სკოლის 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 სკოლის პირდაპირ არის” — 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 — opposite the pharmacy, სახლის უკან (sakhlis ukan) — behind the house, ხიდის წინ (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 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 იარე — go straight. With -ის before it, it becomes 'opposite'.
Table
| Word | What comes before it | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| პირდაპირ | the -ის ending | აფთიაქის პირდაპირ | opposite the pharmacy |
| უკან | the -ის ending | სახლის უკან | behind the house |
| წინ | the -ის ending | ხიდის წინ | in front of the bridge |
| გასწვრივ | the -ის ending | ქუჩის გასწვრივ | along the street |
| გადაღმა | the -ის ending | გზის გადაღმა | across the road |
| მიხედვით | the -ის ending | გეგმის მიხედვით | according to the plan |
| -კენ (an ending) | it glues on | ზღვისკენ | toward the sea |
| -მდე (an ending) | it glues on | ბოლომდე | to the end |
By example
- მაღაზია სკოლის პირდაპირ არისmaghazia skolis pirdapir arisThe shop is opposite the school
- ავტოსადგომი შენობის უკან იპოვეთavtosadgomi shenobis ukan ipovetFind the parking behind the building
- ქუჩის ბოლომდე იარეთ, მერე მარცხნივkuchis 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 an example sentence Georgian?
“მაღაზია სკოლის პირდაპირ არის” (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.