-თ (You All as the Object)

You All as the Object

Level 3Sounds Like t

-თ at the end of a verb also marks a plural or polite you as the object.

How It Works

You know გ- for you as the object: გხედავ (I see you). To make that you plural, or polite to one person, add -თ:

To one friendTo several, or politeMeaning
გხედავგხედავთI see you
გიცნობგიცნობთI know you
გთხოვგთხოვთI ask you, please
გისმენგისმენთI'm listening to you

This is why you hear -თ in polite set phrases: გთხოვთ (please), გმადლობთ (thank you), and გისმენთ, the polite way to answer the phone.

The same -თ is also the ending for we: ვხედავთ (we see). So გხედავთ can mean I see you all, or we see you. The situation tells you which one is meant.

Examples (5)

  1. გისმენთ.

    Hello? (I'm listening.)

    The polite way to answer the phone.

  2. ბოდიში, ხომ არ გიცნობთ?

    Excuse me, don't I know you?

    გიცნობთ, polite you as the object.

  3. გელოდებით!

    We're waiting for you!

    -თ can be we, the ones waiting, or you all, the ones waited for.

  4. ქალბატონო ნინო, გმადლობთ.

    Thank you, Ms Nino.

    გმადლობთ, the polite thank you.

  5. ხვალ გნახავთ!

    See you all tomorrow!

    გნახავთ, I will see you all.

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-თ also marks you all as the object.

Words in This Pattern

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