ჩა-

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian შთა- (šta-), equivalent to შე- (še-) +‎ და- (da-): *შედა- (šeda-) -> *შდა- (šda-) -> შთა- (šta-) -> ჩა- (ča-).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa/, [t͡ʃʰa]
  • Hyphenation: ჩა-

Preverb[edit]

ჩა- • (ča-)

  1. Indicates the direction of the verb: from up to low (sometimes inside too)
  2. Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
  3. Makes the future tense from the present

Derived terms[edit]

Georgian terms prefixed with ჩა-

References[edit]

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჩა-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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