Basic Word Order
A plain Georgian sentence often goes subject, object, verb, but the order is free.
How It Works
| Subject | Object | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| ნინო | წიგნს | კითხულობს |
| მე | ქართულს | ვსწავლობ |
| ბავშვი | რძეს | სვამს |
The endings carry the meaning, so ნინო წიგნს კითხულობს and წიგნს ნინო კითხულობს both mean Nino is reading a book. The second puts the focus on ნინო: it is Nino, and nobody else, who is reading.
The verb can also come before the object, especially in speech and in stories: ნინო კითხულობს წიგნს. All of these are correct.
Two points are fixed: a question word goes right before the verb (სად ცხოვრობ?), and an adjective goes before its noun (დიდი სახლი).
Examples (5)
- ნინო წიგნს კითხულობს.
Nino is reading a book.
Subject, object, verb: the neutral order.
- მე ქართულს ვსწავლობ.
I'm learning Georgian.
The verb comes last.
- გიორგი თბილისში ცხოვრობს.
Giorgi lives in Tbilisi.
The place goes before the verb.
- ნინო კითხულობს წიგნს.
Nino is reading a book.
The verb before the object is correct too.
- ბავშვი რძეს სვამს.
The child is drinking milk.
The object რძეს is dative, then comes the verb.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Word order is free because case endings show who does what.
Related Patterns
- Question Words Before the Verb
One fixed point in the order.
Level 1 - Describing Words Come First
Another fixed point.
Level 1 - What Comes Before the Verb
How the spot before the verb shows focus.
Level 4 - Leaving Out Pronouns
The subject is often left out.
Level 1 - -ს (Dative)The Dative Case
The ending that marks the object.
Level 1
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Patterns that build on this one.
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