ვამბობ/ვიტყვი/ვთქვი

Saying

Level 3Sounds Like vambob/vitʼqʼvi/vtkvi

Say is ვამბობ (I say), ვიტყვი (I will say) and ვთქვი (I said).

How It Works

PersonPresentFuturePast
Iვამბობვიტყვივთქვი
youამბობიტყვითქვი
he, sheამბობსიტყვისთქვა
weვამბობთვიტყვითვთქვით
theyამბობენიტყვიანთქვეს

Each tense has its own stem, so learn the three as one set, like say and said.

In the past, the speaker takes -მა and what was said is in the nominative: ნინომ არაფერი თქვა (Nino didn't say anything).

Report what someone said with რომ: თქვა, რომ ხვალ მოვა (he said that he'll come tomorrow). ამბობენ, რომ (they say that) is how Georgians pass on what people say.

Say does not take a listener. To say something to someone, use tell: ნინოს ვუთხარი (I told Nino).

რას ამბობ? (What are you saying?) is also used for surprise, like really?

Examples (5)

  1. რა თქვა?

    What did he say?

    თქვა, he said.

  2. რას ამბობ?

    What are you saying?

    ამბობ, the present you-form.

  3. ამბობენ, რომ ხვალ თოვლი მოვა.

    They say it will snow tomorrow.

    ამბობენ, რომ: they say that.

  4. მერე ვიტყვი, რას ვფიქრობ.

    I'll say what I think later.

    ვიტყვი, the future.

  5. ნინომ არაფერი თქვა.

    Nino didn't say anything.

    ნინომ with -მ in the past.

Common Mistakes

  • Using say with a listener.

    ნინოს ვთქვი.
    ნინოს ვუთხარი.

    To say something to someone, use tell: ვუთხარი, I told him or her.

How It Connects

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ვამბობ/ვიტყვი/ვთქვიLevel 3Saying

Learn This First

Saying changes its root between tenses.

Words in This Pattern

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