Because and Therefore: imitom rom, radgan, amitom
Cause connectors imitom rom and radgan vs the result connector amitom, with register and position notes.
I can explain reasons and draw conclusions with the right connector in the right position.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
ქართულს ვსწავლობ, იმიტომ რომ საქართველოში ვცხოვრობ.
I am learning Georgian because I live in Georgia.
რადგან გვიანია, ტაქსით წავალთ.
Since it is late, we'll take a taxi.
ძალიან ცხელა, ამიტომ ზღვაზე მივდივართ.
It is very hot, so we are going to the sea.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Cause and result
Three tools: იმიტომ რომ (because - colloquial, follows the main clause), რადგან (since - neutral, can open the sentence), and ამიტომ (therefore - introduces the RESULT). The pair to keep apart: იმიტომ looks like ამიტომ but they point in opposite directions.
Using amitom for 'because' (*davrchi amitom ts'vims) and doubling connectors (*radgan... amitom in one sentence is heavy style).
Common Error Patterns
Swapping amitom (therefore) with imitom rom (because)
Cause-vs-result sorting drills with the same two clauses.
ქართულს ვსწავლობ, იმიტომ რომ საქართველოში ვცხოვრობ.
I am learning Georgian because I live in Georgia.
imitom rom is the spoken-register 'because' - cause after effect.
რადგან გვიანია, ტაქსით წავალთ.
Since it is late, we'll take a taxi.
radgan can open the sentence - cause first, like English 'since'.
ძალიან ცხელა, ამიტომ ზღვაზე მივდივართ.
It is very hot, so we are going to the sea.
amitom flips the logic: it introduces the RESULT, not the cause.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in B1 course exercises