compose sentences with these words 60 E4 7EB4 EB@8?< F44*<4 What Time is it? F44*< hour JH*< minute J4@< second 6KE4 F44*<4 Nine o’clock. BE 6KE4F 4>?<4 KH*< JH*< Five minutes to nine. 4* 8@< F44*< >4E:47 @H)4B5F My watch (clock) works well. 8@< F44*< MHFG<4 My watch is precise. 8@< F44*< 6H747 @H)4B5F My watch works badly. C 8@< F44*< H>4A44 My watch is slow. *BE@8GF 4>?<4 F4@< JH*< *BE@8GF (Dative case) 4>?<4 B6< JH*< 61 The verb I<6< (I know) is an irregular verb. Its T-15 conjugation should be learned by heart. Present Past Imperfect Future EB@8?F44*M8 1. I.P - the indivisible part of the verb is the one that remains after the separation of personal and thematical markers. 62 : Outstanding Georgian poet Galaktion Tabidze (1891-1959) 63 WORTSCHATZ: *5 E8DGBE< rector CEBE8DGBE< vice 94>H?G8G< faculty 78>4A< dean ?8DGBE< lecturer CEB98FBE< Professor FGH78AG< student FGH78AG*4 F4@86A<8EB >BA98E8A6<4 students’ scientific conference FGH78AG*4 F48E*B F46KBIE858?< students’ hostel F4@><*KI8?B 74E54M< study-hall 7 F4=4EB 5<5?4)< At a Public Library :4@4E=B54* 4>4>< J8E8*? 64 Yes, I have. @B@86<* )8: Outstanding Georgian composer Zakaria Paliashvili (1871-1933). Write in about 100 words: What do you do? Where do you study? 65 F4H54E< A Dialogue with a school leaver. 45 B * 4 E F > B ? 4 F J 8 ? F - Otar, are you leaving school this year? 4@*4IE85 7<4K @8*8E*@8G8 >?4F)< - Yes, I’m in the 11th form. I4E EB@8? F>B?4)< FJ4I?B5 - Which school do you study at? DH*4 67 The building of Tbilisi State University. Architect S. Kldiashvili. Tblisi University was founded in 1918. The founder of Tbilisi University was the well-known Georgian scientist Ivane Javakhishvili together with people who held the same views: Petre Melikishvili (the first rector), Korneli Kekelidze, Eqvtime Takaishvili, Akaki Shanidze, Filipe Gogichaishvili, Andria Razmadze, Kote Abkhazi, Dimitri Uznadze, Shalva Nutsubidze, Georgi Akhvlediani and others. 68 Part IV At the Doctor’s * I>I785< I’m dying I7:85< I’m standing T17 I6 1. Actively a.p - actively acting person. Object of action i.e. direct object appears in the Dative case in the present, past imperfect and future tenses and - in the Nominative case in the past prefect tense. 70 S - actively a.p. O - object of action S - actively a.p. O - object of action !& 4>8*85F+)%F %&& 46KB5F&%0.*F +)%8#854 &%0.*<0.854 S passive S passive The direct object of a passive construction while becoming the subject changes its case: Dat./Nom. 4"9-F!4"9-<4"2.&F!4"2.8/".$97"3F!/".$97"3< Basically, dynamic passive verbs in the present tense, singular have endings - 85< (for I and II persons) and -854 (for III person) that are added to the indivisible part (IP) of the verb. In the plural - (plural number marker) in persons I and II and -"/ (III person and plural marker) in III person is added to the ending - *. Some dynamic passive verbs have prefixes - * (monopersonal) and - & (bipersonal). There are also some that have the suffix -%. They represent denominative verbs. For example: "7* (black), is an adjective, "7 %" (becomes black) - verb. Besides, there are also these passives that do not have markers at all and can be recognized only by their endings in the present tense -* ". So dynamic passive verbs can have the following forms: I – < – (IP) – 85< (mono-personal) II – 8 – (IP) – 85< (bi-personal) III – – (IP) – 7 85< (mono-personal and bi-personal) IV – ∅ – (IP) – 85< (mono-personal and bi-personal) 1. IP - see on page 62. 71 Examples of Dynamic Passive Verbs: I II III IV !(IP) - 85< -(IP) - 85< -(IP)- 85< --(IP) -85< .!2*-85< . –2*85< . -*85< . –85< .!%$-85< . –%$85< . -.85< . –/.85< .!,&"-85< . –%285< . -/!$85< . –"85< .!!%-85< . – *85< . -%!*85< . 85< I’m growing I’m growing I’m becoming white I’m warming myself. I’m hiding I’m hiding from him I’m becoming black I’m lying down. I’m tortured I’m getting ready I’m becoming red I’m sitting I’m smiling I’ m caressing I’m becoming rich I’m standing up. Conjugation of the verb I Sg. Pl. % I < ME7 85< .