Frequency Adverbs: Always, Sometimes, Never
The frequency scale qoveltvis-khshirad-zogjer-ishviatad-arasdros, its position before the verb, and the optional (not obligatory) doubling of the negative.
I can say how often I do things, including 'never' without a double negative.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
დილით ყოველთვის ყავას ვსვამ.
In the morning I always drink coffee.
ზოგჯერ ფეხით მივდივარ სამსახურში.
Sometimes I walk to work.
ის არასდროს აგვიანებს.
He is never late.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
How often?
The A2 frequency scale: ყოველთვის (always) - ხშირად (often) - ზოგჯერ (sometimes) - იშვიათად (rarely) - არასდროს (never). They normally stand before the verb. Key trap: არასდროს normally stands WITHOUT an extra negative - არასდროს ვაგვიანებ (I'm never late); a doubled არ is possible for emphasis but never required.
Slavic-speaker double negative (*arasdros ar vagvianeb) - Georgian arasdros stands alone; also parking the adverb at the sentence end where it sounds like an afterthought.
Common Error Patterns
Adding ar after arasdros (Slavic double-negative transfer)
Contrast drills: arasdros vagvianeb vs *arasdros ar vagvianeb, with L1 callout.
დილით ყოველთვის ყავას ვსვამ.
In the morning I always drink coffee.
Frequency adverbs usually stand right before the verb.
ზოგჯერ ფეხით მივდივარ სამსახურში.
Sometimes I walk to work.
zogjer (sometimes) opens the sentence or precedes the verb phrase.
ის არასდროს აგვიანებს.
He is never late.
arasdros stands alone - no extra ar on the verb, unlike Russian 'никогда не'.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A2 course exercises