LingoflyThe person is built into the verb
The Georgian verb says who is acting all by itself. A pronoun is almost never needed. For example: “ვცხოვრობ (vtskhovrob) თბილისში” (tbilisshi) — I live in Tbilisi. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The Georgian verb says who is acting all by itself. A pronoun is almost never needed.
The most useful clue is the letter ვ (v): it means 'I'. It stands at the start of the word, or right after a prefix.
ვმუშაობ (vmushaob) — I work. მუშაობს (mushaobs) — he works. მივდივარ (mivdivar) — I go (the ვ hides inside, after the prefix მი-).
The second clue is მ (m) at the start: it means 'to me'. Verbs of feeling and having are built that way: მქვია (mkvia) (I am called), მინდა (minda) (I want), მიყვარს (miqvars) (I love).
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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
The person is built into the verb: how does it work in Georgian?
The Georgian verb says who is acting all by itself. A pronoun is almost never needed.
What does it look like in a Georgian example sentence?
“ვცხოვრობ (vtskhovrob) თბილისში” (tbilisshi) (vtskhovrob tbilisshi) — I live 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.