Significado
Laziness leads to more work.
Contexto cultural
In Georgian culture, being called 'zarmatsi' (lazy) is a significant social sting, as the culture values hospitality and the labor required to provide it. There is a shared cultural disdain for 'shaltura' (low-quality work), and this proverb is often used to combat that legacy. In the growing Georgian tech scene, this proverb is used to describe 'technical debt'—the cost of redoing bad code. In the mountains, where resources are scarce, doing a job twice is seen as a waste of the community's time.
Use it for yourself
If you make a mistake, saying this to yourself shows humility and that you've learned your lesson.
Don't over-use
Using it too much with subordinates can make you sound like a nagging boss.
Significado
Laziness leads to more work.
Use it for yourself
If you make a mistake, saying this to yourself shows humility and that you've learned your lesson.
Don't over-use
Using it too much with subordinates can make you sound like a nagging boss.
Teste-se
Fill in the missing word in the proverb.
ზარმაცს ______ შრომა უწევს.
The proverb states that the lazy person works 'twice' (ორჯერ).
Which case is the word 'ზარმაცს' in?
ზარმაცს ორჯერ შრომა უწევს.
The '-ს' ending indicates the Dative case, used here for the experiencer of the necessity.
Match the situation to the proverb.
Gogi didn't wash the car well, so he has to wash it again today.
Redoing a task due to poor initial effort is the definition of this proverb.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ისევ აკეთებ ამ საქმეს? B: ჰო, პირველად ვიზარმაცე და...
The speaker is admitting they have to redo the work because they were lazy.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosზარმაცს ______ შრომა უწევს.
The proverb states that the lazy person works 'twice' (ორჯერ).
ზარმაცს ორჯერ შრომა უწევს.
The '-ს' ending indicates the Dative case, used here for the experiencer of the necessity.
Gogi didn't wash the car well, so he has to wash it again today.
Redoing a task due to poor initial effort is the definition of this proverb.
A: ისევ აკეთებ ამ საქმეს? B: ჰო, პირველად ვიზარმაცე და...
The speaker is admitting they have to redo the work because they were lazy.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
4 perguntasIt is neutral. You can use it with friends, family, or colleagues.
No, it's specifically for someone who is lazy or careless, not just slow.
It means 'it falls to them' or 'they have to'. It's an impersonal verb.
Sometimes people just say 'ზარმაცის ბედი' (A lazy person's fate) in a similar context.
Frases relacionadas
ნელა იარე, შორს წახვალ
similarGo slowly, and you will go far.
ასჯერ გაზომე, ერთხელ გაჭერი
similarMeasure a hundred times, cut once.
დღევანდელი კვერცხი მირჩევნია ხვალინდელ ქათამს
contrastI prefer today's egg to tomorrow's chicken.