& I < ME7 85< * & < ME7 85< ).& < ME7 85< * !+ < ME7 854 !+!&! < ME7 85< 4A Dynamic passive verbs form their past imperfect according to the general rule (p.53), but it should be remembered that the suffix -0% is added to the present tense stem. For example: .!2*-B7! .–2*B7! .-*B7! .–B7! 1 It should be mentioned that there are also dynamic passive verbs that have other end- ings in the present tense. For example 8I. Such verbs are few. For example: I8KI8I< (I embrace), I8I8I< (I’m getting used). etc. These verbs should be especially noted. 72 Verbs to be specially noted. Dynamic passive verbs form their future tense by means of prefixes. For example: .!2*-! :4.!2*-! .! :4.! .*! :4.-*! Conjugate the following verbs in the present, past imperfect and future tenses. I The resort of Borjomi, where is the source of the well known «Borjomi» mineral water. The resort of Gagra on the black Sea coast. The resort of Tskaltubo. The mineral waters of Tskaltubo have Therapy in a Tskaltubo pool. important therapeutic properties. 73 Conjugation of irregular verbs #',)#/,) in the past imperfect and future tenses. Past Imperfect Sg. #. ( @ DBA7 4 @ L4I 7 4 : DBA7 4 : L4I 74 ; DBA7 4 ; L4I 7 4 Pl. #( ( .& :I DBA7 4 !+ .& :I L4I 7 4 !+ ).& : DBA7 4 * !+ ).& : L4I 7 4 * !+ % ; DBA7 4 * !+ % ; L4I 7 4 * !+ Future Sg. #. ( % %)& 85 4 !+ % %1'$ 85 4 !+ & )& 85 4 !+ & 1'$ 85 4 !+ %+ )& 85 4 !+ %+ 1'$ 85 4 !+ Pl. #( ( .& .)& 85 4 !+ .& .1'$ 85 4 !+ ).& )& 85 4 !+ ).& 1'$ 85 4 !+ % )& 85 4 !+ % 1'$ 85 4 !+ For example: % @4DIF -$! % @DBA74 -$! % @8DA854 -$! % @L4IF $! % @L4I74 $! % @8LB?854 $! Compose sentences using verbs @4DIF and@L4IF ** 6H7< 98E< - bad colour, pale @4(4?< F<6K8 - high temperature 7454?< F<6K8 - low temperature Words composing these pairs are usually declined together because their forms depend on each other. 6H7< @4(4?< 7454?< - are qualifying words 74 Declension of Qualifying Words in Pair before /after a Noun The following types of declension may be outlined when a qualifying word is declined together with a noun. Declension 1) If a qualifying word is a vowel-stem adjective, only the noun takes the case inflections. For example: C4G4E4 54I)I< C4G4E4 54I)I @4 C4G4E4 54I)I F 2) If a qualifying word is a consonant-stem adjective the following should be remembered: in three cases (4"9 .09 80% the adjective has a full ending. For example: 7<7< 54I)I < 4"9 7<7 @4 54I)I @4 .09 7<7 B 54I)I B 80% In two cases (.*$ 7* ) case inflections are omitted. For example: 7<7 54I)I F.*$ 7<7 54I)I 47 7* In two cases (/" .02 ) 7<7 75 1) Only nouns change in the plural. If a noun appears in the plural then the qualifying word remains in the singular. For example: "9"-*8*(/*"9"-."8*(/.""9"-8*(/4"9"-*4 8*(/*4 2) If a qualifying word follows a noun, the case inflections are added to the qualifying word. Examples: +0 (,*..< !< ..< %'0 (,*..@4 !@4 ..@4 %! (,*..F ! ..F & (,*.. +0 %< ..< %0& +0 !< (,*4%< %0& +0 ..< (,* %'0 ..@4 (,*@ %! ..F (,*F & .. Put the case inflections instead of the stops: $%2 ' '&%$%2)$' #* +!,1.-%'+/.$!+%.' % % '*+ (,* +0$+ ! .. .!/*' )-2 & +0$& 0$ %&)&!- *'+#!+%'0- #% .$%&)&!&$'0!,#!$ &%0.*!+-+,..%"!+,-&,!&!!*0$ 2*!+-%*'+ )$!.!$%$#+-&!')$2*%..!+$!*%%#!+ %'#$#!+%$!' 76 Vocabulary 474@<4A FK8H?< *4I< > 77 *Verbal form: :4<>8*8* (you’ve had), T-18 :4I<>8*8 (I’ve had) **:474I<(8 (I’ve taken) -express actions E4 :4JHK85* occurred in the past. This is the past perfect tense. - What’s the problem? BE< 7(8 @4(4?< F<6K8 @DBA74 4K?4 4E4 @4DIF @4:E4@ *4IF .4?<4A FHFG47 I:E.AB5 - I was running a high temperature for two days. Now I’m not, but I feel very feeble. Remember! for the formation of the past perfect 74J8D<* :4:F8*8** preverb) So: - Nothing serious. Have you had medical tests? 7<4K 4A4? 1. p - symbol of preverb 78 Ip - ∅ ./* ./*8 Ip - B5 %'.0' %'.0.8 P Ip - 85 Ip – 8 .& .&8 Ip - < /.$! /.