protams

Latvian

Participle

protams (definite protamais; adverb protami)

1. which can or should be known; indefinite present passive participle of prast
2. (used as a particle) of course, no doubt; used to show that what was said is known, easy to see, or true

   par dāvanu, protams, zēns priecājās ― the boy was happy, of course, about the present (= gift)

   klausitāju, protams, bija daudz ― there were, of course, many listeners

   protams, ziemai jāsagatavojas jau laikus ― of course, one must prepare in advance for the winter

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of protams

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	protams	protami		protama	protamas
genitive	protama	protamu		protamas	protamu
dative	protamam	protamiem		protamai	protamām
accusative	protamu	protamus		protamu	protamas
instrumental	protamu	protamiem		protamu	protamām
locative	protamā	protamos		protamā	protamās
vocative	—	—		—	—