ვინც

The One Who

Level 4Sounds Like vints

ვინც means the one who, whoever or everyone who.

How It Works

ვინც (vints) talks about a person without naming them. It often follows ყველა (everyone) or ის (the one), or it starts the sentence on its own as whoever.

CaseFormExample
nominativeვინცვინც მოვიდა (whoever came)
ergativeვინცვინც ეს წერილი დაწერა (whoever wrote this letter)
dativeვისაცვისაც უნდა (whoever wants to)

Choose the case for the clause's own verb, the same way as with ვინ in a question. With მოვიდა (came), a becoming verb, ვინც is nominative. With უნდა (wants), a feeling verb, it is the dative ვისაც.

The verb after ვინც is usually singular, even when many people are meant: ყველა, ვინც მოვიდა (everyone who came).

Use ვინც for people. For things, use რაც.

Examples (4)

  1. ვინც იცის, ხელი ასწიოს.

    Whoever knows, raise your hand.

    The main verb is an optative: let him raise.

  2. ყველა, ვინც მოვიდა, ძალიან კმაყოფილი იყო.

    Everyone who came was very pleased.

    A singular verb after ყველა, ვინც.

  3. ვისაც უნდა, ჩვენთან ერთად წამოვიდეს.

    Whoever wants to can come with us.

    Dative ვისაც with the feeling verb უნდა.

  4. ვინც ბევრს კითხულობს, ბევრი იცის.

    Whoever reads a lot knows a lot.

    ვინც begins the sentence.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the question word ვინ.

    ვინ იცის, ხელი ასწიოს.
    ვინც იცის, ხელი ასწიოს.

    ვინ იცის? asks who knows. The clause needs -ც.

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ვინცLevel 4The One Who

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ვინც is the one who.

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