Georgian

Particle

უნდა • ‎(unda)

1. have to, should, ought to, need, must

   მგონი უნდა მიხვიდე მასთან და ბოდიში მოუხადო

   mgoni unda mixvide mast'an da bodiši mouxado

   I think you should go and apologize to her

Usage notes

• The particle is accompanied by the present subjunctive, optative, or pluperfect screeves of a verb.
  • If the present subjunctive screeve is used then the speaker thinks that an action described by a verb should have been done. Adverbs უკვე ‎(uḳve) and ახლა ‎(axla) are often used after the verb.

• If the speaker wants to emphasize a strong obligation upon someone, he may use the adverb აუცილებლად ‎(aucileblad) just before the particle. As in:

აუცილებლად უნდა დატოვოთ აქაურობა

auc'ileblad unda datovot' ak'auroba

You must leave this territory

Verb

უნდა • ‎(unda) ‎(third-person singular present indicative, verbal noun ნდომა)

1. to want

Derived terms

• ვისაც არ უნდა ‎(visac ar unda)