Preverbs That Change Meaning

Level 4

With some verbs, a different preverb gives a different meaning, not only a finished action.

How It Works

Preverb + rootMeaning
დაწერსwill write
გადაწერსwill copy, will rewrite
ჩაწერსwill write down, will record
აღწერსwill describe
გააკეთებსwill do, will make
შეაკეთებსwill repair
დადებსwill put down
გადადებსwill put off

Many preverbs keep a bit of their direction: გადა- (over) gives copying a text over, and ჩა- (down, in) gives writing something down.

A preverb that only finishes the action is gone in the present: ვწერ (I write), დავწერ (I will write). A preverb that changes the meaning often stays in the present too, so look up the whole verb with its preverb.

Examples (5)

  1. ეს ტექსტი რვეულში გადავწერე.

    I copied this text into my notebook.

    გადა-: copying.

  2. მისამართი ჩავწერე.

    I wrote down the address.

    ჩა-: writing down.

  3. ხელოსანმა მაცივარი შეაკეთა.

    The repairman fixed the fridge.

    შე- with this root: repairing.

  4. შეხვედრა ხვალისთვის გადავდოთ.

    Let's put the meeting off until tomorrow.

    გადა- with this root: putting off.

  5. აღწერე შენი ოთახი.

    Describe your room.

    აღ-: describing.

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Preverbs That Change MeaningLevel 4

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Some preverbs change a verb's meaning.