konstatēt
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French constater (“to establish”), perhaps via other languages.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]konstatēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present konstatēju, konstatē, konstatē, past konstatēju)
- to establish, to determine, to observe and identify
- konstatēt faktu ― to establish a fact
- konstatēt vielas sastāvu ― to determine the composition of the substance
- konstatēt pārmaiņas slimnieka stāvoklī ― to observe changes in the patient's condition
- tas ir grūti konstatējams ― this is difficult to observe, establish, detect
- pēc ieroča magnetizācijas pakāpes var konstatēt, pirms cik ilga laika no tā šauts ― from the level of magnetization of the weapon one can determine how long ago it was shot
- to note, to state, to express a claim, a judgment
- “negaiss tuvojas”, šoferis konstatēja, bažīgi lūkodamies debesīs ― “a storm is coming,” the driver noted, nervously looking at the sky
- “un arī spēciņa jums, liekas, nav vairāk kā man”, viņa nesatricināmā mierā konstatēja ― “and also strength, it seems, you don't have more of than I do,” she noted, stated in unshakable calmness
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of konstatēt