vājprātīgs

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From vājprāts (insanity) +‎ -īgs (with vājprāts from vājš (weak) +‎ prāts (mind)).

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Adjective

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vājprātīgs (definite vājprātīgais, comparative vājprātīgāks, superlative visvājprātīgākais, adverb vājprātīgi)

  1. crazy, mad, insane (having serious mental disorders)
    Žanis Katlaps uzskatīja, ka Hamlets izliekas par vājprātiguŽanis Katlaps believed that Hamlet pretended to be mad
    mans krusttēvs, krītot tukšā kuģa rūmē, iedragāja galvaskausu; kopš tā laika viņš palika vājprātīgs, nekā vairs nesaprot, tikai smejas un raudmy godfather damaged his skull (by) falling into an empty ship hold; since that time he became crazy, he no longer understands anything, he only laughs and cries
    motociklus puiši dzen kā vājprātīgie, līdz nonāk slimnīcāthe boys drive motorcycles like madmen, till they get into hospital
  2. crazy, mad, insane (expressing such features)
    vājprātīgi smieklicrazy laughs
    vājprātīgs skatienscrazy look, stare
  3. (figuratively) crazy, mad, insane (unreasonable, not fitting accepted norms)
    Bet tagad nolika kaut kas pilnīgi nesaprotams, vienkārši vājprātīgsBut now something completely incomprehensible happened, (something) simply insane

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