jautrināt

Latvian

Etymology

From jautrs (cheerful, merry, happy) +‎ -ināt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

jautrināt

  1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of jautrināt

jautrināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. jautrinu, jautrini, jautrina, past jautrināju

  1. to make (someone) cheerful, merry, happy
    ar savu mednieka mākslu tas vēl jautrinājis mūsu medības — with his hunter's art, that one has made our hunting (more) cheerful
    “kad tikai nu tas sniegs arī drīz nāktu... tad tikai tev būs izvizināšanās!” tēvs, Anneli jautrinādams, uzsit tai uz pleca — “if the snow comes soon... only then will you go for a ride!” father, cheering Annele up, tapped on her shoulder

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • pajautrināt
  • sajautrināt
  • uzjautrināt
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