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Georgian Grammar - Gender

Hi Georgian learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will be covering the topic of gender in Georgian. Understanding the concept of grammatical gender is important to properly identify and use the correct articles, adjectives, and nouns, which vary in form in relation to gender.

Gender in Georgian

In Georgian, there are two genders: masculine and feminine. Unlike many Indo-European languages, Georgian does not have neuter gender. The gender of a noun is important for proper sentence construction, which is why it's important to correctly identify the gender of a noun.

An important distinction to note is that the gender of a noun is not necessarily related to its biological gender. For example, the word "mother" is masculine in Georgian (მამა), while the word "father" is feminine (დედა).

Masculine Gender

Nouns belonging to the masculine gender usually end in -ი (-i) in the nominative case. For example:

Georgian	Pronunciation	English
კაცი	k’atsi	man
ძმა	dzma	brother
მამა	mama	father

When masculine nouns end in -ა (-a), they behave as exception which is usually derived from verb roots.

Feminine Gender

Nouns belonging to the feminine gender usually end in -ი (-i) in the nominative case. For example:

Georgian	Pronunciation	English
ქალი	k’ali	woman
დედა	deda	mother
სახლი	saxli	house

When feminine nouns end in -ე (-e), they behave as exceptions.

Exceptions

Just like in any language, there are always exceptions to the rules. In Georgian, there are some nouns belonging to the masculine gender which have -ა (-a) as their nominative ending. Similarly, there are some feminine nouns which end in -ე (-e). Here are some examples:

Georgian	Pronunciation	English
მამა	mama	father
ბები	bebi	baby
სამეზო	samezo	restaurant

Practice

To practice identifying the gender of nouns, try creating simple sentences with the following nouns:

Georgian	Pronunciation	English
კაცი	k’atsi	man
ქალი	k’ali	woman
ძმა	dzma	brother
დედა	deda	mother
სახლი	saxli	house

For example:

Person 1: კაცი (k’atsi)
Person 2: ეს კაცი მაცხოვრებელია. (es k’atsi machxovrebelia) (This man is a teacher.)

Conclusion

Having a basic understanding of Georgian grammatical gender will help with constructing proper sentences when using adjectives and articles. To further improve your Georgian grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

For more information on Georgian grammar, check out the Grammar page on the Georgian page on Wikipedia.

➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.
➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

