ავტობუსი
avṭobusi[äftʼo̞busi]
The English word "bus" is ავტობუსი (avṭobusi) in Georgian.
The word refers to a vehicle.
Meaning: vehicle (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The default nominative form ავტობუსი ends in the vowel -i. The dative form is ავტობუსს, which is used when the bus is the recipient of an action or follows certain prepositions. The genitive form is ავტობუსის, used to indicate possession or "of the bus". For plural forms, the dative plural is ავტობუსებს and the genitive plural is ავტობუსების.
How do you pronounce it?
avṭobusi
Did you know?
- Because the Georgian script has no capital letters, the word ავტობუსი looks identical whether it is at the start of a sentence or in the middle.
- While the word is the same as in many other languages, in Georgia, many people simply refer to public transport as მარშრუტკა (marshrutka), a specific type of smaller minibus.
- While ავტობუსი refers to the vehicle, the 'bus stop' is ავტობუსის გაჩერება, which literally translates to 'the stopping of the bus'.
Examples in context
- სემის ავტობუსი ექვსზე მოდის.Sami's bus comes at six.This sentence shows how to use ავტობუსი to talk about a bus arriving at a specific time.Tatoeba #13059603 by dedukakapanadze6, translation #7161280 by OsoHombre
- ჩემი სახლი ავტობუსის გაჩერებითან ახლოსაა.My house is close to a bus stop.This sentence uses ავტობუსი in the context of a bus stop being near a house.Tatoeba #7750145 by SadeceTurkce, translation #250534 by CK
- მოვალ შემდეგი ავტობუსით.I'll come by the next bus.This sentence demonstrates using ავტობუსი to describe traveling by a specific bus.Tatoeba #8190298 by SadeceTurkce, translation #8190291 by PWRWR
Example conversation
David and Nino are waiting at a stop.
- დავით Davidნინო, ავტობუსი მალე მოვა.nino, avtobusi male mova.Nino, the bus will come soon.
- ნინო Ninoრომელი ავტობუსი უნდა დაველოდოთ?romeli avtobusi unda davelodot?Which bus should we wait for?
- დავით Davidმეოცე ავტობუსი აქ ჩერდება.meotse avtobusi ak cherdeba.Bus number ten stops here.
- ნინო Ninoკარგი, დაველოდოთ მას.kargi, davelodot mas.Okay, let's wait for it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bus” translations and entries ავტობუსი, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
