How to use adjectives in Latvian

How to use adjectives in Latvian

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Latvian? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Latvian lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Latvian adjectives.

Latvian adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Adjectives come before the noun in Latvian as in English. Adjectives in Latvian agree with the noun they describe. This means that adjectives that describe a feminine noun have a special form. The adjective also has different forms if the noun is indefinite or definite '(i.e. 'a big house' versus 'the big house')'.

Examples

bēdīgais tēvs
the sad father
labais tēvs
the good father
laimīgais tēvs
the happy father
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Latvian is a Baltic language spoken by 1.4 million people in Latvia. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Latvian would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Latvian

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Man tevi vajag.
I need you.
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I adore you.
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I miss you.
Man tev patīk.
I like you.
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Latvian

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Latvian adjectives liels , mazs  and vecs (big, small, old). Using the nouns grāmata , krēsls  and durvis  (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Latvian adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives liels , mazs  and vecs with the nouns grāmata , krēsls  and durvis  you can move on to Step 8 (Latvian Verbs).

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