ჩა-

Georgian

Etymology

Simplified form of archaic შთა- (šta-)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃɑ-/

Preverb

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
  • ჩამო- (čamo-)

References
  • Arnold Čikobava et al., editors (1950–64), “ჩა-”, in kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
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