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Adverbs of purpose, reason, measure and interrogative adverbs in Georgian
Adverbs of Purpose: | for this | ამად / ამისთვის |
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for that | მაგად / მაგისთვის; იმად / იმისთვის | |
Adverbs of Reason: | because of this; therefore | ამიტომ |
because of that | იმიტომ | |
Adverbs of Measure: | once | ერთხელ |
twice | ორჯერ | |
three times | სამჯერ | |
four times | ოთხჯერ | |
(The suffix “-ჯერ” produces these adverbs.) | ||
quite, fully | სრულიად, სავსებით, ყოვლად | |
completely, fully | მთლიანად | |
partially | ნაწილობრივ | |
less | ცოტა (ცოტათი) | |
more | მეტად, მეტწილად | |
more or less | მეტნაკლებად | |
very | ძალიან | |
Interrogative Adverbs: | where? | სად? |
when? | როდის? | |
why? | რატომ? | |
how? | როგორ? | |
what for? | რისთვის? |
The particle “-ც” produces conjunctions from these interrogative adverbs: სადაც, როდესაც, რატომაც, რისთვისაც, როგორც/როგორაც.
These words are used in complex sentences.
Sources[edit | edit source]
http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/3071/1/Basic-Georgian%202%20bolo%20versia.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Participles
- Adverbs produced from Adjectives
- Infection of noun endings on vowels
- The emphatic “ა”
- Derivation
- Conjugation of the verb “to have” in the past tense
- Future Tense
- Gender
- The Ergative Case
- Types of Verbs