rom introduces that-clauses after knowing, saying, thinking; wanting takes rom + subjunctive.
I can report knowledge, opinions, and wishes with that-clauses.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
แแแชแ, แ แแ แฎแแแ แแแแ แฉแแแแแ.
I know that Dato will arrive tomorrow.
แแแแแแ, แ แแ แแก แ แแกแขแแ แแแ แซแแแ แแ.
I think that this restaurant is expensive.
แแแแแแ, แ แแ แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแจแ แแแแ แฉแแ.
We want to stay in Georgia.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
แ แแ = 'that': แแแชแ, แ แแ แฅแแ แแฃแแ แ แแฃแแแ (I know that Georgian is difficult). A comma always precedes แ แแ.
After wanting/asking, the verb of the แ แแ-clause is subjunctive: แแแแแ, แ แแ แฅแแ แแฃแแแ แแแแแแแ แแแ (I want to speak Georgian).
Apply this grammar in A2 course exercises
Practice ExercisesUsing the indicative after wanting (*แแแแแ, แ แแ แแแแแแ แแแแ instead of แแแแแแแ แแแ) and dropping the comma. DE speakers: no verb-final order in rom-clauses - Georgian keeps its normal order.
Indicative instead of subjunctive in wish rom-clauses
Contrast drills: แแแชแ, แ แแ + indicative vs แแแแแ, แ แแ + subjunctive.
แแแชแ, แ แแ แฎแแแ แแแแ แฉแแแแแ.
I know that Dato will arrive tomorrow.
Indicative future after แแแชแ.
แแแแแแ, แ แแ แแก แ แแกแขแแ แแแ แซแแแ แแ.
I think that this restaurant is expensive.
Opinion verb แแแแแแ + แ แแ.
แแแแแแ, แ แแ แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแจแ แแแแ แฉแแ.
We want to stay in Georgia.
Wish + subjunctive แแแแ แฉแแ.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A2 course exercises