Lingoflyრადგან, ამიტომ, თუმცა: where the link goes
There are not many linking words, but each has its own place, and the place is what to remember, not the translation. For example: “რადგან (radgan) ვიზა (viza) გამიგრძელდა, კიდევ ერთი (kidev erti) თვე (tve) დავრჩი” — Since my visa was extended, I stayed one more month. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
There are not many linking words, but each has its own place, and the place is what to remember, not the translation.
Cause. რადგან (radgan) (since) is the first word of its own part: რადგან (radgan) ვიზა (viza) გამიგრძელდა (radgan viza gamigrdzelda), დავრჩი (davrchi). Colloquial იმიტომ რომ (imitom rom) goes only after the main part. The result is opened by ამიტომ (amitom): ვიზა (viza) გამიგრძელდა (viza gamigrdzelda), ამიტომ (amitom) დავრჩი (amitom davrchi).
Objection. თუმცა (tumtsa) opens the part that argues with what was just said: ძვირია (dzviria), თუმცა (tumtsa) ვიყიდე (viqide) (tumtsa viqide). And მიუხედავად (miukhedavad) იმისა (miukhedavad imisa), რომ (rom) (rom) opens the opposite part and stands in front of it. These are mirror phrases, and swapping them is wrong.
And the rule that holds it all together: the verb in the attached part drifts to its end. რადგან (radgan) ბილეთი (bileti) ძვირი (dzviri) იყო (iqo) (radgan bileti dzviri iqo), არ (ar) წავედით (tsavedit) (ar tsavedit) sounds natural; რადგან (radgan) იყო (iqo) ბილეთი (bileti) ძვირი (dzviri) (radgan iqo bileti dzviri) does not.
Table
| Link | Meaning | Which part it opens | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|
| რადგან (radgan) | since, as | the attached part | first word; that part may come first |
| იმიტომ რომ (imitom rom) | because | the attached part | only after the main part |
| ამიტომ (amitom) | so, therefore | the main part | first word of the main part, after the cause |
| რომ (rom) + the wish form | so that | the purpose part | after the main part |
| როცა, როდესაც (rodesats) | when | the attached part | first word |
| სანამ (sanam) | while; before | the attached part | first word; 'არ' changes the meaning |
| მას შემდეგ, რაც (mas shemdeg, rats) | after | both at once | split: 'მას შემდეგ' in the main part |
| თუმცა (tumtsa) | however, though | the main part | first word of the main part |
| მიუხედავად (miukhedavad) იმისა, რომ (rom) | despite the fact that | the attached part | in front of it |
| -ც | turns a question into a link | — | attaches last: რომელშიც |
By example
- radgan viza gamigrdzelda, kidev erti tve davrchiSince my visa was extended, I stayed one more month
- miukhedavad imisa, rom dzviri iqo, bileti viqideEven though it was expensive, I bought the ticket
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
where the link goes: how does it work in Georgian?
There are not many linking words, but each has its own place, and the place is what to remember, not the translation.
What does it look like in a Georgian example sentence?
“რადგან (radgan) ვიზა (viza) გამიგრძელდა, კიდევ ერთი (kidev erti) თვე (tve) დავრჩი” (radgan viza gamigrdzelda, kidev erti tve davrchi) — Since my visa was extended, I stayed one more month. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.