$8 Ip - CVC-4I .0,. .0,8 <8Ip - 85< .!2*! .!2*8 .2*! .2*8 Ip - 4@ .% .< Ip = CVCCC -4I %'.#$. %'.#$< P Ip – < Ip - -85< .! .< Ip - 785< ..! ..< Subjective person markers of the III person singular in the past perfect tense are 4 and 8, and most commonly - 4. Examples: % ./*8 % .< % .0,8 % .&8 @4A /*4 @4A 4 @4A 0,4 @4A &B % .!%8 % %'.#$< % .!2*8 %.)8 @4A !%4 @4A %'#$4 % .&8 % .< % .2*8 %. 8 @4A &4 % /.$8 % ..< @4A /$4 1. The pronoun ."/, which is the Ergative case form of the pronoun *4, is used with active verbs in the III person singular in the past prefect tense, (p.24) 79 Remember! All active verbs having -) as a subjective person marker in the III person, singular in the present and future tenses will have - ) in the III person plural in the past prefect tense. ! All active verbs having - as a subjective person marker in the III person, singular in the present and future tenses will have - $$ in the III person plural in the past prefect tense. Active Verbs: present !+/*F !+ %'F !+&F !+ 0,.F past perfect % /*8F % !%8F % &8F % 0,8F Passive Verbs: present !+ !2*854 !+ 2*854 !+ .854 past perfect !+!&! !2*A8A !+!&! 2*A8A!+!&! .A8A Write the following in the past perfect tense. I<6KBIE85 I will live 74I4EGL4@ I’ll hit I<*4@4)85 I will play 74IFI4@ I’ll seat him :4I4>8*85 I will do 4I<6I4@ I’ll put on @BIDFBI I will knit 74I785 I’ll put :4IE86K4I I’ll wash 74I 1. 1 The pronoun @4* is the Ergative case form of the personal pronoun 801 Mono-personal active verbs always belong to the subjective order and the basic person is in the Ergative case, when the verb is in the past perfect tense. So: Basic p. Subjective order Ergative case V % I!0'.* & !0'.* @4A !0'.*4 Be-personal verbs of the active construction in the past perfect changes construction: Basic person is given in Ergative case and non-basic – in nominative case. Conjugation of an Active Verb -74IJ8E8 - (I have written) in the Past Perfect Sg. Pl. basic person non-basic person basic person non-basic person I @8I/* II )8A/* III @4A/*4 Basic p. Subj. ord non-bas.p. Erg.c. V Nom.c. For example: %'@ ./*8 /*!$< &'@ /*8 /*!$< @4A '@/*4 /*!$< 81 In tri-personal verbs the third person appears that often is animated and is always in the Dative case. It is a non-basic person too (In tri-personal verbs only two persons (S and 0 indir.) may have markers in the verb, but the third person (0 dir) is always in the III person and is never shown in the verbs). For example: Basic Subjective Non-basic Non-basic person order person person So, to make no mistakes while defining case inflections of nouns participating in verbal constructions, it’s very important to decide whether the verb is active or passive. Remember! Verbs having endings - * " in the present tense or in the future tense they belong to the passive construction and ones that have no mentioned ending – be long to the active construction. !! All tri-personal verbs are active construction. Active construction means that the basic and non-basic persons are changeable by cases in tenses, i.e. the basic person may be given in the Nominative, Ergative or Dative cases and one of the non-basic person may be given in the Nominate or Dative cases and the other non-basic person in tri-personal verbs as it was mentioned is always in the Dative case. Passive construction means that the basic and non-basic persons are changeable by cases in all tenses, i.e. if the basic person stays in the Nominative cases, it remains in the Nominative case in all tenses, if it stays in the Dative case, it remains in the Dative case in all tenses. In a few cases an active verb is bi-personal and a non-basic person is in the Dative case. This happens, when the bi-personal active verb forms the future tense by means of a prefix - 6 (see p.62) and has the following structure: H+Ip+85+F For example Present tense < " "F Future tense < H 85F " "F Past perfect tense @4 H 4 " "F 82 Here we have examples of mono- and bi-personal passive verbs in the future and past perfect tenses. All these verbs have the ending -" in the future tense. Future Past perfect Basic Non-basic Basic Non-basic !