uzdevums
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From uzdot (past stem: uzdev-) (“to give a task”) + -ums (with uzdot from uz- + dot (“give”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uzdevums m (1st declension)
- (assigned) task, duty (that which someone is supposed to do, was asked, ordered to do; intended function)
- kuģa komandas reisa uzdevumi ― the tasks of the ship crew (during) a trip
- bērnu audzināšanas uzdevumi ― the tasks of child rearing
- organizācijas uzdevums ― the task, mission of an organization
- zinātnes uzdevums ― the task of science
- kāda uzdevumā ― (to do something) on someone's orders
- astoņas istabas, katra iekārtota atbilstoši savam uzdevumam... ― eight rooms, each furnished according to its function...
- visiem šiem augiem dārzā bija savs uzdevums ― each of these plants in the garden had its own function
- problem, excercise (theoretical or practical activities designed to test and strengthen one's knowledge)
- atrisināt ģeometrijas uzdevumu ― to solve a geometry problem
- fizikas uzdevumu krājums ― a collection of physics problems
- kontroldarba uzdevumi algebrā ― exam problems
- mājas uzdevums ― homework
- uzdevumu burtnīca ― exercise book, workbook (lit. exercise notebook)
- (law) proxy (civil contract whereby one party gives the other party authority to execute certain tasks on his or her behalf, such as payments, acquisition and management of property, etc.)
Declension edit
Declension of uzdevums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | uzdevums | uzdevumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | uzdevumu | uzdevumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | uzdevuma | uzdevumu |
| dative (datīvs) | uzdevumam | uzdevumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | uzdevumu | uzdevumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | uzdevumā | uzdevumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | uzdevum | uzdevumi |