Georgian glues its 'prepositions' to the end of the noun: Tbilisi-shi = in Tbilisi.
I can say where things are and where I am going using -shi, -ze, -tan and -dan.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
แแก แแแแแแกแจแ แชแฎแแแ แแแก.
He lives in Tbilisi.
แงแแแ แแแแแแแแแ.
The coffee is on the table.
แแแขแแ แแแแแ แแแแฃแแแแแ แแแแแก.
The train comes from Batumi.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Where English puts a preposition before the noun, Georgian attaches a postposition to its end: -แจแ (in), -แแ (on), -แแแ (at/with someone), -แแแ (from), -แแแ (until), -แแแแก (for).
So: แแแแแแกแ + -แจแ โ แแแแแแกแจแ (in Tbilisi), แแแแแแ + -แแ โ แแแแแแแแ (on the table), แแแแฃแแ + -แแแ โ แแแแฃแแแแแ (from Batumi). The final -แ of the noun drops before -แจแ/-แแ.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesPutting a separate word before the noun (*แจแ แแแแแแกแ) - postpositions attach to the end. Keeping the final -แ before -แจแ/-แแ (*แแแแแแกแแจแ). Word-for-word translating Russian prepositions one-to-one - e.g. Russian 'ะฝะฐ ะบะพะฝัะตััะต' is แแแแชแแ แขแแ, but 'ะฒ ัะบะพะปะต' is แกแแแแแจแ; learn nouns together with their postposition.
Preposed particles or wrong postposition choice
Drill place names + -shi/-dan; learn nouns together with their postposition.
แแก แแแแแแกแจแ แชแฎแแแ แแแก.
He lives in Tbilisi.
แแแแแแกแ + -แจแ = in Tbilisi; the final -แ drops.
แงแแแ แแแแแแแแแ.
The coffee is on the table.
แแแแแแ + -แแ = on the table; + -แ = is.
แแแขแแ แแแแแ แแแแฃแแแแแ แแแแแก.
The train comes from Batumi.
แแแแฃแแ + -แแแ = from Batumi.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises