'In Tbilisi' is one word
Georgian has no prepositions at all. Endings do that work: they glue onto the end of the word. For example: “თბილისში” — in Tbilisi. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Georgian has no prepositions at all. Endings do that work: they glue onto the end of the word.
სახლი (sakhli) — house → სახლში (sakhlshi) — in the house → სახლიდან (sakhlidan) — from the house.
The most frequent are -ში (in), -ზე (on), -იდან (from) and -თან (at, next to).
Hence a useful trick: trim a long unknown word from the end in your head. A familiar root is probably sitting underneath.
Table
| ending | what it does | example |
|---|---|---|
| -ში | in | თბილისში — in Tbilisi |
| -ზე | on | მაგიდაზე — on the table |
| -იდან | from | სახლიდან — from the house |
| -თან | at, next to | ექიმთან — at the doctor's |
By example
- თბილისშიtbilisshiin Tbilisi
- მაგიდაზეmagidazeon the table
- სახლიდანsakhlidanfrom the house
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
How to say in Tbilisi in Georgian?
Georgian has no prepositions at all. Endings do that work: they glue onto the end of the word.
Why Georgian has no prepositions?
სახლი — house → სახლში — in the house → სახლიდან — from the house.
Georgian endings ში, ზე, იდან?
The most frequent are -ში (in), -ზე (on), -იდან (from) and -თან (at, next to).
What თბილისში means?
Hence a useful trick: trim a long unknown word from the end in your head. A familiar root is probably sitting underneath.
What does it look like in an example sentence Georgian?
“თბილისში” (tbilisshi) — in Tbilisi. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.