ზის

ზის (ჯდომა, სხდომა) – to sit // sitzen

Because the conjugation forms depend on the subject(s) being single or plural, Georgian Grammars and dictionaries list this verb under ჯდომა (ზის) or სხდომა (სხედან), see references at the bottom of this page. Here we list both forms in one table, but note the differences between singular and plural! Collective subjects demand their own plural forms, deviating from the general rule, i. e. ხალხი სხდეს instead of ზის (present indicative) or ხალხი ისხდა instead of იჯდა (aorist).

In colloquial Georgian, one sometimes hears incorrect plural forms like ჩვენ ვზივართ or თქვენ ზიხართ in the present or in the aorist ჩვენ ვიჯექით, თქვენ იჯექით. Learners should either avoid these totally or learn to use them in the appropriate social settings.

Similar:

• აზის (მე ვაზივარ, ის აზის, ისინი აზიან, მე ვეჯდები, ის ეჯდება) - to sit on something // auf etwas sitzen. ის აზის სკამს - she is sitting on a chair // sie sitzt auf einem Stuhl.
• უზის - to sit next to someone // neben jemand sitzen: მეგობარი გვერდს უზის მას - the friend is sitting next to her // ein Freund sitzt neben ihr
• დაჯდება (დაჯდომა) - to sit down // sich hinsetzen. Note the same distinction between singular and plural subjects (ჯდება, სხდებიან)
• დაასხამს - to place something somewhere, to sit something down // etwas wohin setzen
  
  

Since the conjugation is actually a mixture of two verbs (see above), that of a Class-I medial root verb and a Class-II verb on -ება with -დ- infix, we can consider ზის to be a verb with irregular conjugation:

Present Indicative

სხდეს is used with collective subjects: ხალხი სხდეს - the people are sitting // die Leute sitzen.

Future Indicative

ისხდება is used with collective subjects: ყველა ისხდება - all are going to sit // alle werden sitzen.

Instead of the imperfect, the aorist ist used (see below).

Aorist Indicative:

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