smaidīt

Latvian

From the verb smiet (“to laugh”) (q.v.), of which it was originally the iterative form (cf. skriet (“to run”), skraidīt (“to run around, several times”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey-.^[1]

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smaidīt (intransitive, 3rd conjugation, present smaidu, smaidi, smaida, past smaidīju)

to smile (to produce a smile, a facial expression with the ends of one's mouth raised and the teeth shown, in order to express happiness, cheerfulness, kindness, satisfaction, or pleasure)
sirsnīgi smaidīt ― to smile sincerely, warmly

mīļi smaidīt ― to smile kindly

smaidīt aiz laimes ― to smile with happiness

smaidīt draugam ― to smile to a friend

smaidīt caur asarām ― to smile through tears (i.e., while crying)

Imants smaida kā pilns mēness ― Imants smiles like a full moon (= with a broad smile)

Lūcija smaida savu silto un mīlīgo smaidu, kas dara viņas seju neparasti skaistu ― Lūcija smiles her warm and kind smile, which made her face unusually beautiful

cilvēki smaida aiz prieka, aiz lepnuma, aiz pašapziņas, par jocīgu gadījumu ― people smile with joy, with pride, with self-confidence, or because of a funny situation

paskaties, es jau esmu vecs, bet es arī smaidu ― look, I am already old, but I also smile
(of faces, eyes) to smile (to be associated in their expression with a smile)
Annele ieplēta acis, cik vien jaudāja, un redzēja tēva smaidošo, gaišo seju ― Annele widened her eyes, as much as she could, and saw (her) father's smiling, bright face

conjugation of smaidīt

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)	IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
1st pers. sg.	es	smaidu	smaidīju	smaidīšu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	smaidi	smaidīji	smaidīsi	smaidi
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	smaida	smaidīja	smaidīs	lai smaida
1st pers. pl.	mēs	smaidām	smaidījām	smaidīsim	smaidīsim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	smaidāt	smaidījāt	smaidīsiet, smaidīsit	smaidiet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	smaida	smaidīja	smaidīs	lai smaida

RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	smaidot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		smaidošs
Past	esot smaidījis		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		smaidīdams
Future	smaidīšot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		smaidot
Imperative	lai smaidot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		smaidām
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		smaidījis
Present	smaidītu		Present Passive		smaidāms
Past	būtu smaidījis		Past Passive		smaidīts
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jāsmaida		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		smaidīt
Conjunctive 1	esot jāsmaida		Negative Infinitive		nesmaidīt
Conjunctive 2	jāsmaidot		Verbal noun		smaidīšana

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