The Present for Plans
The present often describes a fixed plan, as in English I am going tomorrow.
How It Works
You do not always need the future tense to talk about the future. For plans that are already fixed, Georgian uses the present, just like English:
| Georgian | English |
|---|---|
| ხვალ თბილისში მივდივარ. | I'm going to Tbilisi tomorrow. |
| შაბათს ქორწილში მივდივართ. | We're going to a wedding on Saturday. |
| მატარებელი რვა საათზე გადის. | The train leaves at eight. |
A time word such as ხვალ (tomorrow), შაბათს (on Saturday) or საღამოს (this evening) tells the listener that you mean the future.
The future tense works too. ხვალ თბილისში წავალ (I will go to Tbilisi tomorrow) sounds more like a decision you are making now, while the present sounds like a plan already in place.
Timetables for trains, buses and lessons nearly always use the present.
Examples (5)
- ხვალ თბილისში მივდივარ.
I'm going to Tbilisi tomorrow.
The present with ხვალ: a plan.
- შაბათს ქორწილში მივდივართ.
We're going to a wedding on Saturday.
შაბათს shows it is in the future.
- საღამოს სტუმრები მოდიან.
Guests are coming this evening.
The present for something arranged.
- მატარებელი რვა საათზე გადის.
The train leaves at eight.
Timetables use the present.
- ამ ზაფხულს კახეთში ვისვენებთ.
We're spending our holiday in Kakheti this summer.
ამ ზაფხულს: this summer.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The present can talk about a plan.
Related Patterns
Practice The Present for Plans in Bubblegum
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