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 <div class="pg_page_title">Georgian Grammar - Gender</div>
-Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/georgian Georgian] learners! 😊<br>In this lesson, we will learn about the gender rules in Georgian. We will look at the different genders and how to identify them. We will also look at some examples and practice using the gender rules. Finally, we will have a quiz to test your understanding. __TOC__
-==Rules==
+Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/georgian Georgian] learners! 😊<br>In this lesson, we will be covering the topic of gender in Georgian. Understanding the concept of grammatical gender is important to properly identify and use the correct articles, adjectives, and nouns, which vary in form in relation to gender.
-In Georgian, there are three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending.
-Masculine nouns usually end in -ი or -ა. For example, მამა (mama) is masculine, დედა (dada) is masculine, and სახლი (sakhli) is masculine.
+__TOC__
-Feminine nouns usually end in -ე or -ა. For example, მამა (mama) is feminine, დედა (dada) is feminine, and სახლი (sakhli) is feminine.
+== Gender in Georgian ==
+In Georgian, there are two genders: masculine and feminine. Unlike many Indo-European languages, Georgian does not have neuter gender. The gender of a noun is important for proper sentence construction, which is why it's important to correctly identify the gender of a noun.
-Neuter nouns usually end in -ო or -ა. For example, მამა (mama) is neuter, დედა (dada) is neuter, and სახლი (sakhli) is neuter.
+An important distinction to note is that the gender of a noun is not necessarily related to its biological gender. For example, the word "mother" is masculine in Georgian (მამა), while the word "father" is feminine (დედა).
-There are some exceptions to these rules. For example, some nouns that end in -ი can be either masculine or feminine.
+=== Masculine Gender ===
+Nouns belonging to the masculine gender usually end in -ი (-i) in the nominative case. For example:
-==Examples==
+{| class="wikitable"
-Here are some examples of nouns with their genders:
+! Georgian !! Pronunciation !! English
+|-
+| კაცი || k’atsi || man
+|-
+| ძმა || dzma || brother
+|-
+| მამა || mama || father
+|}
+When masculine nouns end in -ა (-a), they behave as exception which is usually derived from verb roots.
+=== Feminine Gender ===
+Nouns belonging to the feminine gender usually end in -ი (-i) in the nominative case. For example:
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Georgian !! Pronunciation !! English
+|-
+| ქალი || k’ali || woman
+|-
+| დედა || deda || mother
+|-
+| სახლი || saxli || house
+|}
+When feminine nouns end in -ე (-e), they behave as exceptions.
+== Exceptions ==
+Just like in any language, there are always exceptions to the rules. In Georgian, there are some nouns belonging to the masculine gender which have -ა (-a) as their nominative ending. Similarly, there are some feminine nouns which end in -ე (-e). Here are some examples:
 {| class="wikitable"
+! Georgian !! Pronunciation !! English
 |-
-! Georgian !! Pronunciation !! English Translation !! Gender
+| მამა || mama || father
 |-
-| მამა || ma-ma || mother || Feminine
+| ბები || bebi || baby
 |-
-| დედა || de-da || father || Masculine
+| სამეზო || samezo || restaurant
+|}
+== Practice ==
+To practice identifying the gender of nouns, try creating simple sentences with the following nouns:
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Georgian !! Pronunciation !! English
 |-
-| სახლი || sa-khi || house || Neuter
+| კაცი || k’atsi || man
 |-
-| კოტე || ko-te || coat || Masculine
+| ქალი || k’ali || woman
 |-
-| ფეხბურთი || pex-bur-ti || peach || Masculine
+| ძმა || dzma || brother
+|-
+| დედა || deda || mother
+|-
+| სახლი || saxli || house
 |}
-==Practice==
+For example:
-To improve your [[Language/Georgian|Georgian]] [[Language/Georgian/Grammar|Grammar]], you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=46 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/georgian/question questions]!
-==Quiz==
+* Person 1: კაცი (k’atsi)
-===Questions===
+* Person 2: ეს კაცი მაცხოვრებელია. (es k’atsi machxovrebelia) (This man is a teacher.)
-. What are the three genders in Georgian?
-. How do you determine the gender of a noun?
-. Give an example of a masculine noun.
-. Give an example of a feminine noun.
-. Give an example of a neuter noun.
-===Answers===
+== Conclusion ==
-. The three genders in Georgian are masculine, feminine, and neuter.
+Having a basic understanding of Georgian grammatical gender will help with constructing proper sentences when using adjectives and articles. To further improve your Georgian grammar, you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=46 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/georgian/question questions]!
-. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending.
-. An example of a masculine noun is კოტე (kote).
+For more information on Georgian grammar, check out the [https://polyglotclub.com/language/georgian/grammar Grammar] page on the [https://polyglotclub.com/language/georgian Georgian] page on Wikipedia.
-. An example of a feminine noun is მამა (mama).
-. An example of a neuter noun is სახლი (sakhli).
 <hr>➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.<br>➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎
+== Sources ==
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_language Georgian Language]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_grammar Georgian Grammar]
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-|keywords=Georgian, grammar, gender, masculine, feminine, neuter, nouns, endings
+|keywords=Georgian, language, grammar, gender, masculine, feminine, nouns, adjectives, articles
-|description=In this lesson, we will learn about the gender rules in Georgian. We will look at the different genders and how to identify them. We will also look at some examples and practice using the gender rules. Finally, we will have a quiz to test your understanding.
+|description=In this lesson, you will learn about the concept of gender in Georgian grammar and how to properly identify and use the correct articles, adjectives, and nouns which vary in form in relation to gender.
 }}
-==Related Lessons==
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Adverbs|Adverbs]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/The-postposition-of-the-Dative|The postposition of the Dative]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Missing-vowels-“ა”,-“ე”,-“ო”|Missing vowels “ა”, “ე”, “ო”]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Preverbs-and-their-functions|Preverbs and their functions]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Adverbs-produced-from-Adjectives|Adverbs produced from Adjectives]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Toasting|Toasting]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Conjugation-of-the-verb-“to-want”-ნდომა-in-the-Present-Tense|Conjugation of the verb “to want” ნდომა in the Present Tense]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Orthography-Words-ending-at-“—ს”,-“—მ”,-“—ზ”-and-“—შ”|Orthography Words ending at “—ს”, “—მ”, “—ზ” and “—შ”]]
-* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Vocative-case-markers-“—ო”-and-“—ვ”|Vocative case markers “—ო” and “—ვ”]]
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