ვითომ
Supposedly
ვითომ marks something as only claimed or pretended: supposedly, as if.
How It Works
ვითომ (vitom) adds the speaker's doubt. What follows is said or shown, but the speaker does not believe it.
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| pretending | ვითომ არაფერი იცის. (He acts as if he knows nothing.) |
| a claim you doubt | ვითომ დღეს მოვა. (He's supposedly coming today.) |
| a doubtful reply | ვითომ? (Oh, really?) |
The verb keeps its normal tense, because ვითომ only adds the doubt.
Three words are easy to mix up:
- თურმე (apparently): news you accept as true;
- თითქოს (as if): how something looks or feels, with no doubt about anyone;
- ვითომ (supposedly): what someone says or acts out, and you doubt it.
ვითომ is common in conversation and in stories. It often comes with მაგრამ and the truth: ვითომ ავად არის, მაგრამ ... (he's supposedly sick, but ...).
Examples (4)
- ვითომ არაფერი იცის.
He acts as if he knows nothing.
ვითომ says he is pretending.
- ვითომ ავად არის, მაგრამ სინამდვილეში სკოლაში წასვლა არ უნდა.
He's supposedly sick, but really he just doesn't want to go to school.
After მაგრამ comes the truth.
- ვითომ დღეს მოვა.
He's supposedly coming today.
The speaker doubts the claim.
- — ხვალ ადრე ავდგები. — ვითომ?
— I'll get up early tomorrow. — Oh, really?
On its own, ვითომ? is a doubtful reply.
How It Connects
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ვითომ means supposedly.
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