თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ
“თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ” (tvals ver motsqvet) — cannot tear oneself away in Georgian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'the eye cannot be torn away' — the same image as in English. motsqveta is to tear off. In a live sentence: “ისეთი ფილმია, თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ” — Such a film that you cannot tear yourself away. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters თ, ვ, ა, ლ, ს, ვ, ე, რ, მ, ო, წ, ყ.
In short
| Written in Georgian | თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ |
| Read in Latin letters | tvals ver motsqvet |
| Translation | cannot tear oneself away |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტtvals ver motsqvetcannot tear oneself away
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the eye cannot be torn away' — the same image as in English. motsqveta is to tear off
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- ისეთი ფილმია, თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტiseti pilmia, tvals ver motsqvetSuch a film that you cannot tear yourself away
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “cannot tear oneself away” in Georgian?
«თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ», read “tvals ver motsqvet”. In a live sentence: “ისეთი ფილმია, თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ” — Such a film that you cannot tear yourself away. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters თ, ვ, ა, ლ, ს, ვ, ე, რ, მ, ო, წ, ყ.
How is “თვალს ვერ მოწყვეტ” written in Latin letters?
tvals ver motsqvet. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'the eye cannot be torn away' — the same image as in English. motsqveta is to tear off. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.