+ 854 !+ 4 !+ /.854 !+ /.4 !+ %'#.854 !+ %'#.4 !+ *854 !+ *4 !+ 2*854 %+ !+ 2*4 %+ !+ %$854 %+ !+ %$4 %+ Examples of mono- and bi-personal active verbs in the future and past perfect tenses are given below. None of these verbs has the endings -* " in the future tense. They have either different thematic markers, or they appear without thematic markers at all and a subjective III person marker -4 is added in the III person. Future Past perfect Basic Non-basic Non-basic Basic Non-basic Non-basic person person person person !+ !%-.F %& !%-.4 !+ !+/.$!F %& !+/.$4 !+ #*.F %+ %& #*4 !+ !+ /*F %+ %& /*4 !+ !+ &F %+ %& &4 !+ !+ -&F %+ %+ %& -&4 !+ %+ !+ -#F %+ %+ %& -#4 !+ %+ !+ +0'.F %+ %+ %& +0'.4 !+ %+ 83 *E868CG<* (by reception) - 49*<4D)< At a Chemist’s <* Adverbial case inflection J4@4?< @ ** - (prepare) - (You have to pay.) - these are verbs of the subjunctive mood, it’s so called II subjunctive. 84 Remember that the suffixes - &0" form the II subjunctive. All verbs that have -& in the past prefect, will have -0 in the II subjunctive. Most verbs are formed exactly like this. See below for the ! exceptions. Past perfect 8 → II subjunctive B There are also other markers " or - & Examples: Past perf. II subjunct. Present Past perf. II subjunct. ./*8 ./*B .!.4@ .!.< .!.4 /.!#!08 /.!#!0B .4@ .< .4 .!2*8 .!2*B .*,14@ .*,1< .*,14 .2*8 .2*B .#$4I %'.#$< %'.#$4 .0,8 .0,B .!#*4I .!#*< .!#*4 .&8 .&B .*< .*< .*4 %'.)+'.8 %'.)+'.B .85< .< .8 .*#8 .*#B ./!$785< ./!$< ./!$8 .#*8 .#*B ..785< ..< ..8 Remember! that the subjective person marker in the II subjunctive, III person, singular is - and ! - in the plural. For example: Basic Non-basic Basic Non-basic % ./*B The case of the subject and object (direct and indirect) does not change in the II subjunctive and stay the same as in the past perfect. 85 Examples in sentences: Verbs in the Future Tense Having no: –85 <85 4 Having –85 <85 4 Active Passive present : %.0'.*' (I live) present : % .!2*85< (I’m growing) )$< 0'.*'+ ..<!2*854 p.imperf.. )$< 0'.*' p.imperf.. ..< !2*' future : )$< !0'.*+ future : ..< !2*854 p.perfekt: )$@4 !0'.* p.perfekt: % .!2* (The/a woman has lived.) .. < !2* (A/the child has grown up) II subjunctive )$@4-&!0'.*'+ II subjunctive ..<-& !2*'+ (The/a woman must live) (A child must grow) present : % .0,. +-*F present : % . *85< #,F (I’m drawing picture) (I’m caressing my cat) !<0,.++-*F *< *854 #,F p.imperf.. !< 0,. +-*F p.imperf.. *< *' #,F future : !< 0,.+ +-*F future : *< %' *85 #,F p.perfekt: %.0,+-*< p.perfekt: %%'. *#, !@4 0, +-*< *<%' *#, (A boy has drawn a picture) (Eteri has caressed her cat) II subjunctive !@4 -& 0,'+ II subjunctive *<-&%' *'+ +-* #, (A boy has to draw a picture) (Eteri has to caress her cat) present : % .+/.$' #.!$F present : %%!. (I’m studying a lesson) (I’m cold) &&+/.$'+ #.!$F &&F+!. p.imperf. &&+/.$' #.!$F p.imperf.&&++!' future : &&!+/.$!+ #.!$F future : &&++!. p.perfekt: % .!+/.$ #.!$< p.perfekt: &&@ !+/.$ #.!$< %%!. (Nana has studied the lesson) &&+ +!. (Nana has been cold) II subjunctive II subjunctive &&@ -& !+/.$'+ &&*'%+!.+ #.!$< (If Nana will be cold, -l.t.) (Nana has to study the lesson) If Nana is cold present : %./*/*!$F%0& F present : % @!*854 /! &< (I’m writing a letter to my friend). (I need a book) !'* ! +/*+ /*!$F %0& F $.&F F!*854 /! & p.imperf.: !'* ! +/* /*!$F p.imperf.: $.&F F!*' %0& F /! & future: !'* !%!+/*+ /*!$F future : $.&F F!*854 %0& F /! & p.perfekt: %%!./* /*!$< %0& F p.perfekt: % @!*4 /! &< !'* !@%!+/*/*!$< $.&F F!* /! &< %0& F (Levan has needed a book) (Giorgi has written a letter to his friend). II subjunctive !'* !@-&%!+/*'+ II subjunctive $.&F *'% F!*F /*!$< %0& F /! & (Giorgi has to write a letter to his friend) (If Levan will need a book . . .) 