nākotne
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See also: nākotnē
Latvian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From nāk(t) (“to come”) + -otne. A neologism coined by Atis Kronvalds in 1869, initially in the form nākote, then nākatne. The modern form was later introduced by Krišjānis Valdemārs and Fricis Brīvzemnieks. As a grammatical term, it was first used by A. Stērste in 1879.
Pronunciation
Noun
nākotne f (5th declension)
- future (time period after the present; circumstances to exist after the present, current ones)
- skaista, gaiš nākotne ― beautiful, bright future
- tuvākā, tālākā nākotne ― nearest, distant future
- nākotnes cilvēks ― person of the future
- nākotnes cerības, uzdevumi ― future hopes, tasks
- kāda tu būsi nākotnē? ― what will you be like in the future?
- future (perspectives, prospects, possibilities, plans)
- mūsu bērnu nākotne ― our children's future
- pilsētas nākotne ― the future of the city
- šim uzņēmumam nav nākotnes ― this company has no future
- meži ir mūsu nākotne ― the forests are our future
- kritiķi viņam pareģoja slavenu nākotni ― the critics predicted a glorious (lit. famous) future for him
- (linguistics, grammar) future (verb form describing an action that will happen after the current time, after the time of speech)
- vienkāršā, saliktā nākotne ― simple, compound future
- pārveidot darbības vārdu nākotnes formā ― to put a verb in the future form
Declension
Declension of nākotne (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nākotne | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nākotni | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nākotnes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | nākotnei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nākotni | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nākotnē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nākotne | — |
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “nākotne”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN