Gürjü
/ɡyrdʒy/
Definition
a Georgian, a member of the Georgian people
- Gürjü halq — the Georgian people
- Gürjü til — the Georgian language
- ol Gürjüdü — he is a Georgian
Related
Gürjülühavinga Georgian, a person of Georgia
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gürjüthe Georgian | Gürjülethe Georgians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Gürjünüthe Georgian's | Gürjülenithe Georgians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Gürjünüthe Georgian (as the object) | Gürjülenithe Georgians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Gürjügeto the Georgian | Gürjülegeto the Georgians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Gürjüdeat / in the Georgian | Gürjüledeat / in the Georgians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Gürjüdenfrom the Georgian | Gürjüledenfrom the Georgians | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | Gürjümmy Georgian | Gürjülerimmy Georgians |
| your | Gürjüngyour Georgian | Gürjüleringyour Georgians |
| his / her | Gürjüsühis / her Georgian | Gürjülerihis / her Georgians |
| our | Gürjübüzour Georgian | Gürjüleribizour Georgians |
| you all's | Gürjügüzyou all's Georgian | Gürjülerigizyou all's Georgians |
| their | Gürjüleritheir Georgian | Gürjüleritheir Georgians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Gürjüleri can mean "his / her Georgians", "their Georgian", or "their Georgians" — context decides.