raudināt
Latvian
Etymology
From raud(āt) (“to cry”) + -ināt.
Pronunciation
Verb
raudināt
- 2nd person plural present indicative form of raudināt
raudināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. raudinu, raudini, raudina, past raudināju
- to make (someone) cry
- neraudini bērnu! — don't make the child cry!
- skaļas ir tikai apbedīšanas ceremonijas... cilvēks ir miris, un kādēļ gan velti raudināt palicējus? — funeral ceremonies are just (too) high-sounding... a person is dead, so why make people cry for nothing? (i.e., it does no good to do that)
- pie mājiņas stāvēja Spodris un raudināja savu vijoli — Spodris stood in front of the little houses and made his violin cry (= played it)
Conjugation
conjugation of raudināt
Derived terms
- izraudināt
- paraudināt
- saraudināt