uzdevums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From uzdot (past stem: uzdev-) (“to give a task”) + -ums (with uzdot from uz- + dot (“give”)).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]uzdevums m (1st declension)
- (assigned) task, duty (that which someone is supposed to do, was asked, ordered to do; intended function)
- kuģa komandas reisa uzdevumi ― the tasks of the ship crew (during) a trip
- bērnu audzināšanas uzdevumi ― the tasks of child rearing
- organizācijas uzdevums ― the task, mission of an organization
- zinātnes uzdevums ― the task of science
- kāda uzdevumā ― (to do something) on someone's orders
- astoņas istabas, katra iekārtota atbilstoši savam uzdevumam... ― eight rooms, each furnished according to its function...
- visiem šiem augiem dārzā bija savs uzdevums ― each of these plants in the garden had its own function
- problem, excercise (theoretical or practical activities designed to test and strengthen one's knowledge)
- atrisināt ģeometrijas uzdevumu ― to solve a geometry problem
- fizikas uzdevumu krājums ― a collection of physics problems
- kontroldarba uzdevumi algebrā ― exam problems
- mājas uzdevums ― homework
- uzdevumu burtnīca ― exercise book, workbook (lit. exercise notebook)
- (law) proxy (civil contract whereby one party gives the other party authority to execute certain tasks on his or her behalf, such as payments, acquisition and management of property, etc.)
Declension
[edit]Declension of uzdevums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | uzdevums | uzdevumi |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | uzdevuma | uzdevumu |
| dative (datīvs) | uzdevumam | uzdevumiem |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | uzdevumu | uzdevumus |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | uzdevumu | uzdevumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | uzdevumā | uzdevumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | uzdevum | uzdevumi |