redzēt

Originally the iterative form of an older verb *regt, from Proto-Baltic *reg-, from Proto-Indo-European *reg-, *reǵ-, *h₃reǵ- (“straight, right; to put straight, right; to stretch; to erect; direction, line”). The semantic evolution was presumably “to be stretched, erected” > “to be visible” > “to perceive visually, to see.” Cognates include Lithuanian regė́ti (“to see”), règti (“to begin to see”).^[1]

• IPA^(key):

redzēt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present redzu, redzi, redz, past redzēju)

1. to see (to perceive something visually)

   pa logu var redzēt dārzu ― through the window (one) can see the garden

   redzēt filmu, izstādi ― to see a movie, an exhibition

   nav ko redzēt ― (there is) nothing to see

   redzēt elpu ― to see (one's) breath (in cold weather)

2. to see (to be able to perceive (things) visually)

   viņš slikti redz ― he sees badly, poorly

   kaķi tumsā redz labāk nekā cilvēks ― in the dark cats see better than people

   tik tumšs, ka nevar redzēt ― (it is) so dark that (one) cannot see

   no kalna tālu var redzēt ― from a mountain (one) can see far

3. to see, to observe, to notice (a phenomenon, a feature or quality)

   redzēju, cik tu biji satraukts ― I saw how alarmed you were

   Kalējs pasmaidīja, bet visi redzēja, cik grūti viņam bija izspiest smaidu ― Kalējs smiled, but everyone saw how difficult it was for him to squeeze a smile

4. to see (to learn, to understand, to realize)

   es redzu, ka man nepietiks laika ― I see that I will have enough time

   kā redzat, esmu sarkanarmietis ― as you (can) see, I am a Red Army soldier

   istaba bija maza, bet mājīga, un kātra sīkumā varēja redzēt, ka te dzīvo sieviete ― the room was small but cozy, and in every detail (one) could see that a woman lived there

   Līze redzēja, ka nekāda prātīga runāšana kaimiņos nav gaidamā un vedināja Andri mājup ― Līze saw that there would be no sensible talking at the neighbors', so she took Andris (back) home

5. to see (to experience, to live through)

   redzēt grūtības, ciešanas, sāpes ― to see hardship, suffering, pain

   redzēt laimi, vienaldzību ― to see happiness, indifference

   viņai vajadzēja redzēt pieticību un prieku, lai varētu vēl ticēt laimei ― she had to see contentment and joy in order to be able to believe still in happiness

6. to see (to create visual images in one's memory or imagination)

   redzēt sapni ― to have (lit. to see) a dream

   redzēt ko sapnī ― to see something in a dream

   pēc brītiņa viņš aizmiga un redzēja sapni ― after a while he fell asleep and had (lit. saw) a dream

   atgūlies uz muguras un aizvēris acis, redzu tos divdesmit gadus plašā ainā savā priekšā ― having lain down and closed (my) eyes, I see those twenty years in a broad scene in front of me

• skatīt

prefixed verbs:

other derived terms:

• acīmredzot
• caurredzams, caurredzamība

  necaurredzams, necaurredzamība

• redzēties

• redze
• redzīgs, redzīgums

  neredzīgs, neredzīgums, neredzība

• redzoklis

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