talantīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From talants (“talent”) +‎ -īgs.

Adjective

talantīgs (definite talantīgais, comparative talantīgāks, superlative vistalantīgākais, adverb talantīgi)

  1. (of people) talented (having talent; gifted)
    talantīgs gleznotājs, rakstnieks ― talented painter, writer
    talantīgs valodnieks ― talented linguist
    talantīgs sportists ― talented athlete
    talantīgi bērni ― talented children
    Bikulis bija labi sagatavots, pat vairāk: talantīgs inženieris ― Bikulis was a well prepared, even better: talented engineer
  2. (of people's features, works) talented (such that it expresses someone's talent)
    talantīgs skaņdarbs ― talented musical piece
    talantīga dzeja ― talented poetry
    talantīgi mākslas darbs ― talented works of art
    izrāde ir iedarbīga, talantīga, bet drūma ― the show is powerful, talented, but gloomy, bleak

Declension

Synonyms

  • apdāvināts

Derived terms

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