Georgian Pronouns
Learning the Georgian Pronouns 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 Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Georgian.
Georgian pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
Grammar Tips:
In
English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me,
you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Georgian, the personal pronouns are:
me
- I
Sen
– You
is
– HE, she, it
Cven
– We
Tqven
– You
isini
– They
Examples:
me vswavlob (I learn), Sen swavlob (you learn), is swavlobs (he learns), (she
learns), Tqven
swavlobT
(you
learn [plural]), Cven
vswavlobT (we
learn), Tqven
swavlobT (you
learn [plural]), isini
swavloben (they
learn)
Indirect
Object Pronouns:
Indirect
object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a
person.
me (me), Sen (you), is (him, her), Tqven (formal), Cven (us), Tqven (you), maT (them):
Examples:
momeci me
wigni (give me the book). me Sen miyvarxar (I love you).
Cven maT
uyvarvarT –
they love us.
Please
note, that in Georgian, these pronouns are not usually used, as they extend
phrases. This is due to the fact that the verb express the object itself.
Therefore
instead of examples above, the more used phrases would be.
momeci
wigni (give me the book). miyvarxar (I love you).
uyvarvarT
– they love
us.
Possessive
Pronouns:
Cemi
(my)
Seni (your)
misi (his, her)
Cveni (our),
Tqveni (your),
maTi (their).
Absolute forms of the possessive pronouns
coincide with the nominative forms of the personal pronouns in Georgian. See
examples and compare with the above.
Cemi
(mine)
Seni (yours)
misi (his, hers)
Cveni (ours)
Tqveni (yours)
maTi (theirs).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Georgian Pronouns |
| Pronouns | natsvalsakhelebi - ნაცვალსახელები |
| I | me - მე |
| you | shen singular, tkven plural - შენ singular, თქვენ plural |
| he | is - ის |
| she | is - ის |
| we | chven - ჩვენ |
| they | isini - ისინი |
| |
| me | me - me |
| you | shen singular, tkven plural - შენ singular, თქვენ plural |
| him | mas - მას |
| her | mas - მას |
| us | chven - ჩვენ |
| them | mat - მათ |
| |
| my | chemi - ჩემი |
| your | sheni singular, tkveni plural - შენი singular, თქვენი plural |
| his | misi - მისი |
| her | misi - მისი |
| our | chveni - ჩვენი |
| their | mati - მათი |
| |
| mine | chemi - ჩემი |
| yours | sheni singular, tkveni plural - შენი singular, თქვენი plural |
| his | misi - მისი |
| hers | misi - მისი |
| ours | chveni - ჩვენი |
| theirs | mati - მათი |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Georgian has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Georgian.
List of Pronouns in Georgian
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Georgian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Georgian vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Georgian Pronouns |
| I speak | me vsaubrob - მე ვსაუბრობ |
| you speak | shen, tkven saubrobt - შენ, თქვენ საუბრობთ |
| he speaks | is saubrobs - ის საუბრობს |
| she speaks | is saubrobs - ის საუბრობს |
| we speak | chven vsaubrobt - ჩვენ ვსაუბრობთ |
| they speak | isini saubroben - ისინი საუბრობენ |
| |
| give me | mometsi - მომეცი |
| | gadzlev - გაძლევ |
| give him | mietsi - მიეცი |
| give her | mietsi - მიეცი |
| give us | mogvetsi - მოგვეცი |
| give them | mietsi - მიეცი |
| |
| my book | chemi ts'igni - ჩემი წიგნი |
| your book | tkveni ts'igni - თქვენი წიგნი |
| his book | misi ts'igni - მისი წიგნი |
| her book | misi ts'igni - მისი წიგნი |
| our book | chveni ts'igni - ჩვენი წიგნი |
| their book | mati ts'igni - მათი წიგნი |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Georgian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Georgian Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Georgian lessons here: Learn Georgian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.