iedot
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Latvian
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[edit]Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]iedot (transitive, no conjugation, present iedodu, iedod, iedod, past iedevu)
- to give, to hand, so that someone takes it
- iedot bērnam ābolu ― to give a child an apple
- iedot kasierei naudu ― to give money to the cashier
- iedot draugam grāmatu izlasīt ― to give a friend a book to read
- iedot bērnam ēst, dzert ― to give a child (something) to eat, to drink
- iedot savu telefona numuru ― to give (someone) one's telephone nubmer
- iedot roku ― to give (someone) a hand (= to help)
- nāc, es iedošu tev teju, vēl ir karsta ― come, I'll givev you tea, it's still hot
- Andriksons iedeva Līzei savu lāpstu un aizgāja ― Andriksons gave Līze his shovel and went away
- to give (to transfer possession, to allow access; to allow or permit that something happens)
- tēvs mums labu zemi iedeva ― father gave us good land
- šo dzīvokli fabrika iedeva mums ― the factory gave us this apartment
- viņam iedeva prēmiju ― he was given an award
- iedot brīvdienas ― to give (someone) holidays
- viņam iedots pirmais patstāvīgais darbs ― he was given (his) first independent work
- man pusotra gada par zādzībām iedots ― I was given a year and a half (in jail) for larceny
- to give (to cause a mental or physiological state)
- iedot prieku ― to give (= cause) pleasure, joy
- mēs viņam iedosim dūšu pusgadam ― we will give him courage/support for half a year
- (colloquial) to give (a blow, a slap, etc.), to hit
- iedot pa ausi ― to give (= hit) (someone) on the ear
- iedot plauku ― to give (someone) a slap
- viņa iedeva vecim spēcīgu dūri mugurā ― she gave the old man a strong punch (lit. fist) on the back
Usage notes
[edit]Iedot is often nearly synonymous with dot, differing only in accentuating the completion ('perfectiveness') of the action.
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of iedot