žvīkstēt
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Latvian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
žvīkstēt (intransitive, 3rd conjugation, only 3rd person, present žvīkst, past žvīkstēja)
- to swish (to produce a harsh noise, like fast moving objects in contact with something)
- viņš raksta, ka spalva žvīkst ― he writes (so) that (his) pen swishes
- viņi skrēja... zeme dunēja zem kājām, zari cirtās sejā un žvīkstēja ― they ran... the earth thundered underfoot, the twigs curled against (their) faces and swished
- nu izceļas briesmīgs cīniņš: zobeni žvīkstēdami žvīkstēja ― the horrible struggle stood out: swords swishing (around)
- pirmajā mirklī viņš neattapās... kādēļ jaunā Akmaņa pātaga tā žvīkst gar viņa sēju ― at first he didn't understand... why the young Akmanis' whip swished past his face
Conjugation
conjugation of žvīkstēt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | žvīkst | žvīkstēja | žvīkstēs | lai žvīkst |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | žvīkst | žvīkstēja | žvīkstēs | lai žvīkst |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | žvīkstot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | žvīkstošs | ||
| Past | esot žvīkstējis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | žvīkstēdams | ||
| Future | žvīkstēšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | žvīkstot | ||
| Imperative | lai žvīkstot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | žvīkstam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | žvīkstējis | |||
| Present | žvīkstētu | Present Passive | — | ||
| Past | būtu žvīkstējis | Past Passive | — | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāžvīkst | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | žvīkstēt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāžvīkst | Negative Infinitive | nežvīkstēt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāžvīkstot | Verbal noun | žvīkstēšana | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
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