sūkāt
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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as the verb sūkt (“to suck”), of which it was originally the iterative form.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
sūkāt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present sūkāju, sūkā, sūkā, past sūkāju)
- to suck (to keep in one's mouth and make it wet with saliva, e.g. when preparing to swallow it, or to suck it several times)
- Tils Rūmnieks negribīgi sūkāja stjuartes piedāvāto konfekti ― Tils Rūmnieks reluctantly sucked the candy offered by the stewardess
- Uldis guļ gultā un sūkā pudelīti ― Uldis (the baby) lies in bed and sucks the little bottle
- to suck on, to suckle (to put in one's mouth and make suction, sucking motion)
- iebāž mutē mazu, sārtu pirkstu; sūkā to, bet pār apaļajiem vaigiem joprojām rit lielas, dzidras asaru lāses ― (she) puts in (her) mouth the little pink finger; she sucks (on) it, while on (her) round cheeks clear, big tear drops (slowly) flowed
- to suck several times
- Leksis bezrūpīgi sūkā papirosu ― Leksis cheerfully sucks (his) cigarette
Conjugation
conjugation of sūkāt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | sūkāju | sūkāju | sūkāšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | sūkā | sūkāji | sūkāsi | sūkā |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | sūkā | sūkāja | sūkās | lai sūkā |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | sūkājam | sūkājām | sūkāsim | sūkāsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | sūkājat | sūkājāt | sūkāsiet, sūkāsit |
sūkājiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | sūkā | sūkāja | sūkās | lai sūkā |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | sūkājot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | sūkājošs | ||
| Past | esot sūkājis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | sūkādams | ||
| Future | sūkāšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | sūkājot | ||
| Imperative | lai sūkājot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | sūkājam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | sūkājis | |||
| Present | sūkātu | Present Passive | sūkājams | ||
| Past | būtu sūkājis | Past Passive | sūkāts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāsūkā | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | sūkāt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāsūkā | Negative Infinitive | nesūkāt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāsūkājot | Verbal noun | sūkāšana | ||
Synonyms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sūkt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN