-ს (He, She, It)

The He or She Ending

Level 1Sounds Like s

Most present-tense verbs end in -ს when the doer is he, she or it.

How It Works

I	He, she, it	Meaning
ვწერ	წერს	writes
ვცხოვრობ	ცხოვრობს	lives
ვკითხულობ	კითხულობს	reads
ვსვამ	სვამს	drinks
ვაკეთებ	აკეთებს	does, makes

Drop the ვ- and add -ს. Use this form with ის and with any one person or thing: ნინო, დედა, ბავშვი, ძაღლი.

Also use it for a noun after a number: ორი ბავშვი თამაშობს (two children are playing). You will learn more about this at Level 2.

When the doer is a name or a noun, the verb looks the same: დედა ყავას სვამს (mom is drinking coffee), ძაღლი ეზოში თამაშობს (the dog is playing in the yard).

Examples (5)

ნინო წერილს წერს.
Nino is writing a letter.
წერს: she writes.
გიორგი ბათუმში ცხოვრობს.
Giorgi lives in Batumi.
ცხოვრობს: he lives.
ის ქართულად ლაპარაკობს.
He speaks Georgian. / She speaks Georgian.
ის can be he or she.
მამა გაზეთს კითხულობს.
Dad is reading the newspaper.
კითხულობს ends in -ს.
დედა ყავას სვამს.
Mom is drinking coffee.
სვამს: she drinks.

Common Mistakes

Leaving off the -ს.
ნინო წერილს წერ.
ნინო წერილს წერს.
წერ is the you form. With one person, add -ს.

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-ს (He, She, It)Level 1The He or She Ending

Learn This First

-ს marks he or she on a present verb.

The Present Tense
Know a present verb, because -ს goes on its end: წერს.
Level 1

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