A1
Questions (A1)Georgian grammar · A1
ვინ / რა / სად / როდის / რატომ + verb + ?
The question word goes first
A question is built like a normal sentence, with the question word almost always at the start:
- ვინ — who
- რა — what
- სად — where
- როდის — when
- რატომ — why
When "what" is the thing being done, რა usually becomes რას: რას აკეთებ? — "what are you doing?"
Questions without a question word
A yes/no question differs from a statement only in intonation. There's no "do" and no change in word order: ყავა გინდა? is literally "coffee you want?"
Examples
- სად ცხოვრობ?/sad tskhovrob?/Where do you live?where · you-live
- რას აკეთებ?/ras ak'eteb?/What are you doing?what · you-do
- ვინ არის ეს?/vin aris es?/Who is this?who · is · this
- როდის მოდიხარ?/rodis modikhar?/When are you coming?when · you-come
- რატომ სწავლობ ქართულს?/rat'om sts'avlob kartuls?/Why are you learning Georgian?why · you-learn · Georgian
- ყავა გინდა?/q'ava ginda?/Do you want coffee?coffee · to-you-is-wanted