Bedeutung
A night with no light.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Dark 90s' (ბნელი 90-იანები) is a cultural touchstone referring to the post-Soviet era of poverty and power outages. In the high mountains, a 'bneli ghame' without stars is often a precursor to a dangerous blizzard. Darkness is often associated with 'Kadji' (evil spirits) who are most active during a dark night. Modern Tbilisi is very well-lit, so a 'bneli ghame' in the city usually implies a specific local power failure.
Visibility focus
Remember that 'bneli' is about what you can see, not just the color of the sky.
Adjective Agreement
Don't forget to drop the 'i' in 'bneli' when using the Dative case: 'bnel ghames'.
Bedeutung
A night with no light.
Visibility focus
Remember that 'bneli' is about what you can see, not just the color of the sky.
Adjective Agreement
Don't forget to drop the 'i' in 'bneli' when using the Dative case: 'bnel ghames'.
Poetic flair
Use 'უკუნი ღამე' if you want to sound like a Georgian poet from the 19th century.
The 90s context
If you mention 'bneli' to an older Georgian, they might start telling you stories about the 1990s energy crisis.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to say 'It is a dark night.'
გარეთ ______ ღამეა.
'ბნელი' is the correct adjective for a dark night.
Which sentence is grammatically correct in the Ergative case?
Choose the correct form:
In the Ergative case, 'ბნელი' becomes 'ბნელმა' and 'ღამე' becomes 'ღამემ'.
Match the Georgian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
Matches the core vocabulary.
Complete the dialogue.
A: რატომ გჭირდება ფანარი? B: იმიტომ, რომ გარეთ ______.
You need a flashlight (ფანარი) because it is a dark night.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Darkness vs. Color
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenგარეთ ______ ღამეა.
'ბნელი' is the correct adjective for a dark night.
Choose the correct form:
In the Ergative case, 'ბნელი' becomes 'ბნელმა' and 'ღამე' becomes 'ღამემ'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Matches the core vocabulary.
A: რატომ გჭირდება ფანარი? B: იმიტომ, რომ გარეთ ______.
You need a flashlight (ფანარი) because it is a dark night.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenYes, but it usually means a 'gloomy' or 'sad' day rather than a day without sun.
Mostly, yes. It implies a lack of clarity or safety, though in poetry it can be mysterious and beautiful.
A 'ნათელი ღამე' (nateli ghame - bright night), usually when there is a full moon.
You say 'ბნელდება' (bneldeba).
Georgian has no grammatical gender!
Only metaphorically, to mean they are ignorant or 'dark-minded'. It's an insult.
No, 'black' is 'shavi'. They are different roots.
It's like a soft 'g' sound made in the back of the throat, similar to the French 'r'.
Yes, very! Many Georgian folk and pop songs use it to set a romantic or sad mood.
Only if you are describing a difficult period the company went through metaphorically.
'Bneli' is dark, 'mshvidi' is quiet/peaceful.
Yes, it becomes 'ბნელი ღამეები' (bneli ghameebi).
Absolutely, it's one of the first collocations you should learn.
Because there was literally no electricity for most of that decade.
Verwandte Redewendungen
უკუნი ღამე
specialized formPitch-black night
ღამე მშვიდობისა
contrastGood night
ბნელი ოთახი
similarDark room
სინათლე
contrastLight
