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Latvian
Participle
sitams (definite sitamais; adverb sitami)
- which can or should be hit, struck, beaten; indefinite present passive participle of sist
- (usually definite forms; of objects) used for hitting; with which one hits
- sitamais riņķis ― brass knuckles (lit. hitting ring)
- mušu sitamais ― fly swatter (lit. hitter)
- paņem kādu sitamo ― I took something to hit with
- nācējs rokā turēja kaut ko baltu un apaļu... “vai tas tikai nav kāds sitamais?” es nodomāju ― the one who returned was holding something white and round (in his hands)... “is this somethng for hitting?” I thought
- (usually definite forms, music) percussion, used as a percussion (instrument)
- sitamie instrumenti ― percussion (lit. hitting) instruments
- afrikāņu mūzika nav iedomājama bez sitamiem instrumentiem, īpaši tamtamiem ― African music is unimaginable without percussion (lit. hitting) instruments, especially the tamtams
- neliela mūziķu grupa (klavieres, ģitāra, sitamie) ― a small music band (keyboards, guitar, drums )
Declension