LingoflyNo gender, no articles
Georgian simply lacks what torments you in other languages: For example: “ის (is) ჩემი (chemi) მეგობარია” — He (or she) is my friend. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Georgian simply lacks what torments you in other languages:
- no gender — ის (is) is he, she and it at once. One sentence will not tell you who is meant.
- no articles — 'a house' and 'the house' look exactly the same.
- one plural — the ending -ები works almost everywhere: სახლი (sakhli) → სახლები (sakhlebi).
Georgian takes its due on the verb instead: person, number and the addressee of the action all live there. The trade is fair — nouns are quick to learn.
Table
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Does Georgian have gender?
- no gender — ის (is) is he, she and it at once. One sentence will not tell you who is meant. - no articles — 'a house' and 'the house' look exactly the same. - one plural — the ending -ები works almost everywhere: სახლი (sakhli) → სახლები.
Why he and she are one word in Georgian?
- no gender — ის (is) is he, she and it at once. One sentence will not tell you who is meant. - no articles — 'a house' and 'the house' look exactly the same. - one plural — the ending -ები works almost everywhere: სახლი (sakhli) → სახლები.
Does Georgian have articles?
- no gender — ის (is) is he, she and it at once. One sentence will not tell you who is meant. - no articles — 'a house' and 'the house' look exactly the same. - one plural — the ending -ები works almost everywhere: სახლი (sakhli) → სახლები.
How Georgian makes a plural with ები?
- no gender — ის (is) is he, she and it at once. One sentence will not tell you who is meant. - no articles — 'a house' and 'the house' look exactly the same. - one plural — the ending -ები works almost everywhere: სახლი (sakhli) → სახლები.
What does it look like in a Georgian example sentence?
“ის (is) ჩემი (chemi) მეგობარია” (is chemi megobaria) — He (or she) is my friend. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.