A1 · Débutant Chapitre 7

The Identity Case

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Unlock the core identity of Georgian nouns through the Nominative case.

  • Identify the primary subject marker in Georgian.
  • Apply case endings to common nouns.
  • Recognize how vowel-ending nouns function in sentences.
Master the Subject: Define your world in Georgian.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Deep dive into the Nominative case (Sakhelobiti). Understand its role as the primary subject marker for most verbs.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Correctly identify the subject of a sentence using the -i suffix.

Conseils et astuces (2)

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Check the last letter

Always check if the word ends in a consonant or vowel.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Subject Marker -i
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Listen to the rhythm

Georgian is very rhythmic. If a word sounds clunky, you probably didn't drop the vowel.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nouns Ending in Vowels

Vocabulaire clé (6)

კაცი man ქალი woman მამა father წიგნი book დედა mother სკოლა school

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Meeting a friend

Review Summary

  • Root + i
  • Subject (Noun+i) + Verb
  • Noun ending in a, e, o, u

Erreurs courantes

You added -i to a vowel-ending word. Vowel-ending words are already complete.

Wrong: დედაი მუშაობს.
Correct: დედა მუშაობს.

You forgot the -i subject marker on a consonant-ending noun.

Wrong: კაც მუშაობს.
Correct: კაცი მუშაობს.

You doubled the suffix. Only one -i is needed.

Wrong: წიგნიი არის.
Correct: წიგნი არის.

Next Steps

You've conquered the Nominative case! Keep this momentum as you move toward pronouns.

Write 5 sentences about people in your home using -i.

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Pratique rapide (9)

Fill in the blank.

___ მოდის.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კაცი
Nominative is required for the subject.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case Endings

Choose the correct form.

დედა ___ (to mother)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: დედას
Standard dative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nouns Ending in Vowels

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

ყავაში (in the coffee) - is this correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Yes
Correct.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nouns Ending in Vowels

Fill in the correct form.

კაცი ___ (in the house)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: სახლში
Drop the 'i'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nouns Ending in Vowels

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

კაცმა მოდის.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კაცი მოდის
Remove -მა.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case Endings

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

gogoi modis.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: gogo modis
gogo ends in a vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Subject Marker -i

Add -i if needed.

kats ___ modis.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: i
kats ends in a consonant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Subject Marker -i

Choose the correct form.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: deda
deda ends in a vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Subject Marker -i

Pick the correct form.

Which is the Nominative?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: წიგნი
Dictionary form is Nominative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case Endings

Score: /9

Questions fréquentes (6)

It is the base form of a noun used for subjects.
It is the dictionary form, no change needed.
It marks the subject.
No, only consonant-ending ones.
To avoid vowel clashing and make the word easier to pronounce.
Yes, mostly 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'.
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