Lingoflyსკოლის პირდაპირ, სახლის უკან: words that stand after the noun
Some relations hang on the end of the word; others are a separate word, and that word stands after the noun. You cannot give directions without them. For example: “მაღაზია (maghazia) სკოლის (skolis) პირდაპირ (pirdapir) არის” (aris) — The shop is opposite the school. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Some relations hang on the end of the word; others are a separate word, and that word stands after the noun. You cannot give directions without them.
Almost all of them want -ის (-is) in front of them. აფთიაქის პირდაპირ (pirdapir) — opposite the pharmacy, სახლის (sakhlis) უკან (ukan) (sakhlis ukan) — behind the house, ხიდის წინ (tsin) (khidis tsin) — in front of the bridge. Same with ქუჩის გასწვრივ (kuchis gastsvriv) — along the street.
The commonest mistake is putting such a word first. პირდაპირ (pirdapir) აფთიაქის sounds as wrong as 'the pharmacy opposite' does in English. The order is fixed: the landmark, then the relation.
პირდაპირ (pirdapir) stands apart. On its own, with no noun in front, it means 'straight ahead': პირდაპირ (pirdapir) იარე — go straight. With -ის before it, it becomes 'opposite'.
Table
| Word | What comes before it | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| პირდაპირ (pirdapir) | the -ის ending | აფთიაქის პირდაპირ (pirdapir) | opposite the pharmacy |
| უკან (ukan) | the -ის ending | სახლის (sakhlis) უკან (ukan) | behind the house |
| წინ (tsin) | the -ის ending | ხიდის წინ (tsin) | in front of the bridge |
| გასწვრივ (gastsvriv) | the -ის ending | ქუჩის გასწვრივ (kuchis gastsvriv) | along the street |
| გადაღმა | the -ის ending | გზის გადაღმა (gzis gadaghma) | across the road |
| მიხედვით (mikhedvit) | the -ის ending | გეგმის (gegmis) მიხედვით (mikhedvit) | according to the plan |
| -კენ (an ending) | it glues on | ზღვისკენ | toward the sea |
| -მდე (an ending) | it glues on | ბოლომდე (bolomde) | to the end |
By example
- kuchis bolomde iaret, mere martskhnivWalk to the end of the street, then turn left
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
words that stand after the noun: how does it work in Georgian?
Some relations hang on the end of the word; others are a separate word, and that word stands after the noun. You cannot give directions without them.
What does it look like in a Georgian example sentence?
“მაღაზია (maghazia) სკოლის (skolis) პირდაპირ (pirdapir) არის” (aris) (maghazia skolis pirdapir aris) — The shop is opposite the school. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.