priekšstats
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Latvian
Etymology
From priekš- + stāt (“to stand, to stop”), made into a 1st-declension masculine noun (ending -s). Apparently a calque of German Vorstellung.
Pronunciation
Noun
priekšstats m (1st declension)
- idea, (mental) image (subjective image, reflection of a real object or phenomenon in our conscious mind, and which can be reproduced also without direct sensory input)
- redzes, vizuāls priekšstats ― visual idea, image
- dzirdes, auditīvs priekšstats ― auditory idea, image
- taustes, taktils priekšstats ― tactile idea, image
- ožas priekšstats ― olfactory idea, image
- garšas priekšstats ― taste idea, image
- konkrēts priekšstats ― concrete, specific idea
- vispārināts priekšstats ― generalized idea
- aptuvens priekšstats ― approximate idea
- maldīgs priekšstats ― misconception (lit. wrong, false idea)
- priekšstats par dabas parādībām ― idea, perception of natural phenomena
- priekšstats par inženiera darbu ― idea, perception of engineering work
- gūt, dot skaidru priekšstatu par ko ― to obtain, to give a clear idea about something
- no ilguma priekšstata veidojas priekšstats par laiku ― the idea of time is formed from the idea of duration
- mācību procesā skolēni no sajūtām un priekšstatiem pāriet uz jēdzieniem un vispārinājumiem, pāriet uz abstrakto domāsanu ― in the learning process, students move from feelings and ideas to concepts and generalizations, (they) move to abstract thought
Declension
Declension of priekšstats (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | priekšstats | priekšstati |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | priekšstatu | priekšstatus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | priekšstata | priekšstatu |
| dative (datīvs) | priekšstatam | priekšstatiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | priekšstatu | priekšstatiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | priekšstatā | priekšstatos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | priekšstat | priekšstati |