jēgt

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Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the noun jēga (“meaning, sense, understanding”), made into a first-conjugation verb (ending -t).

Pronunciation

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Verb

jēgt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present jēdzu, jēdz, jēdz, past jēdzu)

  1. to know how, to be able to; to understand, to grasp
    viņš no kā nekā nejēdz ― he doesn't know anything about that
    ko viņš jēdz no medicīnas! ― what does he know about medicine!
    vai tad viņš jēdz strādāt! ― he sure knows how to work!
    prasi, vai viņš pats jēdz, ko runā ― ask if he knows what he is saying
    vai tad veterinārārste kaut ko jēdz arī? ― does the veterinarian know anything at all?
    nejēgdams un nejuzdams, ko dara, viņš izlaida pātagu no rokas un sabruka zemē ― not knowing and not feeling (instinctively) what to do, he let the whip fall from his hand and collapsed on the ground

Conjugation

conjugation of jēgt
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) IMPERATIVE
(pavēles izteiksme)
Present
(tagadne) 		Past
(pagātne) 		Future
(nākotne)
1st pers. sg. es jēdzu jēdzu jēgšu —
2nd pers. sg. tu jēdz jēdzi jēgsi jēdz
3rd pers. sg. viņš, viņa jēdz jēdza jēgs lai jēdz
1st pers. pl. mēs jēdzam jēdzām jēgsim jēgsim
2nd pers. pl. jūs jēdzat jēdzāt jēgsiet,
jēgsit 		jēdziet
3rd pers. pl. viņi, viņas jēdz jēdza jēgs lai jēdz
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present jēdzot Present Active 1 (Adj.) jēdzošs
Past esot jēdzis Present Active 2 (Adv.) jēgdams
Future jēgšot Present Active 3 (Adv.) jēdzot
Imperative lai jēdzot Present Active 4 (Obj.) jēdzam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) Past Active jēdzis
Present jēgtu Present Passive jēdzams
Past būtu jēdzis Past Passive jēgts
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative (būt) jājēdz Infinitive (nenoteiksme) jēgt
Conjunctive 1 esot jājēdz Negative Infinitive nejēgt
Conjunctive 2 jājēdzot Verbal noun jēgšana

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “jēga”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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