pasīvs

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin passivus, probably via some other European language, adapted to fit Latvian patterns ( +‎ -īvs).

Noun

pasīvs m (1st declension)

1. (economics) liabilities (debts, taxes, interest and other money that a company has to pay; part of a budget that lists them)

   ir sava grāmatvedība, kur sakrājas visi pasīvi un aktīvi ― (it) has its own accounting, in which are gathered all liabilities and assets

2. (grammar) passive voice

Declension

Declension of pasīvs (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	pasīvs	pasīvi
genitive	pasīva	pasīvu
dative	pasīvam	pasīviem
accusative	pasīvu	pasīvus
instrumental	pasīvu	pasīviem
locative	pasīvā	pasīvos
vocative	pasīv	pasīvi

Synonyms

• (of "passive voice"): ciešamā kārta

Adjective

pasīvs (definite pasīvais, comparative pasīvāks, superlative vispasīvākais, adverb pasīvi)

1. passive (which, who does not work or behave lively, intensively, energetically)

   pasīvs cilvēks ― passive person

   pasīvs darbinieks ― passive employee

   tikai Annele bija klusa un pasīva ― only Anele was quiet and passive

2. passive (which happens slowly, weakly; to which things happen slowly, weakly)

   pasīva reakcija ― passive reaction

   turpretī Aristotelim matērija ir pasīva ― in contrast, to Aristotle matter is passive

3. passive (which is not working, not ready to work, react, move)

   pasīvais vārdu krājums ― passive vocabulary

   pasīvā imunitāte ― passive immunity

   pasīvais vulkāns ― passive volcano

4. passive (which expresses or reveals inactive, slow action)

   pasīvā atpūta ― passive rest (i.e., sleep)

   pasīvais vēlēšanu tiesības ― passive electoral rights (i.e., the right to be elected)

   kāda ir jūsu attieksme pret tagadējo laiku: pasīva vai aktīva? ― what is your attitude to the present time: passive or active?

5. (physics, chemistry, biology) passive (which cannot react or work, which cannot have effects)

   pasīvs savienojums ― passive connection, bond

   pasīva viela ― passive substance

   pasīvais ūdens ― passive water

   pasīvā antena ― passive antenna

   fizioloģiski pasīvs ― physiologically passive

6. (of tastes) passive (a little poignant, peppery)

   pasīvs rutks ― passive radish

   pasīva garša ― passive taste

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of pasīvs

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	pasīvs	pasīvi		pasīva	pasīvas
genitive	pasīva	pasīvu		pasīvas	pasīvu
dative	pasīvam	pasīviem		pasīvai	pasīvām
accusative	pasīvu	pasīvus		pasīvu	pasīvas
instrumental	pasīvu	pasīviem		pasīvu	pasīvām
locative	pasīvā	pasīvos		pasīvā	pasīvās
vocative	—	—		—	—