jēgt

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the noun jēga (“meaning, sense, understanding”), made into a first-conjugation verb (ending -t).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛ̄kt]

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Verb

jēgt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present jēdzu, jēdz, jēdz, past jēdzu)

1. to know how, to be able to; to understand, to grasp

   viņš no kā nekā nejēdz ― he doesn't know anything about that

   ko viņš jēdz no medicīnas! ― what does he know about medicine!

   vai tad viņš jēdz strādāt! ― he sure knows how to work!

   prasi, vai viņš pats jēdz, ko runā ― ask if he knows what he is saying

   vai tad veterinārārste kaut ko jēdz arī? ― does the veterinarian know anything at all?

   nejēgdams un nejuzdams, ko dara, viņš izlaida pātagu no rokas un sabruka zemē ― not knowing and not feeling (instinctively) what to do, he let the whip fall from his hand and collapsed on the ground

Conjugation

conjugation of jēgt

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)
1st pers. sg.	es	jēdzu	jēdzu	jēgšu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	jēdz	jēdzi	jēgsi	jēdz
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	jēdz	jēdza	jēgs	lai jēdz
1st pers. pl.	mēs	jēdzam	jēdzām	jēgsim	jēgsim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	jēdzat	jēdzāt	jēgsiet, jēgsit	jēdziet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	jēdz	jēdza	jēgs	lai jēdz
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	jēdzot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		jēdzošs
Past	esot jēdzis		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		jēgdams
Future	jēgšot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		jēdzot
Imperative	lai jēdzot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		jēdzam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		jēdzis
Present	jēgtu		Present Passive		jēdzams
Past	būtu jēdzis		Past Passive		jēgts
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jājēdz		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		jēgt
Conjunctive 1	esot jājēdz		Negative Infinitive		nejēgt
Conjunctive 2	jājēdzot		Verbal noun		jēgšana

Synonyms

• mācēt
• prast

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

• apjēgt
• atjēgt
• nojēgt
• sajēgt

other derived terms

• jēdziens, jēdzienisks

Related terms

• jēga