86 Write the following and add case inflections. ?8I4A <7:4 (Levan was standing) >46 In the Georgian language the same form of a verb can express the past perfect tense, if it is in the indicative mood and the future tense if it is in the imperative mood. For example: indicative mood, did :44>8*8 imperative mood,do Examples of imperative mood: @B7< (Come here) :4 Examples of Indicative Mood: @BKI87< @ Write other forms of this verb with different prefixes. 1 The verb with different prefixes indicating direction is an exception where the indicative mood form differs from the imperative mood form. 87 4E -expresses categorical negation. For example: >5 88 Vocabulary 6H747 I4E I’m bad. ,) + ,($% I feel bad , ,( I’m ill. )+)* ,( I feel weak. *4I< My head is aching. +" I have a pain in my heart. @G> @4>4A>4?85F I’m trembling (shivering) *4I5EH @8KI8I4 I feel dizzy. :I8E7)< @,I4?4IF I have a stitch in my side. FA8H?854A< Disease: 8D<@< Doctor :E 89 F4FJE49B 74K@4E854 Vocabulary Ambulance J4@4?< – medicine KI8?85 -, drops pills #"#% ointment Prase: (%#") ',)# ," )' #) When does the oculist receive patients? (% ). , When did you fall ill? # )# ( %)+( )!%,0 Take one spoonful 3 times a day. # Take 1-2 pills 90 4I47@LB9*4A At the Patient’s :4@4E=B54*E4:4JHK85* - Good morning/afternoon/ evening. What’s the problem? F<6K8 @4DIF *4I< @G> BE< F4@< 7(8 91 Gurian folk song performed by «Rustavi»ensemble 92 Part V Trade *( 94 * *8*E< (white) - qualitative adjective. In the Georgian language, qualitative adjectives have the T-20 following degrees of comparison: E4( It should be taken into consideration, that the addition of the prefix - suffix H 8F or @B B is followed by certain phonetic changes: vowels from the adjective stem are reduced or clipped. For example: 8*8-* H8*-8F* Coins dating from the reign of :7*8-* H %7*- 8F * David the Builder. .87"/& H.87"/ 8F * Vowels are substituted. For example: 8*8-* .08*4-0 :7*8-* .0:7*4-0 and sometimes the last syllable is lost. For example: (3 8?*.0(3 0 5,# 95 In Georgian, as in English, there are also descriptive forms that express different degrees of adjective comparison. Such words are used in pairs with positive degree adjectives. For example B7A4I J<*8?< Reddish A4>?8547 J<*8?< } @8G47 H9EB } J<*8?< Redder .4?<4A J<*8?< Very red .?<8E J<*8?< Very red If we take into account the descriptive forms of the degrees of comparison too, we shall have a four-step system that coincides exactly with the English system where adjectives don’t have all the forms. B7A4B5<*< 74785<*< )874E85<*< 4(@4G85<*< ish form positive form comparative superlative @B*B *! H9EB *! H*8F! @B$-*"B $-*"! H9EB $-*"! H$-*"8F! @B/!$B /!$! H9EB /!$! H/!$8F! @B1.!$B 1.!$! H9EB 1.!$! H1.!$8F! @B!B !! H9EB !! H!8F! @B *B *$! H9EB *$! H *8F! %'#$ H9EB %'#$ H%'#$8F! There are also those adjectives, the formation of comparison degrees of which do not submit to any general rules. They should be memorized >4E:< (good) H>8*8F< (better) F4H>8*8FB (the best) 6H7< (bad) H4E8F< (worse) 96 Vocabulary 98E85< Colours 98E< colour There is also another method for the indication of this or that *8*E< white colour. The word ('&3*) (colour) in combination with nouns: )4I< black J<*8?< red I4E7 ** @4:98E Sg. Pl. +0 8 F If they appear together with a noun, pronouns have no case inflections and are represented by a stem only. For example: +0 8F #< If a demonstrative pronoun appears with a verb (without a noun) it is a personal pronoun (see p.28) For example: @4A :44>8*4 (he did) @4A )8>8E4 (she sewed) 97 *I .&7H&/4"9-4".9"/"(4 (I’m building a house for my friend) &/ H&/4"9-4".9"/"(4 *4 H&/4"9-4".9"/"(4 98 In the case of an objective order objective version morpheme in I and II person is the prefix < and in the III person the prefix H &/.<&/ @84"9-4 (You are building a house for me). &/ H&/ @4F 4"9-4 (You are building a house for him) Usually verbs of the objective order are tri-personal III. The neutral form of a version does not indicate for whom the action is intended. In this case there either is no morpheme , or the morpheme is the prefix 4 For example: %.4# .