Bedeutung
Description of a young human.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Children are highly celebrated. It is common for a 'Supra' (feast) to have a special toast for the children, calling them the future of the nation. In the city, you'll often see 'პატარა ბავშვი' in trendy cafes. Georgians rarely leave their kids with sitters; they bring them everywhere. Children in the mountains are often given responsibilities early, but they are still referred to with great tenderness as 'პატარა'. Georgian 'mommy bloggers' use this phrase constantly to tag content. It has a high 'cute factor' in the local algorithm.
The 'A' Rule
Remember that 'პატარა' ends in 'ა', so it never changes its ending when it's in front of a noun. This saves you from learning 7 different case endings!
Don't say 'Little Bit'
Never use 'ცოტა' to describe a child's age. It sounds like you are saying 'a small amount of child meat' to a Georgian ear!
Bedeutung
Description of a young human.
The 'A' Rule
Remember that 'პატარა' ends in 'ა', so it never changes its ending when it's in front of a noun. This saves you from learning 7 different case endings!
Don't say 'Little Bit'
Never use 'ცოტა' to describe a child's age. It sounds like you are saying 'a small amount of child meat' to a Georgian ear!
Complimenting
Georgians love it when you notice their kids. Saying 'რა პატარაა!' (How small/young!) is a very common and sweet way to react to a baby.
Plurals
To say 'little children', just change the noun: 'პატარა ბავშვები'. The adjective stays the same.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'ბავშვი'.
პატარა ______ (Nominative) პარკშია.
The child is the subject of the sentence, so we use the Nominative case.
Which phrase means 'Don't act like a little child'?
Select the correct translation:
The suffix '-ვით' means 'like' or 'as'.
Match the Georgian phrase to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the core related terms.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ვინ არის ეს? B: ეს ჩემი ______ ______.
This is the natural way to introduce a young child.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Ages in Georgian
Childhood
- • ჩვილი (Infant)
- • პატარა ბავშვი (Little child)
- • ბავშვი (Child)
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenპატარა ______ (Nominative) პარკშია.
The child is the subject of the sentence, so we use the Nominative case.
Select the correct translation:
The suffix '-ვით' means 'like' or 'as'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the core related terms.
A: ვინ არის ეს? B: ეს ჩემი ______ ______.
This is the natural way to introduce a young child.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenUsually no. By 12, they are 'მოზარდი' (adolescent) or just 'ბავშვი'. 'პატარა' implies they are still quite small.
Yes, it is usually an insult meaning they are immature, unless said in a very flirtatious or joking way between close friends.
'ბავშვი' is a child in general. 'შვილი' is someone's son or daughter (offspring).
You say 'პატარა ბავშვი ვიყავი'.
No, Georgian has no grammatical gender. 'პატარა' works for everyone.
Yes, in context, people will know you mean the child. 'პატარას სძინავს' (The little one is sleeping).
Use 'მცირეწლოვანი პირი' (minor person) or 'მცირეწლოვანი ბავშვი'.
Yes, 'პაწო' or 'პაწაწა' are very common informal ways to say 'tiny/little'.
პატარა ბავშვები (Patara bavshvebi).
No, for animals we use 'პატარა' + the animal name (e.g., 'პატარა ძაღლი' - little dog) or specific words like 'ლეკვი' (puppy).
Verwandte Redewendungen
ბავშვთა ბაღი
specialized formKindergarten
ახალშობილი
similarNewborn
მოზარდი
contrastAdolescent
ბავშვური საქციელი
builds onChildish behavior
