მოიცადე
moitsade
The Georgian word for "wait" is მოიცადე (moitsade).
The verb is used to express the act of delaying or passing time while waiting for an event to occur. While მოიცადე implies the general act of waiting, if you are specifically waiting for a person or a particular object to arrive, you should use დაელოდე.
Meaning: delay until some event (verb)
Which one should you use?
The form მოიცადე is used for the general concept of delaying or passing time, whereas დაელოდე is specifically used when the object of your waiting is a specific person or thing.
How does it change in a sentence?
მოიცადე is the singular imperative form. To address one person informally, use მოიცადე, but use მოიცადეთ to address one person formally or to address a group of people. The infinitive or verbal noun form of the verb is მოცდენა.
How do you pronounce it?
moitsade
Did you know?
- Georgian verbs like მოიცადე use a complex system of prefixes called preverbs. The მო- at the start of მოიცადე indicates a direction toward the speaker, suggesting the time or event is coming toward them.
- Because Georgian verbs can incorporate multiple pieces of information, the root in მოიცადე can be modified to express 'waiting for a very long time' without adding a separate word for 'long'.
- Georgian has a unique way of expressing 'waiting for someone' using the dative case. The person you are waiting for with დაელოდე is treated as the indirect object, which is counterintuitive for English speakers.
Examples in context
- მოიცადე!Wait!This sentence shows how to use the imperative მოიცადე.Tatoeba #8457812 by Natalie_71, translation #1744314 by belgavox
- ნახევარი საათი მოიცადე.Please wait for thirty minutes.This sentence demonstrates using მოიცადე to express waiting for a duration of time.Tatoeba #488013 by Hertz, translation #476755 by CK
- აქ ცოტა ხნით მოიცადე.ak tsot khnit moitsade.Wait here for a little while.
Example conversation
Elene and Davit are leaving the house.
- ელენე Eleneდავით, ერთი წუთი მოიცადე!davit, erti tsuti moitsade!Davit, wait one minute!
- დავით Davidრას აკეთებ, ელენე?ras aketeb, elene?What are you doing, Elene?
- ელენე Eleneგასაღები ვერ ვნახე.gasaghebi ver vnakhie.I couldn't find the key.
- დავით Davidკარგი, გელოდები.kargi, gelodebi.Okay, I'm waiting for you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
