vēl
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "vel"
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally the adverbial form (< *vēli) of a palatalized i-stem parallel form of the u-stem adjective vēls (q.v.) (< *vēlus; cf. pronunciation [væ̂ls] with [æ], instead of the [ɛ] in the adverb [vɛ̂l]). Cognates include Lithuanian vė̃l (“again”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]vēl
- (in negative sentences) used to indicate that a given action, expected to happen, has not started up to the moment of speaking; yet, so far
- viņš vēl nav pārnācis ― he hasn't come/arrived yet
- neesmu vēl redzējis, kā dedzina ogles un tecina darvu ― I haven't seen yet how one burns coal and produces tar
- “Zigi, vai tu neesi vēl aizmidzis?” pēc brīža Vilnis iejautājās: “nē!” ― “Zigi, aren't you asleep yet?” after a moment Vilins answered: “no!”
- (in affirmative sentences) used to indicate that a certain action or states continues on at the time of speaking; still, on
- bija jau pāri pusnaktij; Robis vēl klimta pa kūtsaugšu ― it was already past midnight; Robis was still doing nothing in the loft
- Antiņš ar cūkām vēl Auzukalnā ― Antiņš and the pigs (are) still in Auzukalns
- arvien vēl, vēl arvien ― all the time; uninterruptedly; still (lit. always still)
- yet (one, once); again; in addition
- nogriezt vēl kādu šķēlīti ― to cut yet another slice
- Ansis izdarīja vēl vienu neprātību ― Ansis did yet another foolishness
- mēģināt vēl ― to try still (= once more), to try again, to go on trying
- ieliet vēl kafiju? ― (should I) pour still (= some more) coffee?
- palikt vēl kādu brīdi ― to stay still one minute
- cik ilgi vēl būs jāgaida? ― how long yet (= how much longer) will we have to wait?
- still; once more; every time
- atkārtot vēl un vēlreiz to pašu ― to repeat the same again and again
- viņa atskatās vienreiz, tad vēl un pēc tam neatskatās vairs ― she looked back one time, then still (= again), and after that didn't look back anymore
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "still", "on"): joprojām, vēl arvien
- (of "again", "still (once)"): atkal, papildus, turklāt, vēlreiz
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Particle
[edit]vēl
- used to emphasize or reinforce the meaning of an expression; still; yet; really
- to mēs vēl paspēsim ― we will still (manage to) do it
- te vēl pietiek vietas trim cilvēkiem ― there is still enough room for three people here
- Inga vēl pēdējā brīdī viņu bija izglābusi ― Inga still saved (= managed to save) him at the last minute
- tagad vairs nav joki, Ģirts vēl ņems un tevi izkonkurēs ― now it's not just for fun anymore, Ģirts will really compete with you
- (with an adjective or adverb in the comparative) used to strengthen the degree of the adjective or adverb; still, yet, even
- jāstrādā vēl labāk ― we must work better yet
- censties vēl vairāk ― to try even more
- šis priekšlikums ir labs, bet tas ir vēl labāks ― this proposal is good, but that (one) is even better
- (in several expressions) used to reinforce the total meaning of the expression
- tas vēl nav nekas ― but this is not nothing!
- un kā vēl ― oh yes! no doubt! (lit. and how still!)
Verb
[edit]vēl
- third-person singular/plural present indicative of vēlēt
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of vēlēt
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of vēlēt
References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vēl”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN