Lingoflyსწავლა, გაზომვა, ჩაწერა: the dictionary name of a verb and how to reach a live form
An English 'to do' form comes out here as a word in -ა, -ება or -ვა. სწავლა (stsavla) — to learn, გაზომვა (gazomva) — to measure. Only it is not an infinitive. Georgian has no infinitive at all. It has an action name — a noun, with the same endings as any other. For example: “სიტყვების სწავლა (sitqvebis stsavla) ყოველ (qovel) დილით (dilit) მჭირდება” (mchirdeba) — Learning words is something I need every morning. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized…
How it works
An English 'to do' form comes out here as a word in -ა, -ება or -ვა. სწავლა (stsavla) — to learn, გაზომვა (gazomva) — to measure. Only it is not an infinitive. Georgian has no infinitive at all. It has an action name — a noun, with the same endings as any other.
First consequence: this name takes noun endings. სწავლა (stsavla) → სწავლის → სწავლას (stsavlas) → სწავლით.
Second, and the most useful: what the action is aimed at takes -ის (-is). English says 'to read a book'; Georgian says წიგნის (tsignis) კითხვა (kitkhva) (tsignis kitkhva), literally 'the book's reading'. Same with მანქანის ტარება (mankanis tareba) — to drive a car.
Third: how to reach a live verb. Drop the name's ending and add the person. სწავლა (stsavla) → ვსწავლობ (vstsavlob) — I learn. გაზომვა (gazomva) → გავზომავ — I will measure.
Table
| Dictionary name | Meaning | I do it | What it is aimed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| სწავლა (stsavla) | to learn | ვსწავლობ (vstsavlob) | სიტყვების სწავლა (sitqvebis stsavla) |
| კითხვა (kitkhva) | to read | ვკითხულობ (vkitkhulob) | წიგნის (tsignis) კითხვა (kitkhva) |
| ტარება (tareba) | to drive | ვატარებ | მანქანის ტარება (mankanis tareba) |
| გაზომვა (gazomva) | to measure | გავზომავ | ფანჯრის (panjris) გაზომვა (gazomva) |
| შეკეთება (sheketeba) | to fix | შევაკეთებ | ონკანის (onkanis) შეკეთება (sheketeba) |
| ჩაწერა (chatsera) | to sign up | ჩავწერ | კურსზე ჩაწერა (kursze chatsera) |
| — (not in use) | to try | ვცდილობ (vtsdilob) | — |
By example
- სიტყვების სწავლა ყოველ დილით მჭირდებაsitqvebis stsavla qovel dilit mchirdebaLearning words is something I need every morning
- გრამატიკას დამოუკიდებლად ვსწავლობgramatikas damoukideblad vstsavlobI am learning the grammar on my own
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 dictionary name of a verb and how to reach a live form: how does it work in Georgian?
An English 'to do' form comes out here as a word in -ა, -ება or -ვა. სწავლა (stsavla) — to learn, გაზომვა (gazomva) — to measure. Only it is not an infinitive. Georgian has no infinitive at all. It has an action name — a noun, with the same endings as any other.
What does it look like in a Georgian example sentence?
“სიტყვების სწავლა (sitqvebis stsavla) ყოველ (qovel) დილით (dilit) მჭირდება” (mchirdeba) (sitqvebis stsavla qovel dilit mchirdeba) — Learning words is something I need every morning. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.