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

The postposition of the Instrumental in Georgian

The postpositions of the instrumental case “-იდან” and “-დან” mean “from”.

It’s received after the phonetic changes of ით+გან ⇒ ითგან ⇒ იდგან ⇒ იდან

Examples: სახლიდან, ოთახიდან, სეულიდან, etc.

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: The Conjugation System, Future Tense, Plural & The emphatic “ა”.

Sources

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

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