ø/* % " 4& +0$+ %.4*.ø#*. & 4& +0$+ !+ 4&+ +0$+ But sometimes an existing version morpheme does not function. For example: .<0'.* .<% Neutral version Version «for oneself» Version «for somebody else» «for no-one» (subjective version) (objective version) .4# .!# .H# .4& .!& .H& ./* .!/* .H/* .#*. .!#*. .H#*. .4*. .!*. .H*. ______.<1!! .H1!! 1 Some verbs do not have all forms of versions. The verbal form 7*:*%* has a subjective version morpheme, but in meaning has the function of a neutral version (because this verb has no neutral version). So, 7*:*%* is the neutral version, and 76:*%* is the objective. Similar verbs are "*0"60("*(0("6(0 etc. 99 *@ 100 Vocabulary 58JI< fur G4AF46@8?< K8?BIAHE< 58JI< artificial fur Clothes )4?< wool 45E8)H@< silk DH7< hat DFBIBFG 4A*4 bag CBEG98?< portfolio K8?*4*@4A< gloves .I 101 *L<7I4 - buy The infinitive unconjugated forms of the verb, that T-22 names the action retains some characteristics of the verb (aspect, direction) and is declined as a noun but F47 Carpet shop in old Tbilisi 1 4A - (or) - conjunction 102 E 103 *** 494F85 )8A @4F (fix a price) A bi-personal verb in the present tense is formed from the word '"4* - price to fix the price of something as so much I494F85 KH* ?4E47 (to fix a price of 5 lari) I494F85 In a figurative sense: appreciate (rate highly) a man. For example @8 @4F .4?<4A I494F85 (I appreciate him very much.) **** @<4A:4E<)8)8A@8 104 S Oindir O dir @8 I : !& *! )8A -$+ I will count you money S Oind )8A ∅−@ !& *! @8 -$+ You will count me money 2. when the indirect object stands in the III person and the verb changes according to the subject person markers (verb of subjective order), the indirect object marker is lost in the I person, but in the II and III persons it remains before the occlusive consonant S Oindir Od @8 I ; #!0 @4F!+ (I asked him) S Oindir Od )8A ∅−; #!0 @4F!+ (You asked him) 1. 1 Upper arrow shows the meaning relations, the lower arrow shows the formal relations. 105 Vocabulary FHEF4*< Food FHC8E@4E>8G< Supermarket )4@C4AHE< champagne CHE< bread @4 A4A4C4?GB@ D4?<)I<786 - Here you are, you can try it on. It suits you. E4 ( C Visits *@B5E.4A7<* (Come in please) T23 EB:BE 5E.4A785<* (How are you?) F4(4@B @)I<7B5 From the root 5E.4A are formed: 5E.4A854 (order, noun) and also verb I 5E.4A 85 (I order), I 5E.4A8 (I ordered). 5E.4A8* (you ordered, you order and also you said, you say), E4F 5E.4A85* (What are you saying). 110 Words of the following meanings are created by the addition of different prefixes to the verbal form 5E.4A7<* @< #3 "/%* go (please) @B #3 "/%* Come here «____» )8 #3 "/%* Come in «____» J4 #3 "/%* Go «____» 4 #3 "/%* Come upstairs «____» 4 #3 "/%* Come downstairs «____» The addition of the prefix 74 to the verbal form 5E.4A7<*, creates a form of the verb that means, «to sit» 74#3 "/%* – sit down 74#3 "/%" – has sat (past perfect) The addition of the suffix 85< to the verbal form 5E.4A7 creates a form of the verb which means «be» 5E.4A785<* (You are) I The addition of the suffixes -85 and -B7 to the verbal form 5E.4A7 - creates a form of the verb that means the following: 5E.4A785B78* - don’t worry (stay in the same position). **:4<64A<* *DI8A Conjugate the verb I<6AB5 Basic forms: Present 7*$/0# Past Imperfect 7*$/0#%* Future ("7*$/0# Past Perfect ("7*$"/* Imperative mood ("*$"/*! Usually these verbs are used in the plural, but they may also be in the singular. 111 Vocabulary 0 5 F4@M4E8H?B)< in the kitchen *89)< plate $" fork , 112 *E4F@< T24 @< @B : 4 E*@8I *I’ll bring you something @B : 4 E*I< * I’ve brought you something? @B : 4 E*I4 *Shall I bring you? Did he bring you? 113 The same roots form verbs with completely different meaning by means of other affixes. These verbs have nothing in common with respectful attitude: J4"3.&74 – (to take away) "3.&74 :4@B"3.