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.