dzēst

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Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gāsīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-.

Cognates include Lithuanian gèsti, Proto-Slavic *gasiti (whence Russian гаси́ть (gasítʹ), Polish gasić, Czech hasit).

Verb

dzēst (transitive, 1st conjugation, present dzēšu, dzēs, dzēš, past dzēsu)

  1. to extinguish, to put out
    dzēst ugunsgrēku ― to extinguish a fire
    dzēst sveci ― to put out a candle
  2. to erase, to delete
    dzēst zīmi ― to erase a mark
  3. to pay off, to pay back, to clear (a debt)
    dzēst aizdevumu ― to pay off a loan
    dzēst soda naudu ― to pay a fine
  4. to slake
    dzēstie kaļķi ― slaked lime

Conjugation

conjugation of dzēst
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) IMPERATIVE
(pavēles izteiksme)
Present
(tagadne) 		Past
(pagātne) 		Future
(nākotne)
1st pers. sg. es dzēšu dzēsu dzēsīšu —
2nd pers. sg. tu dzēs dzēsi dzēsīsi dzēs
3rd pers. sg. viņš, viņa dzēš dzēsa dzēsīs lai dzēš
1st pers. pl. mēs dzēšam dzēsām dzēsīsim dzēsīsim
2nd pers. pl. jūs dzēšat dzēsāt dzēsīsiet,
dzēsīsit 		dzēsiet
3rd pers. pl. viņi, viņas dzēš dzēsa dzēsīs lai dzēš
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present dzēšot Present Active 1 (Adj.) dzēsošs
Past esot dzēsis Present Active 2 (Adv.) dzēsdams
Future dzēsīšot Present Active 3 (Adv.) dzēšot
Imperative lai dzēšot Present Active 4 (Obj.) dzēšam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) Past Active dzēsis
Present dzēstu Present Passive dzēšams
Past būtu dzēsis Past Passive dzēsts
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative (būt) jādzēš Infinitive (nenoteiksme) dzēst
Conjunctive 1 esot jādzēš Negative Infinitive nedzēst
Conjunctive 2 jādzēšot Verbal noun dzēšana

Derived terms

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