svešvaloda

See also: svešvalodā

Latvian

Etymology

From sveša (“strange, foreign [fem.]”) +‎ valoda (“language”).

Noun

svešvaloda f (4th declension)

1. foreign language (a language which is not one's own native language)

   mācīties svešvalodas ― to learn foreign languages

   svešvalodu kursi ― foreign language courses

   svešvalodu skolotāji ― foreign language teachers

   Nu un kā klājas Ritai?” “Dzīvo jūrmalā. Taisās studēt svešvalodas.” ― “So, and how is Rita?” “She's living at the seaside. She is going to study foreign languages.”

Usage notes

Though sometimes used interchangeably, the phrase sveša valoda tends to means “strange, alien language,” while the compound svešvaloda is the normal term for “foreign language” (cf. German Fremdsprache and fremde Sprache).

Declension

Declension of svešvaloda (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	svešvaloda	svešvalodas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	svešvalodu	svešvalodas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	svešvalodas	svešvalodu
dative (datīvs)	svešvalodai	svešvalodām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	svešvalodu	svešvalodām
locative (lokatīvs)	svešvalodā	svešvalodās
vocative (vokatīvs)	svešvaloda	svešvalodas

Antonyms

• dzimtā valoda