რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება
- რემონტს არ ექვემდებარებაremonts ar ekvemdebarebabeyond repair
“რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება” (remonts ar ekvemdebareba) — beyond repair in Georgian. Phrase, level B1. Ekvemdebareba is to be subject to: an official word from documents. remonts here takes the tail -s. In speech they say it simpler: axar sheketdeba — it can't be fixed anymore. In a live sentence: “ექსპერტმა თქვა, რომ რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება” (ekspertma tkva, rom remonts ar ekvemdebareba) — The expert said it is beyond repair. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Georgian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Georgian | რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება (remonts ar ekvemdebareba) |
| Read in Latin letters | remonts ar ekvemdebareba |
| Translation | beyond repair |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
ekvemdebareba is to be subject to: an official word from documents. remonts here takes the tail -s. In speech they say it simpler: axar sheketdeba — it can't be fixed anymore
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.
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 “beyond repair” in Georgian?
«რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება» (remonts ar ekvemdebareba), read “remonts ar ekvemdebareba”. In a live sentence: “ექსპერტმა თქვა, რომ რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება” (ekspertma tkva, rom remonts ar ekvemdebareba) — The expert said it is beyond repair. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters რ, ე, მ, ო, ნ, ტ, ს, ა, რ, ე, ქ, ვ…
How is “რემონტს არ ექვემდებარება” (remonts ar ekvemdebareba) written in Latin letters?
remonts ar ekvemdebareba. 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?
Ekvemdebareba is to be subject to: an official word from documents. remonts here takes the tail -s. In speech they say it simpler: axar sheketdeba — it can't be fixed anymore. 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 this 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.