A1 Idiom ニュートラル

თოვლი მოდის

თოვლი მოდის

It snows

意味

Frozen precipitation falling.

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文化的背景

In the high mountains, snow is a way of life. 'თოვლი მოდის' can mean the beginning of months of isolation. People prepare by stocking up on flour and dried meat. Tbilisians have a love-hate relationship with snow. Because it's rare, 'თოვლი მოდის' triggers immediate excitement but also fear of traffic chaos. Snow is the 'clean' start of the year. The 'Tovlis Babua' (Grandfather Snow) is the Georgian version of Santa Claus, literally named after the snow. Poets like Galaktion Tabidze used snow as a metaphor for purity and loneliness. The phrase 'თოვლი მოდის' often sets a melancholic tone in poems.

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The 'Coming' Rule

In Georgian, almost all precipitation 'comes'. Rain comes, snow comes, hail comes. Master the verb 'მოსვლა' and you master the weather.

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No 'It'

Never start a weather sentence with 'is' (it). Just say the noun and the verb.

意味

Frozen precipitation falling.

💡

The 'Coming' Rule

In Georgian, almost all precipitation 'comes'. Rain comes, snow comes, hail comes. Master the verb 'მოსვლა' and you master the weather.

⚠️

No 'It'

Never start a weather sentence with 'is' (it). Just say the noun and the verb.

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Sound like a native

When it's snowing really beautifully, use 'ბარდნის' (bardnis) instead of 'თოვლი მოდის'. It shows a higher level of vocabulary.

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Snow and Taxis

In Georgia, if 'თოვლი მოდის', taxi prices will double. It's a common topic of conversation!

自分をテスト

Fill in the correct form of the verb 'to come' (მოდის).

გარეთ ______ თოვლი.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: მოდის

In Georgian, snow 'comes' (მოდის).

Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'It is snowing'?

Choose the best option:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: თოვლი მოდის.

'თოვლი მოდის' is the standard idiomatic expression.

Match the Georgian phrase with its English meaning.

Match the following:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: თოვლი მოდის -> It is snowing; თოვლი მოვიდა -> It snowed; თოვლი მოვა -> It will snow

These are the present, past, and future forms.

Complete the dialogue.

A: ხვალ სათხილამუროდ წავიდეთ? B: კი, თუ ______.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: თოვლი მოვა

The future tense 'მოვა' is needed for a condition about tomorrow.

Match the word to the intensity of snow.

Which word describes a heavy snowstorm?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: ბარდნის

'ბარდნის' specifically refers to heavy, thick snow.

🎉 スコア: /5

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Snow Intensity

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Light

  • ფიფქები მოდის
  • ცოტა თოვს
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Normal

  • თოვლი მოდის
  • თოვს
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Heavy

  • ბარდნის
  • დიდი თოვლი მოდის

練習問題バンク

5 問題
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'to come' (მოდის). Fill Blank A1

გარეთ ______ თოვლი.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: მოდის

In Georgian, snow 'comes' (მოდის).

Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'It is snowing'? Choose A1

Choose the best option:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: თოვლი მოდის.

'თოვლი მოდის' is the standard idiomatic expression.

Match the Georgian phrase with its English meaning. Match A2

左の各項目を右のペアと一致させてください:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: თოვლი მოდის -> It is snowing; თოვლი მოვიდა -> It snowed; თოვლი მოვა -> It will snow

These are the present, past, and future forms.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion B1

A: ხვალ სათხილამუროდ წავიდეთ? B: კი, თუ ______.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: თოვლი მოვა

The future tense 'მოვა' is needed for a condition about tomorrow.

Match the word to the intensity of snow. situation_matching B2

Which word describes a heavy snowstorm?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: ბარდნის

'ბარდნის' specifically refers to heavy, thick snow.

🎉 スコア: /5

よくある質問

14 問

Yes, 'თოვს' is perfectly correct, but it sounds a bit more literary. In a cafe or with friends, 'თოვლი მოდის' is more common.

You say 'თოვლი წამოვიდა' (tovli ts'amovida). The prefix 'ts'amo-' indicates the start of an action.

It is neutral. You can use it in any situation, from a news report to a text message to a friend.

It is 'ფიფქი' (pipki).

You say 'თოვამ გადაიღო' (tovam gadaigo). This is a specific idiom for weather stopping.

No, 'მოდის' stays the same. You just add 'ბევრი' (much/a lot): 'ბევრი თოვლი მოდის'.

It's just the way the Georgian language conceptualizes movement from the sky. Rain and wind also 'come'.

Yes, if a snow machine is working, you can still say 'თოვლი მოდის'.

Not really a slang 'word', but people might say 'რა მაგრად ასხამს' (it's pouring hard) even for snow if they are being expressive.

Ask: 'როდის მოვა თოვლი?'

It is in the Nominative case.

Georgian has no grammatical gender!

Only if it's actually snowing (maybe in the high mountains), otherwise people will think you are joking.

'თოვლმა' is the ergative case, used when the snow did something (like 'the snow covered the ground').

関連フレーズ

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წვიმა მოდის

similar

It is raining

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სეტყვა მოდის

similar

It is hailing

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ქარი ქრის

related

The wind is blowing

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თოვლი დევს

contrast

Snow is lying (on the ground)

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ბარდნის

specialized form

It is snowing heavily

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თოვლის ბაბუა

builds on

Grandfather Snow (Santa)

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