iets
Afrikaans edit
Alternative forms edit
- iits (obsolete)
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iets
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch iet, a contraction of earlier iewet, from Old Dutch iowiht. This Old Dutch compound is formed from Old Dutch ie- 'anything' and a second constituent corresponding to Middle Dutch wicht 'being, creature', earlier meaning 'thing'. Cognate with Limburgish get, Central Franconian jet, English aught.
The suffix -s is taken from Old Dutch niets whose -s is an old partitive genitive ending.
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Pronoun edit
iets
- something
- Er zit iets in mijn schoen.
- There's something in my shoe.
- anything
- Anders nog iets? ― Anything else?
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- Afrikaans: iets
Adverb edit
iets
- a little, somewhat
- Je zou wel iets meer enthousiasme mogen tonen.
- You could show a little more enthusiasm.
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Latvian edit
Participle edit
- gone; indefinite past passive participle of iet
- ar mazo spēkstaciju atbalstu ir iets par tālu ― as for (lit. with) the support for small power plants (it) is gone too far
- atceries kādreiz takas, kas ietas ― remember sometime the paths that were gone (= gone by, traveled)
Declension edit
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of iets
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | iets | ieti | ieta | ietas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ietu | ietus | ietu | ietas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ieta | ietu | ietas | ietu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | ietam | ietiem | ietai | ietām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ietu | ietiem | ietu | ietām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | ietā | ietos | ietā | ietās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||