jautāt
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from jaust (“to sense, to guess”) (compare just (“to feel”)), of which it originally was the causative form.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]jautāt (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present jautāju, jautā, jautā, past jautāju)
- to ask question(s), to inquire, to question (to turn to someone in order to find information)
- jautāt tēvam par vēstuli ― to ask father about the letter
- tur nav ko jautāt, tikpat nekā neuzzinās ― there is nothing to ask there, as nothing is known
- viņš kaut ko jautāja ― he asked (about) something
- jautāt ceļu ― to ask the way
- jautāt, cik ir pulkstenis ― to ask how late it is
- jautāt brālim padomu ― to ask a friend for advice
- jautāt lieciniekus, apsūdzēto ― to question the witnesses, the accused
- “cik tālu vēl līdz Jelgavai?” Vilis jautā ― “how far still to Jelgava?” Vilis aks
- to ask about (a person, something) (to ask questions about a person's or a thing's health, situation, etc.)
- jautāt pēc mātes ― to ask about mother
- viņš jautāja par manu pagātni ― he asked about my past
- es viņam vairs neko nejautāju par Spāniju ― I didn't ask him anyhthing about Spain anymore
Conjugation
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Synonyms
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References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “jautāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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