aiziet

From aiz- +‎ iet (“to go”).

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aiziet (intransitive, no conjugation, present aizeju, aizej, aiziet, past aizgāju)

1. (perf., imperf. iet prom, iet projām) to leave, to go away, to escape (to depart from some place, from certain people)

   aiziet pa ceļu ― to go (away) on the road

   aiziet gar krastu ― to go (away) along the coast

   aiziet uz mājām ― to go (away) into the house

   aiziet aiz stūra ― to go (away) around the corner

   domas aiziet tālā nākotnē ― (his) thoughts go (away) into the distant future

   aiziet no ģimenes ― to leave one's family

   aiziet no tēva mājām ― to leave (one's) father's house

   aiziet no dzīves ― to leave life (= to die)

   zēns atvadījās un aizgāja ― the boy said goodbye and left

   autobuss, vilciens aiziet ― the bus, the train is leaving

   pēdējais tramvajs jau aizgājis ― the last tram has already left

   no rīta aiziet un vakarā atgriezties ― to leave in the morning and to come back at night

   dzērves nāk un aiziet lokiem slaikiem ― cranes come and go away (= fly away) forming slender arches (in the sky)

   sieviete ar kanniņu aiziet... viņa pazūd aiz Telts ielas stūra ― a woman with a pot is going away... she disappears behind the corner of Telts street

   pēc svētkiem Kārlēns aizgāja un solījās pārnākt atkal rudenī ― after the holiday Kārlēns went away, promising to come back in autumn

   Dzidra no manis aizgāja galīgi... saglābjams tur vairs nekas nebija ― Dzidra clearly had left me definitely... there was nobody to save there anymore

   lietojot zarainās rungas, izdodas izlauzties no policijas aplenkuma un aiziet ― using big, knotty bludgeons, he managed to break the police siege and escape, go away

2. to go somewhere, for a specific purpose

   aiziet uz teātra izrādi ― to go to a theater show

   aiziet pie friziera ― to go to the hairdresser's

   aiziet pēc piena ― to go get some milk, to go for some milk

   aiziet ogās, riekstos ― to go (looking) for berries, nuts

   aiziet malku cirst ― to go chop wood

   aiziet paskatīties ― to go have a look

   aiziet aprunāties ― to go have a talk (with someone)

   aiziet gulēt ― to go to sleep

   otrā dienā tēvs un māte jau agri aizgāja darbā ― the other day, father and mother went to work very early

3. to go (to start a new activity, a new phase in life, to change one's living conditions)

   aiziet uz jaunu dīvokli ― to go to a new apartment

   aiziet armijā ― to go to the army

   aiziet pensijā ― to go on a pension (= to start receiving a pension, to retire)

   aiziet pagrīdē ― to go underground (= to join a resistance movement)

   aiziet darbā par priekšsēdētāju ― to go work as a chairman (= to become chairman)

   aiziet (plašajā) pasaulē ― to go to the (wide) world (= to leave one's hometown)

   viņš šodien aiziet karā ― today he is going to the war

4. to go (to die, also figuratively)

   aiziet nebūtībā, aizsaulē ― to go to non-existence, to the underworld (= to die)

   aiziet pie tēviem, pie senčiem ― to go to one's fathers, ancestors (= to die)

   nemiers neaiziet ― anxiety isn't going away (= disappearing, ending, dying)

   nekad Antonam prātā nebija ienākusi doma, ka sieva varētu aiziet pirmā, ka Hedviga vispār varētu mirt ― the thought that his wife might go first, that Hedviga could die at all, had never entered Antons' head

   sen pagātnē aizgājusi baronu vara ― a long time ago the power of the barons had gone (= died, disappeared)

5. (usually 3rd pers., of natural phenomena) to go (to move away, in reality or appearance)

   mēness aiziet aiz mākoņa ― the moon went behind a cloud

   aizejoša vakara blāzma ― the going (= leaving, disappearing) evening glow

   arī vējš aizgāja līdzi lielajām šaltīm un pērkonam, lietus gāza vienā baltā straumē ― the wind went together with the big showers and the thunder, the rain poured in one big white stream

6. (usually 3rd pers., of time, time periods) to go, to go by, to pass

   aiziet gadi ― years go by

   aiziet laiks ― time goes by

   mužs aiziet darbā ― life passes, goes by at work (= while we work)

   gaidu tikai vēl vakariņas, lai ietu gulēt; tad diena būs aizgājusi un nāks otra ― I am only waiting for dinner in order to go to sleep; then the day will have gone by, and another one will come

   ja jaunība aiziet bez priekiem, vecums vairs nesniedz nenieka ― if youth goes by without joy, (then) old age no longer offers anything

7. (usually 3rd pers., of money, resources, goods) to go, to run out (to be finished, to be spent, to be ruined)

   visi sapelnītie latiņi aizgāja ārstiem un slimnīcai ― all the earned lats (= money) went to doctors and hospital (bills)

   ugunsgrēkā aizgāja visa iedzīve ― all the property went (= was destroyed) in the fire

   izstrādājot no lietaskokiem zāģmateriālus, labākajā gadījumā pāri paliek tikai divas trešdaļas, viena trešdaļa aiziet atkritumos ― while producing lumber out of trees, in the best case scenario only two thirds of them will remain, one third will go to waste

8. (usually 3rd pers., of mail, news, etc.) to go (to be sent, to be divulged)

   telegramma aiziet ātri ― the telegram went fast

   dzejnieka slava aizgājusi tālu pāri savas zemes robežām ― the poet's fame has gone far beyond the borders of his country

   vai esat kādreiz sev jautājuši, cik diennaktī Rīgā pienāk un no Rīgas aiziet vēstuļu uz citām pilsētām, zemēm un kontinentiem? ― have you ever asked yourselves how many letters go in one day from Riga to other cities, countries and continents?

9. (usually 3rd pers., of paths, roads, etc.) to go (to lead, to be placed in a certain direction, towards a certain place)

   “kurp tad sitas celiņš aiziet?” viņš piepeši iejautājās ― “where does this little road go to?” he suddenly asked

   aiz Ogres mums tūlīt jānogriežas mežā no lielceļa, kas aizejot uz Veldeni ― before Ogres we must immediately turn to the forest (away) from the highway that goes to Veldene

   pāri Kundziņsalas rietumu daļai, pāri Daugavai aiziet augstsprieguma līnijas vadi ― the high-voltage wire lines go over the Daugava (river), over the west side of Kundziņa island

   kilometriem tālu aiziet balto ūdensrožu joslas ― the belt of white lilies went on for kilometers

10. third-person singular/plural present indicative of aiziet
11. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of aiziet
12. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of aiziet

• doties

• aizgājējs, aizgājēja