How to conjugate a verb in Latvian

How to conjugate a verb in Latvian

You want to learn how to conjugate Latvian verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Latvian lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Latvian verbs fun.

Latvian verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Latvian verbs are conjugated for each person. The conjugation consists of an ending placed on the verb stem. For the first person singular, Latvian verbs typically use the ending '-u'.

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es eju atpakaļ
I go back
es nesu
I carry
es dziedu
I sing
es mēģinu
I try
es aizveru
I close
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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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Ārā ir miglains.
It is foggy out.
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It is cloudy.
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It is windy.
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Step 8 : Latvian verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Latvian. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Latvian verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Latvian verbs skatīties, vēlēties and patikt (see, want, like). Using the nouns grāmata , krēsls  and durvis  (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Latvian verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs skatīties, vēlēties and patikt by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Latvian possessive pronouns).

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