Signification
To sign a document or marry.
Contexte culturel
The 'Public Service Hall' (Justice House) is the only place where 'ხელის მოწერა' (civil marriage) happens. It's a modern, transparent process that Georgians are very proud of. Young couples often 'sign' (ხელს აწერენ) months before the big traditional wedding to handle legalities or travel visas. In Georgian business, a signature is often accompanied by a stamp (ბეჭედი). Without the stamp, the 'ხელის მოწერა' might be considered incomplete in formal trade. The phrase is used in the 'Criminal Code' to discuss forgery, showing its transition from a simple action to a heavy legal concept.
The 'Mushroom' Context
If you are in Tbilisi, the Public Service Hall is called 'The Mushroom' (Soko). If someone says 'We are going to the Mushroom to sign,' they are getting married!
Case Matters
Don't forget the 's' in 'khelis' when using it as a noun phrase. It's the difference between 'hand writing' and 'writing of the hand'.
Signification
To sign a document or marry.
The 'Mushroom' Context
If you are in Tbilisi, the Public Service Hall is called 'The Mushroom' (Soko). If someone says 'We are going to the Mushroom to sign,' they are getting married!
Case Matters
Don't forget the 's' in 'khelis' when using it as a noun phrase. It's the difference between 'hand writing' and 'writing of the hand'.
Witnesses
Even for a simple 'ხელის მოწერა', you need two witnesses (მოწმე). It's a legal requirement in Georgia.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the phrase.
ბანკში ბევრ ფურცელზე მოგვიწია ხელი____.
The full phrase is 'ხელის მოწერა'.
Which sentence means 'They got married legally'?
აირჩიეთ სწორი პასუხი:
'ხელი მოაწერეს' is the idiom for getting married.
Match the phrase to the situation.
სად იტყოდით: 'აქ ხელი მოაწერეთ'?
You sign documents at the Justice House.
Complete the dialogue.
- ხვალ ჩემი და და მისი შეყვარებული იუსტიციის სახლში მიდიან. - მართლა? ____ ?
Going to the Justice House usually implies 'signing' (getting married).
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Marriage Terms in Georgia
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesბანკში ბევრ ფურცელზე მოგვიწია ხელი____.
The full phrase is 'ხელის მოწერა'.
აირჩიეთ სწორი პასუხი:
'ხელი მოაწერეს' is the idiom for getting married.
სად იტყოდით: 'აქ ხელი მოაწერეთ'?
You sign documents at the Justice House.
- ხვალ ჩემი და და მისი შეყვარებული იუსტიციის სახლში მიდიან. - მართლა? ____ ?
Going to the Justice House usually implies 'signing' (getting married).
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, for an email signature, use 'ელექტრონული ხელმოწერა' as a noun, but you don't 'sign' an email with this phrase; you just send it.
Not at all. It's a very common and neutral way to describe a small, legal wedding ceremony.
'ხელმოწერა' is the noun (signature), while 'ხელის მოწერა' is the verbal noun/action (the act of signing).
In the past tense, yes. In the present, you can sometimes omit it if the context is very clear, but it's better to keep it.
You say 'ციფრული ხელმოწერა'.
No, for autographs, we usually use 'ავტოგრაფის მიცემა' (giving an autograph).
Yes, 'პეტიციაზე ხელის მოწერა' is perfectly correct.
It is in the Dative case.
Yes, 'ხელის მოხაზვა' (drawing the hand) is sometimes used informally.
Usually the opposite. 'ხელის მოწერა' often implies just the legal part, whereas 'ქორწილი' implies the party.
Expressions liées
ჯვრისწერა
contrastChurch wedding (literally 'writing of the cross').
ხელმოწერა
specialized formA signature (noun).
ხელის თხოვნა
builds onTo propose (literally 'asking for the hand').
ხელშეკრულება
similarContract (literally 'binding of hands').
