ქრება

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly related to ქარი (kari, “wind”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʰreba/, [kʰɾeba]
  • Hyphenation: ქრე‧ბა

Verb[edit]

ქრება • (kreba) (third-person singular present dynamic passive indicative, verbal noun ქრობა)

  1. (intransitive, with preverb ჩა- (ča-), Of electricity, light, fire etc.) to go out, to become put out, to become extinguished
    სანთელი ნელ-ნელა ჩაქრა.
    santeli nel-nela čakra.
    The candle slowly became extinguished.
    შუქი ჩაქრა.
    šuki čakra.
    The electricity went out.
  2. (intransitive, with preverb გა- (ga-)) to disappear
    აქანე იყო ორი წამის წინ. გაქრა კი მარა?
    akane iq̇o ori c̣amis c̣in. gakra ḳi mara?
    He was here two seconds ago. Did he disappear?
  3. (intransitive, by extension, with preverb გა- (ga-)) to go extinct, to die
    როდესაც ქრება ერის ენა, ერი აღარ არსებობს.
    rodesac kreba eris ena, eri aɣar arsebobs.
    When the language of a nation dies, that nation exists no more.
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