წინ

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Georgian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʼin/
  • Hyphenation: წინ

Adverb[edit]

წინ (c̣in)

  1. (of direction) forward, ahead
    წინ გავიხედე.c̣in gavixede.I looked ahead.
  2. (of position) in front, ahead
    წინ არის (colloquial)
    c̣in aris
    he (she) has some success (in studies, work)
    (literally, “be ahead”)

Antonyms[edit]

Postposition[edit]

წინ (c̣in)

  1. in front of, before
    Antonym: უკან (uḳan)
    სახლის წინsaxlis c̣inin front of the house
  2. ago
    Synonym: წინათ (c̣inat)
    Antonym: შემდეგ (šemdeg)
    სამი თვის წინsami tvis c̣inthree months ago

Usage notes[edit]

  • The postposition takes nouns in the genitive case.

Interjection[edit]

წინ (c̣in)

  1. go, forward

Related terms[edit]