Bedeutung
To lead or start something new.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The idiom is deeply tied to the 'First Republic' and the struggle for independence, where leaders are seen as path-clearers through historical 'snow'. In these regions, 'გზის გაკვალვა' is a literal, life-saving winter duty performed by the community's strongest men. Tbilisi's growing tech scene uses this phrase to describe 'Unicorn' startups that prove Georgian tech can go global. Classic poets use the 'path' and 'track' as symbols of moral destiny and national awakening.
Use Versioners
To sound like a native, use 'გაუკვალა' (for him/her) instead of just 'გაკვალა'. It shows the social benefit.
Not for Asphalt
Never use this for actual road construction in a city. Use 'გზის დაგება' for that.
Bedeutung
To lead or start something new.
Use Versioners
To sound like a native, use 'გაუკვალა' (for him/her) instead of just 'გაკვალა'. It shows the social benefit.
Not for Asphalt
Never use this for actual road construction in a city. Use 'გზის დაგება' for that.
Respect the 'First'
Calling someone a 'gzis gamkvalavi' is a very high compliment in a professional setting.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'road' (Genitive or Dative).
მან ახალ იდეებს ____ გაუკვალა.
When used with the verb 'გაუკვალა', the object 'road' is in the Dative case (გზას/გზა).
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly in a figurative sense?
ა) მან თოვლში გზა გაკვალა. ბ) მან ქალებს პოლიტიკაში გზა გაუკვალა.
Both are correct; 'ა' is literal and 'ბ' is figurative.
Complete the dialogue.
A: რატომ არის ეს მეცნიერი მნიშვნელოვანი? B: იმიტომ, რომ მან ბევრ აღმოჩენას ____.
The idiom fits perfectly to describe a scientist's contribution.
Match the situation to the phrase.
A company is the first to sell electric cars in Georgia.
Being the first in a market is a classic 'path-paving' scenario.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenმან ახალ იდეებს ____ გაუკვალა.
When used with the verb 'გაუკვალა', the object 'road' is in the Dative case (გზას/გზა).
ა) მან თოვლში გზა გაკვალა. ბ) მან ქალებს პოლიტიკაში გზა გაუკვალა.
Both are correct; 'ა' is literal and 'ბ' is figurative.
A: რატომ არის ეს მეცნიერი მნიშვნელოვანი? B: იმიტომ, რომ მან ბევრ აღმოჩენას ____.
The idiom fits perfectly to describe a scientist's contribution.
A company is the first to sell electric cars in Georgia.
Being the first in a market is a classic 'path-paving' scenario.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it can be used for events, laws, or discoveries. For example, 'The new law paved the way for reform.'
Technically yes, but it's 99% used for positive achievements. For negative things, 'გზის გახსნა' (opening the way) is more neutral.
You always use 'გზა' (road) in the idiom, even if the literal path is a small 'ბილიკი' (trail).
It is neutral. You can use it with friends, at work, or in a newspaper.
The noun form is 'გზის გამკვალავი' (gzis gamkvalavi).
Not necessarily. It often refers to the person who did the hard work *first*, even if they aren't there anymore.
No, that would be 'ალაგება'. This is only for 'paths' or 'ways'.
Yes, clearly. Gak-val-va.
Use the reflexive versioner: 'გზა გავიკვალე' (I paved the way for myself).
Not really, the two words usually go together to keep the idiomatic meaning.
Verwandte Redewendungen
გზის გაკაფვა
similarTo clear a path by cutting through brush.
საფუძვლის ჩაყრა
builds onLaying the foundation.
პირველაღმომჩენი
specialized formDiscoverer / First-finder.
გზის დათმობა
contrastTo give way / To yield.
