noteikt
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From no- + teikt (“to say, to tell”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]noteikt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present noteicu, noteic, noteic, past noteicu)
- to say, to state, to declare (with conviction)
- pēc vakariņām saimniece noteica: “nu jāiet gulēt” ― after dinner the lady said: “now (we) should go to bed”
- Nestors noteica, ka viņš neiešot vakarā mājās ― Nestors stated, declared that he was not going home in the evening (i.e., he will continue working)
- to tell, to state firmly, to determine, to decide (with conviction, applying pressure)
- Māte stingri noteica: “un tā kā neaizmirsti nosūtīt vēstuli viņa mātei”
- Mother firmly stated: “so, don't forget to send a letter to his mother”
- ķēniņš nu Mazajam Pēterim cieti noteica, ja līdz pusdienai tilts nebūšot gatavs, tad likšot tam galvu nocirst ― the king determined, stated to Little Peter that if the bridge wasn't ready by noon, then he would have his head cut off
- to determine (to choose, to adopt as obligatory, to be enforced, to have force of law)
- noteikt izbraukšanas dienu ― to determine the date of departure
- noteikt grāmatas tirāžu ― to determine the (number of copies in) circulation of a book
- pedagoģiskās padomes sēdēm noteikta viena stunda, bet pārējām apspriedēm tikai pusstunda laika ― for pedagogical council meetings one hour is set, determined, and for other consultations only half an hour
- to determine, to prescribe (to mark something as necessary, important to someone, to be used by someone; especially a doctor to a patient)
- noteikt slimniekam diētu ― to determine the patient's diet
- apskatījis slimnieku, ārsts noteica tam slimnīcas režīmu ― after examining the patient, the doctor prescribed hospital treatment for him
- to determine (to be a prerequisite for something, to be a factor on which something depends)
- sacensības kā jau sacensības: rezultātus noteic griba, māka un pules ― competition is competition: will, skill and effort determine the results
- viņu bērnu nākotni noteiks tēvu naudas maku biezums, dzimtas vārds un pašu darbīgums ― the thickness of his father's wallet, the family name and activity (work) will determine the son's future
- to determine, to establish, to measure, to identify, to clarify
- noteikt ceļa garumu ― to determine the length of the road
- noteikt debespuses ― to determine the cardinal points
- noteikt auga sugu ― to determine, to identify the plant species
- noteikt augsnes sastāvu ― to determine the soil composition
- noteikt koka vecumu ― to determine the age of a tree
- un kas var īsti precīzi noteikt, cik ilgs laiks ziedots vienam vai otram darbam? ― and who can really precisely determine how much time (was) dedicated to this or that (literary) work?
Usage notes
[edit]The verbs nosacīt and noteikt seem to be near-perfect synonyms. Note, however, that the present tense forms of noteikt are often not used; the corresponding forms of nosacīt are much more frequent.