&74 – (will take from him) In the expression 4E*@8IFK8?F to shake hands *** 7<8G4M8 (Keep to a diet) FH?:HA*4A8E*47 (with suluguni)M8 and *4A are postpositions. In the Georgian language at a noun declension may be added postpositions to case inflections that usually are written together with a noun. Postpositions are used with the Nominative, Dative, Genitive, Ablative and Adverbial cases. In the Nominative case is used the postposition I<* that is added to the consonant - stem nouns having the meaning «as» «like». For example: ,"$*I<* as a man, like a man 2"-*I<* as a woman, like a woman "-*I<* as a dog, like a dog City of Batumi Batumi Harbour 114 Postpositions ... are used with the Dative case M8)<*4AI<* M8 %!%!!*-&. + )< +M8M8 +)<)< On, Over, About In '0+)< '0)< % !+M8 % !M8 in a room on the table )$)+)< )$))< )$)+M8 )$)M8 in a town over a town 2*+)< 2*)< ..+M8 ..M8 in a market about children #*+)< #*)< % +#!0+M8 % +#!0M8 in a wardrobe about this question *4AC-+*4AC*4A + I<* +*4A*4A +I<* At, With, By As, Like 0+*4A %+I<* at a tree as a mountain, like a mountain %+*4A $+I<* at a mountain as a dog, like a dog %+*4A with me 115 Postpositions ... are used with the Genitive case *I *I !+*I !+:4A !+:4A From, Of 0!+:4A of wood ')*'+:4A (of) gold 1!&.!+:4A (of) frost 116 With the Ablative case is used a postposition -:4A (from) that indicates the place of origin in space and time.The adition of this postposition causes certain phonetical changes: For example 2"-"2<*:4A 2"-"2<7:4A 2"-"2<74A from town With the Adverbial case is used a postposition - @78 @7 Besides these postpositions there are also those that are written separately from a noun and which usually require the Genitive case form. For example: ".9"/"(*4 @<8E by a friend 4"9-*4 J ".9"/"(*4 :4@B for a friend 4"9-*4 H>4A behind a house ".9"/"(*4 :4E74 except a friend -&2$**4 )8@78: after a lecture City of Sokhumi Sokhumi Harbour 117 * @)<4 (I’m hungry) - a mono-personal verb of the objective order. T-25 The verb @JLHE<4(I’m thirsty) is a mono personal verb of the same order. It may also be said: 8:"-*.8:63*" * 7874 @)<4 i.e. .8:63*".&*4) Mum, I’m hungry. F4,@8?< :4DIF Do you have any food? **74I?8I@8@4F (I’ll drink something- >< @4DIF E4F4>I Write the plural forms Still life 118 Conjugation of the Verbs: (@)<4 I’m hungry) and (@JLHE<4 I’m thirsty) Present Future % %! % %/1-*! % %'%!. % %'%/1-* & ! & /1-*! & %' !. & %' /1-* %+ ! %+ +/1-*! %+ %'!. %+ %'+/1-* Past Imperfect Past Perfect % %!' % %/1-*' % %'%!. % %'%/1-* & !' & /1-*' & %' !. & %' /1-* %+ !' %+ +/1-*' %+ %'!. %+ %'+/1-* (These verbs have no forms of their own in the future and past perfect and are substituted by dynamic passive verbs) *** )8I,4@ (I’ll eat).a bi-personal verb )8I,4@ @8 @4F Conjugation: Present Past Imperfect. Future Past Perfect % .% %+ % .%! %+ % .% %+ % .%!+ !+ %+ %+ !+ % %+ !+ %+ %+ %& %!+ Write other forms yourself. 74: 74@ Conjugate the verb – IHFK4@ Basic forms: Present .-+0% Past Imperfect .-+0%! Future .-+0% Past Perfect .-+0! II subjunct. .-+0 %I -+0!%+!+%: !+0!&!+&@ !+0!%!+ 119 *****@B@86< (Give me) @B@86<)8A@8 .& 7" -&7 ."4 ."4 *4 ." -&74 .& ."4 I give him something He gives me something Present Present .& I 4.?8I ."4 ."4 .& @ 4.?8I F *4 ."4 I give him he gives me Past Imperfect Past Imperfect .& I4.?8I7< ."4 ."4 .& @4.?8I74 *4 ."4 Future Future .& @< I 68@ ."4 ."4 .& @B @ 68@ F *4 ."4 Past Perfect Past Perfect .& @< I 86< ."4 *4 .& @B @ 6 4 ."/ *4 II Subjunct II Subjunct .& @< I 68 ."4 *4 .& @B @ 68 F ."/ *4 Vocabulary F4,@8?< food, meal ) )8@JI4E< (BE 120 *:4)BE85H?< *divorced :4H*KBI4E< maiden T-26 :4*KBI4E:< >46<4B - No, I don’t know him. They say, he is a good Remember! man. An active participles indicate the person I4E:47 <6AB5F ! @4F @K4GI4E<4 .4?<4A F<@ C4* 121 PARTICIPLES ACTIVE PASSIVE The one who does what was done what will be done what was not done the action @&8? (builds) &H? F4&8? H&8?! @0,.4E (draws) 0,H? F40,.! H0,.! @.! (types) T-27 *DI8A*4A E4 4E 122 *E4 :<*KE4 – * What can I say 74C4G<#854 DBEJBA)<» KH* F44* M8 & @!0* @8!