მი-

See also: მი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მი- (mi-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi/
• Hyphenation: მი-

Preverb

მი- • (mi-)

1. Indicates movement from the speaker (see, მიტანა (miṭana))
2. Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones (see, მიხვრეტა (mixvreṭa), ხვრეტა (xvreṭa))
3. Makes the future tense from the present (see, მიალაგებს (mialagebs), ალაგებს (alagebs))
4. Sometimes changes the meaning of a verb (see, მიხვდება (mixvdeba), დახვდება (daxvdeba))

Antonyms

• მო- (mo-)

See also

• წა- (c̣a-)

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მი-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press