Goal: you will form the future of verbs like ვმუშაობvmushaob, ვსწავლობvsts'avlob.
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Sunday evening: Manana writes the plans of the coming week on the fridge calendar, and asks everyone what they will do. For the first time, I have to answer in the future.
Today: the future of the -ობob verbs you already know.
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ვიმუშავებ | vimushaveb | I will work |
| ვიცხოვრებ | vitskhovreb | I will live |
| ვილაპარაკებ | vilap'arak'eb | I will speak |
| ვითამაშებ | vitamasheb | I will play |
| ვისწავლი | vists'avli | I will learn, I will study |
| ვივარჯიშებ | vivarjisheb | I will exercise |
| რაგბი | ragbi | rugby |
| მატჩი | mat'chi | match |
| მომავალი | momavali | future; next |
The pronunciation is written in English letters, following Georgia’s official romanization. Say every letter: a as in father, e as in pet, i as in machine, o as in port, u as in rule; r is rolled; g is always hard; kh as in Scottish loch; gh a soft gargled g, like a French r; sh as in shop; zh like the s in pleasure; ch as in church; ts as in cats; dz as in adze; j as in jam. An apostrophe marks a “popped” consonant, said with a little click in the throat and no puff of air: k’, p’, t’, ts’, ch’, q’ (q’ is made deep in the throat). Without an apostrophe, k, p, t, ts, ch have a small puff of air. Use the Pronunciation button at the top to hide or show it.
Most -ობob verbs form their future with იi- at the start and -ებeb instead of -ობob:
| present | future |
|---|---|
| ვცხოვრობvtskhovrob I live | ვიცხოვრებvitskhovreb I will live |
| ვლაპარაკობvlap'arak'ob I speak | ვილაპარაკებvilap'arak'eb I will speak |
| ვთამაშობvtamashob I play | ვითამაშებvitamasheb I will play |
| ვვარჯიშობvvarjishob I exercise | ვივარჯიშებvivarjisheb I will exercise |
| ვმუშაობvmushaob I work | ვიმუშავებvimushaveb I will work |
ვმუშაობvmushaob adds a ვv: ვიმუშავებvimushaveb.
| person | future of "to work" |
|---|---|
| მეme | ვიმუშავებvimushaveb |
| შენshen | იმუშავებimushaveb |
| ისis | იმუშავებსimushavebs |
| ჩვენchven | ვიმუშავებთvimushavebt |
| თქვენtkven | იმუშავებთimushavebt |
| ისინიisini | იმუშავებენimushaveben |
The endings are the ones you know: ვv-, -სs, -თt, -ენen.
ვსწავლობvsts'avlob (I study, I learn) has its own future: ვისწავლიvists'avli, ისწავლიists'avli, ისწავლისists'avlis, ვისწავლითvists'avlit, ისწავლითists'avlit, ისწავლიანists'avlian. Its object still takes -სs in the future: ქართულს ვისწავლიkartuls vists'avli, "I will learn Georgian".
In the future, as in the present, the object keeps -სs: ფეხბურთს ვითამაშებpekhburts vitamasheb, "I'll play football"; ქართულს ვისწავლიkartuls vists'avli, "I'll learn Georgian". The rule: the present and the future share the same cases.
Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Georgia, and the national team has played in every Rugby World Cup since 2003. Georgians also love football (ფეხბურთიpekhburti) and wrestling (ჭიდაობაch'idaoba).
You also met დავურეკავdavurek'av in the dialogue: "I will call (someone)". It comes with the other preverb futures in lesson 62 and the "call" verbs in lesson 106.
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