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The ergative case is a specific case for the subject of a transitive verb in the past tense (aorist). | The ergative case is a specific case for the subject of a transitive verb in the past tense (aorist). | ||
Its marker is suffix “-მა”. | Its marker is suffix “-მა”. | ||
*the man painted (it) კაც-მა დახატა (ის) | *the man painted (it) კაც-მა დახატა (ის) | ||
*the woman saw (it) ქალ-მა ნახა (ის) | *the woman saw (it) ქალ-მა ნახა (ის) | ||
Words ending on vowels have only the suffix “-მ” for the ergative case (“ა” from the case marker is missing). | Words ending on vowels have only the suffix “-მ” for the ergative case (“ა” from the case marker is missing). | ||
*Compare: მეგობარ-მა, კაც-მა, კაცებ-მა and დედა-მ, ხე-მ. | *Compare: მეგობარ-მა, კაც-მა, კაცებ-მა and დედა-მ, ხე-მ. | ||
<span link>After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you:</span> [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/The-Conjugation-System|The Conjugation System]], [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]], [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Plural|Plural]] & [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Word-Order|Word Order]]. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/3071/1/Basic-Georgian%202%20bolo%20versia.pdf | http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/3071/1/Basic-Georgian%202%20bolo%20versia.pdf | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Adverbs|Adverbs]] | * [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Adverbs|Adverbs]] | ||
* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/The-verb-“to-have”|The verb “to have”]] | * [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/The-verb-“to-have”|The verb “to have”]] | ||
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* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Word-Order|Word Order]] | * [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Word-Order|Word Order]] | ||
* [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Expression-“traveling-by...”|Expression “traveling by...”]] | * [[Language/Georgian/Grammar/Expression-“traveling-by...”|Expression “traveling by...”]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 27 March 2023
The Ergative Case in Georgian
The ergative case is a specific case for the subject of a transitive verb in the past tense (aorist).
Its marker is suffix “-მა”.
- the man painted (it) კაც-მა დახატა (ის)
- the woman saw (it) ქალ-მა ნახა (ის)
Words ending on vowels have only the suffix “-მ” for the ergative case (“ა” from the case marker is missing).
- Compare: მეგობარ-მა, კაც-მა, კაცებ-მა and დედა-მ, ხე-მ.
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: The Conjugation System, Future Tense, Plural & Word Order.
Sources[edit | edit source]
http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/3071/1/Basic-Georgian%202%20bolo%20versia.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Adverbs
- The verb “to have”
- Adverbs of Time
- The postposition of the Adverbial
- Derivation
- Third person pronouns
- The postposition of the Nominative
- Word Order
- Expression “traveling by...”