Class-I Conjugations: Verbs on -ამ

This page is dedicated to the conjugations of Class-I Verbs ending on -ამ. There are only about 20 -აბ verbs in Georgian, hence there is only one type of conjugation.

1. -ამ Verbs

Future
pv-ს
Aorist
-ი/-ა
Perfect
-ია
Imperfect
-ი/-ა
Optative
-ა/-ან
Pluperfect
-ა/-ათ
or -ამს/-ამთ
Example: არტყამს

Examples: აბამს, დგამს, არტყამს, დაასხამს/დაისხამს (liquids), დაისხამს (solids), ჩაიცვამს, გამო-/წარმოთქვამს. Chotiwari-Jünger et al. (2010): Table 1.34 (არტყამს).

The conjugation of the verb სვამს is based on this conjugation but shows so many differences that it warrants being placed with the truely irregular verbs.