წავიდეთ (Let's)
Let's
The we-form of the optative means let's: წავიდეთ! (let's go!)
How It Works
| Future (we) | Let's ... |
|---|---|
| წავალთ (we'll go) | წავიდეთ (ts'avidet) (let's go) |
| ვნახავთ (we'll see) | ვნახოთ (let's see) |
| დავიწყებთ (we'll start) | დავიწყოთ (let's start) |
| ვიცეკვებთ (we'll dance) | ვიცეკვოთ (let's dance) |
The we-form of the optative is the same form you use after მინდა or უნდა: უნდა წავიდეთ (we have to go). On its own, it becomes a suggestion.
მოდი (to one friend) or მოდით (to several, or politely) makes it warmer: მოდით, დავიწყოთ (come on, let's start).
For let's not, put არ before it: არ წავიდეთ (let's not go).
A question with it asks what the others think: დღეს სად ვისადილოთ? (Where shall we have lunch today?)
Examples (5)
- წავიდეთ, უკვე გვიანია.
Let's go, it's already late.
A suggestion.
- მოდი, ხინკალი შევუკვეთოთ!
Come on, let's order khinkali!
The object, ხინკალი, is in the nominative.
- ვნახოთ, რა იქნება.
Let's see what happens.
A common phrase.
- დავიწყოთ!
Let's start!
One word is enough.
- ამ საღამოს კინოში წავიდეთ?
Shall we go to the movies this evening?
As a question: shall we?
Common Mistakes
Putting the object in the dative.
მოდი, ხინკალს შევუკვეთოთ!მოდი, ხინკალი შევუკვეთოთ!The optative is in the past group, so its object is in the nominative: ხინკალი.
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Let's is an optative we form.
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