Language/Georgian/Grammar/The-postposition-of-the-Dative

The postposition of the Dative in Georgian

Georgian is a unique and complex language with its own distinct grammar system. One of the most important cases in Georgian is the dative case, which is used to indicate the indirect object of a sentence. In Georgian, the dative case is marked by a postposition that follows the noun. This lesson will explain the use and formation of the postposition of the dative case in Georgian.

In Georgian, the dative case is used to indicate the indirect object of a sentence, which is usually the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb. The dative case is formed by adding a postposition to the noun, which is a word that comes after the noun and indicates its grammatical function. The postposition for the dative case in Georgian is "-ს" ("-s").

• Postpositions of the dative is produced like “-ვით”, for example: დედასავით, ქალსავით. (This is seldom used. The same postposition in the nominative is mostly used with consonant-ending words.) on -ზე მაგიდა-ზე in -ში მაგიდა-ში with; near -თან / -სთან კაც-თან / მაგიდა-ს-თან between; among შორის / შუა კედლებს შორის / კედლებს შუა

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With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: The Conjugation System, Future Tense, Negation & Questions.

Sources

http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/3071/1/Basic-Georgian%202%20bolo%20versia.pdf

Other Lessons

• Conditional Mood
• The emphatic “ა”
• Inflection of demonstrative pronouns with nouns
• That (რომ)
• The postposition “ თან”
• Derivation
• Adjectives
• Orthography Words ending at “—ს”, “—მ”, “—ზ” and “—შ”
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