Georgian Adverbs
Learning the Georgian Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Georgian language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Georgian.
Georgian adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
Grammar Tips:
While in English adverbs are usually formed
by adding (-ly) to adjectives. In Georgian many adverbs are formed
from adjectives, simply by adding the suffix –ad, -a to the singular feminine form of adjectives. Examples:
neli (slow) becomes nela (slowly)
srulyofili (perfect) becomes srulyofilad (perfectly)
However that’s not always the case. Some words are adverbs by nature.
For example:
axla (now), namdvili - namdvilad (really), and male (soon)
are all Georgian adverbs.
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Georgian Adverbs |
| adverbs | zmnizedebi - ზმნიზედები |
| I read a book sometimes | me zogjer vk'itkhulob ts'igns - მე ზოგჯერ ვკითხულობ წიგნს |
| I will never smoke | me arasodes movts'ev - მე არასოდეს მოვწევ |
| are you alone? | mart'o khar? - მარტო ხარ? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Georgian has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Georgian.
List of Adverbs in Georgian
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Georgian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Georgian vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Georgian Adverbs |
| adverbs of time | drois zmnizedebi - დროის ზმნიზედები |
| yesterday | gushin - გუშინ |
| today | dghes - დღეს |
| tomorrow | khval - ხვალ |
| now | akhla - ახლა |
| then | mashin - მაშინ |
| later | mogvianebit - მოგვიანებით |
| tonight | amagham - ამაღამ |
| right now | sts'ored akhla - სწორედ ახლა |
| last night | ts'ukhel - წუხელ |
| this morning | dghes dilit - დღეს დილით |
| next week | momaval k'viras - მომავალ კვირას |
| already | uk've - უკვე |
| recently | akhlakhans - ახლახანს |
| lately | bolo dros - ბოლო დროს |
| soon | male - მალე |
| immediately | sasts'rapod, dauqonebliv, akhlave - სასწრაფოდ, დაუყონებლივ, ახლავე |
| still | k'vlav - კვლავ |
| yet | jer - ჯერ |
| ago | ts'in - წინ |
| |
| adverbs of place | adgilis zmnizedebi - ადგილის ზმნიზედები |
| here | ak - აქ |
| there | ik - იქ |
| over there | ik, ikit - იქ, იქით |
| everywhere | qvelgan - ყველგან |
| anywhere | sadghats - სადღაც |
| nowhere | arsad - არსად |
| home | sakhli - სახლი |
| away | - |
| out | garet - გარეთ |
| |
| adverbs of manner | vitarebis zmnizedebi - ვითარების ზმნიზედები |
| very | dzalian - ძალიან |
| quite | sak'maod - საკმაოდ |
| pretty | sak'maod - საკმაოდ |
| really | namdvilad - ნამდვილად |
| fast | sts'rapad - სწრაფად |
| well | k'argad - კარგად |
| hard | rtulad, dznelad - რთულად, ძნელად |
| quickly | sts'rapad - სწრაფად |
| slowly | nela - ნელა |
| carefully | quradghebit - ყურადღებით |
| hardly | dzlivs - ძლივს |
| barely | dzlivs - ძლივს |
| mostly | dziritadad - ძირითადად |
| almost | titkmis - თითქმის |
| absolutely | sruliad - სრულიად |
| together | ertad - ერთად |
| alone | mart'o - მარტო |
| |
| adverbs of frequency | sikhshiris zmnizedebi - სიხშირის ზმნიზედები |
| always | qoveltvis - ყოველთვის |
| frequently | khshirad - ხშირად |
| usually | chveulebriv, - ჩვეულებრივ, |
| sometimes | zogjer - ზოგჯერ |
| occasionally | zogjer - ზოგჯერ |
| seldom | ishviatad - იშვიათად |
| rarely | ishviatad - იშვიათად |
| never | arasodes - არასოდეს |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Georgian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Georgian Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Georgian lessons here: Learn Georgian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.