Postpositions: 'in Tbilisi' is one word
Georgian has no prepositions at all. In their place work ending-postpositions: they glue themselves to the end of the word, where English would put 'in' or 'from' in front of it. For example: “თბილისში” — in Tbilisi. A rule from the Georgian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Georgian has no prepositions at all. In their place work ending-postpositions: they glue themselves to the end of the word, where English would put 'in' or 'from' in front of it.
სახლი (sakhli) — house → სახლში (sakhlshi) — in the house → სახლიდან (sakhlidan) — from the house.
The most frequent ones: -ში (in), -ზე (on), -იდან (from), -თან (at, next to).
Practical takeaway: a long unfamiliar word is worth mentally trimming from the end first — the chances are a familiar root is hiding underneath.
By example
- თბილისშიtbilisshiin Tbilisi
- მაგიდაზეmagidazeon the table
- სახლიდანsakhlidanfrom the house
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
How to say in Tbilisi in Georgian?
Georgian has no prepositions at all. In their place work ending-postpositions: they glue themselves to the end of the word, where English would put 'in' or 'from' in front of it.
Why Georgian has no prepositions?
სახლი — house → სახლში — in the house → სახლიდან — from the house.
Georgian endings ში, ზე, იდან?
The most frequent ones: -ში (in), -ზე (on), -იდან (from), -თან (at, next to).
What თბილისში means?
Practical takeaway: a long unfamiliar word is worth mentally trimming from the end first — the chances are a familiar root is hiding underneath.
What does it look like in an example sentence Georgian?
“თბილისში” (tbilisshi) — 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.