წინ

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʼin/
  • Hyphenation: წინ

Adverb

წინ • (c̣in)

  1. (of direction) forward, ahead
    წინ გავიხედე. ― c̣in gavixede. ― I looked ahead.
  2. (of position) in front, ahead
    წინ არის (colloquial)
    c̣in aris
    he (she) has some success (in studies, work)
    (literally, “be ahead”)

Antonyms

Postposition

წინ • (c̣in)

  1. in front of, before
    Antonym: უკან (uḳan)
    სახლის წინ ― saxlis c̣in ― in front of the house
  2. ago
    Synonym: წინათ (c̣inat)
    Antonym: შემდეგ (šemdeg)
    სამი თვის წინ ― sami tvis c̣in ― three months ago

Usage notes

  • The postposition takes nouns in the genitive case.

Interjection

წინ • (c̣in)

  1. go, forward
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