turpināt

Coined by Atis Kronvalds in 1872, from turp (“further”) +‎ -ināt. He also coined the derived term turpinājums. At first referring only to the continuation of written texts (e.g., the continuation of stories printed in a magazine), this word soon had its meaning broadened to other areas.^[1]

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turpināt

1. second-person plural present indicative of turpināt

turpināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present turpinu, turpini, turpina, past turpināju)

1. to continue, to go on doing (something), to not interrupt (something)

   turpināt adīt zeķi ― to continue knitting the socks

   es tomēr turpināju steidzīgi iet, baidīdamies, ka svešais mani uzrunās ― yet I continued to go hurriedly, fearing that a stranger (might) address me

   kad kartupeļi ir pusmīksti, tiem pārlej karstu pienu un turpina vārīšanu ― when the potatoes are half soft, pour the hot milk (on) them and continue cooking

2. to continue realizing (an event, action), making it (something) happen uninterruptedly; also, to continue after an interruption, to go to the next phase

   turpināt darbu, studiju, izglītību ― to continue (one's) work, study, education

   turpināt streiku ― to continue the strike

   turpināt treniņus ― to continue the training

   turpināt pārtraukto cīņu ― to continue the interrupted fight, struggle

   ģimenes apstākļu dēļ viņa aizgāja no desmitās klases un sāka strādāt, turpinot mācības vakarskolā ― for family reasons she left (school at) the tenth grade and started working, continuing her education in the night school

   dzīves jēga ir dzīvību turpināt ― the meaning of life is to continue living

3. (of texts, utterances, thoughts, images, etc.) to continue, to proceed to the following part, the next stage

   turpināt stāstījumu ― to continue the narrative

   turpināt stāstu ― to continue the story

   turpināt stāstīt, rakstīt ― to continue telling, writing

   turpināt iesākto domu ― to continue an (already) started thought

   “tu kādreiz aicināji mani ciemā”, Valdis beidzot atrada sarunas ievadījumu; “jā, kādreiz aicināju...” Agnese atbildēja; “un nu es atnācu”, viņš turpināja ― “you once invited me here,” Valdis finally found a conversation started; “yes, I did...” Agnese answered; “and now I have come,” he continued

4. to continue (to ensure that a tradition, a habit, etc. will not stop, will exist further on)

   viņa ir viena no tām māksliniecēm, kas vispārliecinošāk turpina Drāmas teātra aktieru skolas tradīcijas ― she is one of those artists who most convincingly continue the tradition of the school of drama theater actors

   “bet mums taču aug bērni, mīļais Ērik!” Nate vēl centās vīru pārliecināt; “tie mūsu darbu turpinās tālāk” ― “but we do have children, dear Ēriks!” Nate still tried to convince (her) husband; “they will continue our work further”

• paturpināt
• turpinājums
• turpināties

• turpmāks, turpmāk

• → Latgalian: turpynuot