Language/Georgian/Grammar/Gender

Georgian Grammar - Gender

Hi Georgian learners! 😊
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.

Rules

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.

Feminine nouns usually end in -ე or -ა. For example, მამა (mama) is feminine, დედა (dada) is feminine, and სახლი (sakhli) is feminine.

Neuter nouns usually end in -ო or -ა. For example, მამა (mama) is neuter, დედა (dada) is neuter, and სახლი (sakhli) is neuter.

There are some exceptions to these rules. For example, some nouns that end in -ი can be either masculine or feminine.

Examples

Here are some examples of nouns with their genders:

Georgian	Pronunciation	English Translation	Gender
მამა	ma-ma	mother	Feminine
დედა	de-da	father	Masculine
სახლი	sa-khi	house	Neuter
კოტე	ko-te	coat	Masculine
ფეხბურთი	pex-bur-ti	peach	Masculine

Practice

To improve your Georgian Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Quiz

Questions

1. What are the three genders in Georgian? 2. How do you determine the gender of a noun? 3. Give an example of a masculine noun. 4. Give an example of a feminine noun. 5. Give an example of a neuter noun.

Answers

1. The three genders in Georgian are masculine, feminine, and neuter. 2. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending. 3. An example of a masculine noun is კოტე (kote). 4. An example of a feminine noun is მამა (mama). 5. An example of a neuter noun is სახლი (sakhli).

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• Nouns
• Adverbs
• The postposition of the Dative
• Missing vowels “ა”, “ე”, “ო”
• Preverbs and their functions
• Adverbs produced from Adjectives
• Toasting
• Conjugation of the verb “to want” ნდომა in the Present Tense
• Orthography Words ending at “—ს”, “—მ”, “—ზ” and “—შ”
• Vocative case markers “—ო” and “—ვ”