japānis
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Latvian
Etymology
From the same source as Japāna (“Japan”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun.
Pronunciation
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Noun
japānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: japāniete)
- a Japanese man, a man born in Japan or of Japanese descent
- pasauli pārsteidz japānis no ASV talantu šova ― a Japanese man surprises the world in a US talent show
- papīru sāka ražot korejieši, japāņi, indieši un citas Āzijas tautas ― the Koreans, Japanese, Indians and other Asian people began to produce paper
- (genitive plural) Japanese; pertaining to Japan and its people
- japāņu valoda ― the Japanese language
- japāņu māksla ― Japanese art
- japāņu porcelāns ― Japanese porcelain
Declension
Declension of japānis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | japānis | japāņi |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | japāņa | japāņu |
| dative (datīvs) | japānim | japāņiem |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | japāni | japāņus |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | japāni | japāņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | japānī | japāņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | japāni | japāņi |