+ Mary, tomorrow is my daughter’s wedding, I’m inviting you and Petre at 5 o’clock to the Berikoni Restaurant. @4E*?4 .4?<4A :4@ The Berikoni Restaurant. 123 ! " )+(, " Best wishes: : «Tbilisoba» - holiday of Tbilisi town. (In the old city) 124 125 FGH@E47 On a Visit F4(4@B @)I<7B5 126 127 G4F I*KBIB* <@(8EBF @B7<* LI8?4@ 8E*47 I< - Let’s sing all together. @(8EB* 54GBAB *4@474 A854 @B - Toast-master, let me suggest one toast. @86<* )8IFI4 8E*< F47(8 :E.8?B - With great pleasure. 7<7< F<4@BIA85<* - Dear guests! 1 want to suggest a toast to the health .I N. Pirosmanishvili «Drinking-bout» «Kakhuri Mravaljamieri» (Kakheti drinking-song) performed by the «Rustavi» ensemble. 128 Part VII Travel *F4FGH@EB - Hotel F4456.3B The word is formed by means of a @:M4IEB54 4IGB5HF<* prefix and suffix from the stem FGH@4E-. Bus Travel 54>HE<4A)< @ 130 Forming names of things according to their application. Suffixes: F4 8 F4 B F4 HE For example: F4:*/6-8 (deep-freezer), F42".8 (hen-house), F47"-8 (spectacles), F4456.3B (hotel), F44"%*-B (dining-room), F41"3*,."9&3B (hairdresser’s) Indicating a profession or occupation. Prefix-suffixes: @8 8@8 HE For example: @8#"8 (gardener), @8;7"63< (sailor), @84""8 (watch-maker), @8&;078 (yardman) Denoting names of countries and places Prefix-suffixes F4 8*F4 B suffix 8* For example: F4'3"/(8** (France), F4#&3 /8** (Greece), F42"37&-B (Georgia), F4(63".B (Saguramo), 40.98** (Armenia) Forming words with negative meaning Prefix-suffixes -H B H HE For example: H26%B (without a hat), H'&9B (legless), H$0-B (not married), H ,6B (insane), H#&%HE (unhappy) Forming abstract words. Suffixes B54 854 prefix-suffix F<8. For example: #"77B5" (childhood), .B5" (brotherhood), .&(0#3B5" (friendship), ("."3+785" (victory), F<&38 (whiteness), F<,&8 (kindness), F<-".";8 (beauty) The architectural complex of the cave-town of Queen Tamar (XI1-XIII c.c.) Vardzia is more than 500 metres in length. Building Fresco on a wall in Betania Monastery. was begun by King Giorgi III and after her father’s death it was completed by Queen Tamar. 131 *F4(4@BF (in the evening) 7 @B@86<*8E*<5 132 Adverbs of place answer the question F47? (where?) F4<74A (where from?) F4<*>8A (where to?) 4D (here), Adverbs of cause answer the question E4GB@? why? 4@ Adverbs of purpose answer the question E Sometimes adverbs play the role of a preposition with a noun in the Genitive case. For example: 4"9- )+(0 At the Railway station F47:HE Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi. It was built by King Bagrat III. According to an inscription, the walls were finished in 1003. Due to the Interier of the cathedral. monumentality of its forms, the refinement of its proportions and its slender decorations - this is one of the most valuable monuments in Georgia. It was significantly damaged at the end of the XII century, during Turkish invasions. 133 @:M4IEB54 @4AD4A<* Travelling by Car KI4? @4AD4A<* 54*H@)< @< It’s not so hot by the sea now. September is the I7 #$'$ ) )#( )+( At the Auto-service M8*< 4>?<4 74H@4G8* @4AD4A 134 )8@4IF85 F47 @<9E In the Georgian language, compound words are formed by: 1) a reduplication of stems, for example: K4E + K4E< = K4EK4E< a loud laugh HE + H?< = HEH?< whisper J4@ + J4@85< = J4@J4@85< eye-lashes 2) a combination of different stems resulting in words with one meaning, for example: D4? + 54GBA< woman - master) = madam 7874 + @ 3) a combination of different stems, when each of them retains its lexical meaning and the conjunction %" may be restored between them. For example: 74 .@4 sister and brother l.t.) - brother and sister 6B? D@4E< (wife and husband l.t.) - husband and wife 4) an addition of two or more words, the first of which has a certain case form. In most cases the first part of a composition is represented in the Genitive case. For example: .@