fotografēt

Latvian

Fotografēt

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek φῶς (phōs, light) (combining form φωτ- (phōt-)) and γράφω (graphō, to scratch, to scrape, to graze; to write).

Pronunciation

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Verb

fotografēt tr., 2nd conj., pres. fotografēju, fotografē, fotografē, past fotografēju

  1. to photograph, to take a photograph, a picture (to capture an image with a photographic camera)
    fotografēt augus, dzīvniekus — to take pictures of plants, of animals
    mācīties fotografēt — to learn how to take pictures, to learn photography
    sveiks, Edik! nāku tevi fotografēt goda plāksnei — hi, Ediks! I'm coming to photograph you for an honorary plaque

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:
  • izfotografēt
  • piefotografēt
  • nofotografēt
  • pafotografēt
  • pārfotografēt
  • safotografēt
  • uzfotografēt

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