varēt
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the same stem as vara (“power; authority; violence”), made into a third conjugation verb (ending -ēt (perhaps via a no longer extant verb *vert, of which varēt could be the iterative or durative form).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
varēt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present varu, vari, var, past varēju)
- can; to be able to (to have the mental or physical capacity to do something, to react in a certain way)
- varēt staigāt, runāt ― to be able to walk, to talk
- varēt atcerēties ― to be able to remember
- vai tu vari paiet? ― can you go/walk?
- tikko varēt pavilkt elpu ― to be barely able to breathe
- zirgs var pavilkt vezumu ― the horse can, is able to pull the cart
- ko tur var darīt ― what can (you) do there (= nothing can be done)
- neko nevar darīt ― (you) can't do anything (= nothing can be done)
- palīdzu arī Baumanim darbā, kur vien varu ― I help also Baumanis at work, wherever I can
- tās bija svešādas dziesmas, kuras viņš nevarēja atklausīties ― these were strange songs that he couldn't listen to very long
- viss dzīvais var pielāgoties vides apstākļiem ― all living (beings) can, are able to adapt to environmental conditions
- (of objects, phenomena) can, to be able to (to have properties that make a certain activity or function possible)
- automobilis var attīstīt lielu ātrumu ― the automobile can reach high speed
- (of situations, usually 3rd person) to be possible, to succeed in
- ēst, dzert var ― one can eat, drink it (= it is edible, drinkable)
- mēli var izmežģīt ― it can test the tongue (= it is difficult to say, to pronounce)
- vai es kaut reizi esot padomājis, ka Beātei no manis varētu bērns būt? ― did I ever imagine that Beāte could have a child from me?
- Alberts lēni izdzēra glāzi; šis konjaks nebija no labākajiem, bet dzert varēja ― Alberts drank slowly (from) the glass; this cognac was not one of the best, but one could drink it
- (usually drīkstēt) may, be allowed to, have permission for
- “vai mēs ar Gunāru varam iet kājām?” Klāvs prasa tēvocim ― “can (= may) Gunārs and I go on foot?” Klāvs asks his uncle
- vienam bērnam ieteicams sauļoties, otrs turpretī nedrīkst; viens var peldēties, cits nē ― one child is allowed to tan, while the other is not; one can (= may) swim, the other (can't)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of varēt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | varu | varēju | varēšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | vari | varēji | varēsi | vari |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | var | varēja | varēs | lai var |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | varam | varējām | varēsim | varēsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | varat | varējāt | varēsiet, varēsit |
variet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | var | varēja | varēs | lai var |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | varot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | varošs | ||
| Past | esot varējis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | varēdams | ||
| Future | varēšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | varot | ||
| Imperative | lai varot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | varam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | varējis | |||
| Present | varētu | Present Passive | varams | ||
| Past | būtu varējis | Past Passive | varēts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāvar | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | varēt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāvar | Negative Infinitive | nevarēt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāvarot | Verbal noun | varēšana | ||
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References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vara”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN