jokot

Latvian

From the same stem as joks (“joke”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb stem (ending -ot). First attested in 18th-century sources.^[1]

jokot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present jokoju, joko, joko, past jokoju)

to joke, to jest, to make fun of something (to say or do something in order to amuse, to cause laughter)
viņš mēdz jokot ― he tends to joke

viņš centās jokot, bet pats apjauta, ka joks nav izdevies ― he tried to joke, but realized himself that the joke had failed
to joke (to say or do something not meant to be taken seriously)
tam nevar ticēt, viņš tikai joko ― you can't believe that one, he only jokes

to viņš teica jokodams ― he said it jokingly (= not seriously)

es jokoju, bet viņš nopietni atbildēja ― I was (only) joking, but he answered seriously
to joke, to play (to act recklessly, imprudently)
nejoko ar indīgām vielām! ― don't play (lit. joke) with poisonous substances!

ar civēku jūtām nevar jokot ― one can't play (lit. joke) with people's feelings

conjugation of jokot

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)	IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
1st pers. sg.	es	jokoju	jokoju	jokošu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	joko	jokoji	jokosi	joko
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	joko	jokoja	jokos	lai joko
1st pers. pl.	mēs	jokojam	jokojām	jokosim	jokosim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	jokojat	jokojāt	jokosiet, jokosit	jokojiet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	joko	jokoja	jokos	lai joko

RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	jokojot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		jokojošs
Past	esot jokojis		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		jokodams
Future	jokošot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		jokojot
Imperative	lai jokojot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		jokojam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		jokojis
Present	jokotu		Present Passive		—
Past	būtu jokojis		Past Passive		—
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jājoko		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		jokot
Conjunctive 1	esot jājoko		Negative Infinitive		nejokot
Conjunctive 2	jājokojot		Verbal noun		jokošana

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^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “joks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN