fakts
See also: Fakts
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin factum (“a deed, act, exploit; in Medieval Latin also state, condition, circumstance”), neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“to do, to make”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fakts m (1st declension)
- fact (a true, real event or phenomenon)
- nenoliedzams, objektīvs fakts ― undeniable, objective fact
- konstatēt faktu ― to establish a fact
- faktu materiāls ― factual material, information
- minēt pierādījumam dažus faktus ― to mention several facts in the proof
- dzīve ir nepārtraukta kustība... šie vārdi nav ne patētiska frāze, nedz filofosika atziņa, bet vienkārši fakts ― life is continuous motion... these words are not a pathetic sentence or a philosophical thesis, but simply a fact
- neko lielu nopirkt viņš nevarēja, taču galvenais nebija dāvanas vērtība, bet pats fakts, ka tu esi atcerējies savus tuviniekus un paradījis viņiem šo mazo uzmanību ― he couldn't buy anything great, but the important thing was not the value of the gift, but the very fact that you remembered your loved ones and showed them this little (proof of) care
- fact (knowledge gained via experience, on the basis of which conclusions are drawn)
- patiess fakts ― a true fact
- aplams fakts ― a false fact
- faktu pārbaude ― examination of the facts
Declension
[edit]Declension of fakts (1st declension)