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-თ
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Georgian
Pronunciation
Suffix
ka suffix
Verbal plural suffix used for first-person plural subject agreement, as well as second-person plural subject or object agreement.
ka archaic Oblique plural suffix (ergative, dative, genitive, instrumental) in the archaic declension; variant of ka -თა.
Usage notes
Verbal suffix: Attached to verb forms to indicate a plural subject in the first person (e.g., ka ვწერთ we write), or a plural subject or object in the second person (e.g., ka წერთ you [plural] write, ka გხედავთ I see you [plural]). Also acts as a polite/honorific marker when addressing a single person formally (e.g., ka გმადლობთ thank you [formal], ka მობრძანდით please come in [formal]).
Nominal suffix: Serves as an allomorph/variant of ka -თა in the archaic declension across oblique cases (ergative, dative, genitive, instrumental). Appears in fossilized idioms and adverbial expressions (e.g., ka ხელთ in hand, in possession, ka ფეხთ at the feet of, ka თვალთ before the eyes of).
Derived terms
ka
See also
ka -ნი
ka -თა
ka -ები