-ად (Adverbs)

Adverbs in -ად

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Add -ად to an adjective stem to say how something is done: სწრაფი becomes სწრაფად (quickly).

How It Works

An adverb tells you how something is done. Georgian makes most adverbs from adjectives with the ending -ად, the adverbial case.

The adverb usually goes right before the verb: სწრაფად დადის (walks fast).

With ვარ (I am), these words describe how you feel: კარგად ვარ (I'm well), ცუდად ვარ (I feel unwell).

A few common words do not follow the rule. Slowly is ნელა, and fast in speech is often ჩქარა.

ნინო ძალიან ლამაზად მღერის.
Nino sings very beautifully.
ლამაზი becomes ლამაზად.
დღეს ცუდად ვარ.
I'm feeling unwell today.
ცუდად ვარ: I feel unwell.
ლუკა სწრაფად დადის.
Luka walks fast.
სწრაფი becomes სწრაფად.
ქართულად ძალიან სწორად წერ.
You write Georgian very correctly.
სწორი becomes სწორად.
ბავშვს მშვიდად სძინავს.
The baby is sleeping peacefully.
მშვიდი becomes მშვიდად.

Using the adjective instead of the adverb.
ლუკა სწრაფი დადის.
ლუკა სწრაფად დადის.
To say how someone does something, use the -ად form.

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-ად (Adverbs)Level 2Adverbs in -ად

Adverbs in -ად are made from describing words, like კარგად.

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