კარგი
ḳargi[kʼäɾɡi]
The Georgian word for 'good' is კარგი (ḳargi).
კარგი is an adjective meaning pleasant or enjoyable. In conversational Georgian, it is also used as an interjection to mean 'okay' or 'alright' when agreeing to something.
Meaning: pleasant, enjoyable (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective კარგი is indeclinable, meaning it does not change its form to match gender, number or case in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
ḳargi
Did you know?
- In Georgia, nodding your head can sometimes mean 'no', while shaking it side-to-side can mean 'yes', which can make an agreement using კარგი confusing for foreigners.
- The word კარგი shares a common ancestor with the Armenian word կարգ, which relates to order or arrangement.
- While კარგი is the standard word for 'good', Georgians use a different word, კეთილი, when describing a person as 'good' in the sense of being kind or virtuous.
Examples in context
- ეს არ არის კარგი.It's not good.This sentence shows how to use the negative form with კარგი.Tatoeba #13942608 by teto, translation #3428636 by CK
- ის იქნება კარგი ცოლი.She will make a good wife.This sentence uses კარგი to describe a person's role.Tatoeba #8470668 by Natalie_71, translation #310354 by CK
- კარგი ადამიანი არ ვარ.I'm not a good person.This sentence uses კარგი to describe a person's character.Tatoeba #2923763 by teto, translation #2712399 by CK
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Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a movie they just watched.
- ირაკლი Irakliფილმი ძალიან კარგი იყო.pilmi dzalian kargi iqo.The movie was very good.
- ქეთევან Ketevanკი, მართლაც კარგი იყო.ki, martlats kargi iqo.Yes, it really was good.
- ირაკლი Irakliმუსიკაც კარგი იყო, არა?musikats kargi iqo, ara?The music was good too, right?
- ქეთევან Ketevanდიახ, ძალიან მომეწონა.diakh, dzalian mometsona.Yes, I liked it very much.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry კარგი, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries კარგი, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
