Present tense pattern: v- marks 'I', -s marks 'he/she', -en marks 'they'.
I can conjugate common verbs in the present tense and talk about everyday activities.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
แฅแแ แแฃแแก แแกแฌแแแแแ.
I am learning Georgian.
แแแ แแแแแแกแจแ แแฃแจแแแแก.
Ana works in Tbilisi.
แแแแจแแแแ แฅแแ แแฃแแแ แแแแแ แแแแแแ.
The children speak Georgian.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Georgian marks the subject on the verb with prefixes and endings. The A1 pattern: แ-...= I, (no prefix) = you, ...-แก = he/she, แ-...-แ = we, ...-แ = you pl., ...-แแ = they.
With แแแแแแ (to do): แแแแแแแ, แแแแแแ, แแแแแแแก, แแแแแแแแ, แแแแแแแ, แแแแแแแแ. The same skeleton works for แกแฌแแแแ (to study): แแกแฌแแแแแ (I study), แกแฌแแแแแแก (s/he studies), and แแแแแ แแแ (to speak): แแแแแแ แแแแ แฅแแ แแฃแแแ (I speak Georgian).
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesDropping the แ- prefix for 'I' - แแแแแแแ (I do) vs แแแแแแ (you do) differ only by แ-. Forgetting -แ in we/you-plural forms. Expecting an infinitive like Russian - dictionary forms are verbal nouns (แแแแแแ).
Missing v- prefix or wrong person endings
Drill the full kheteba/stsavla paradigms; minimal pair แแแแแแแ/แแแแแแ.
แฅแแ แแฃแแก แแกแฌแแแแแ.
I am learning Georgian.
แ- = I; แกแฌแแแแแ = study stem; แฅแแ แแฃแแก = Georgian (object).
แแแ แแแแแแกแจแ แแฃแจแแแแก.
Ana works in Tbilisi.
-แก at the end = he/she: แแฃแจแแแแก (works).
แแแแจแแแแ แฅแแ แแฃแแแ แแแแแ แแแแแแ.
The children speak Georgian.
-แแ = they; แฅแแ แแฃแแแ = in Georgian (adverbial -แแ).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises