ბნელა

Georgian

Etymology

From ბნელი (bneli, “dark”) with the verb არს (ars, “to be”). The verb soon turned impersonal and got new screeve forms (ბნელოდა (bneloda), ბნელოდეს (bnelodes)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥neɫa]
• Hyphenation: ბნე‧ლა

Verb

ბნელა • (bnela) (third-person singular present indicative)

1. (impersonal) to be dark (outside)

   გარეთ ბნელა.

   garet bnela.

   It's dark outside.

Further reading

• Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, § 565, pages 528-530