jēgt

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the noun jēga (“meaning, sense, understanding”), made into a first-conjugation verb (ending -t).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɛ̄kt]
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Verb

jēgt (tr., 1st conj., pres. 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

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Derived terms

prefixed verbs:
  • apjēgt
  • atjēgt
  • nojēgt
  • sajēgt
other derived terms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “jēga”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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