dzīvot
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as dzīvs (q.v.), made into a regular second conjugation verb (ending -ot). It replaced an earlier dzīt (“to live”) (q.v.), of which it may have originally been the iterative form (in case it was not directly derived from dzīvs). Its original meaning, “to be alive, to exist,” was later extended to include also “to reside” (like English to live); cf. the derived term dzīvoklis (“apartment, flat”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
dzīvot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present dzīvoju, dzīvo, dzīvo, past dzīvoju)
- (of living beings) to live, to be alive (to exist biologically)
- sēklaudži vispār dzīvo ilgāk nekā kultūršķirnes ― seedlings generally live longer than cultivars
- saknes nolauztajam kokam dzīvoja ― the roots of the felled tree (still) lived
- lai dzīvo! ― (long) live! (= hooray!)
- viņš zināja, ka pēdējais brīdis tuvojas, un viņam kļuva bezgala skumji; tikai dzīvot vēl, kaut stundu, kaut pāris acumirkļu ― he knew that the last moment was coming, and he became infinitely sad; to still live, even if only one more hour, one more moment
- (of people) to live (to exist consciously)
- dzīvot godīgi, omulīgi, priecīgi ― to live honestly, comfortably, happily
- dzīvot bezrūpīgi ― to live without problems, carefree
- dzīvot plaši ― to live well-off (lit. widely)
- dzīvot pāri (saviem) līdzekļiem ― to live beyond (one's) means
- no kā viņš dzīvo? ― from what does he live (= earn a living)?
- dzīvot bez darba, grūtos apstākļos ― to live without work, in difficult circumstances
- dzīvot, tas ir: strādāt, domāt, just ― to live, that is: to work, to think, to feel
- to live, to reside, to inhabit (a place)
- dzīvot Latvijā, Rīgā ― to live in Latvia, in Rīga
- dzīvot mazā dzīvoklī pilsētā ― to live in a small apartment in the city
- lāči dzīvo mežā ― bears live in the forest
- Priedes Jānis dzīvoja turpat, otrajā stāvā, mazā bēniņu istabā ― Priedes Jānis lived right there, on the second floor, in a small attic room
- (figuratively) to live, to be frequently, for a long time (somewhere)
- stundām dzīvot pa āru ― to live (= always be) outside for hours
- pēcpusdienu, ja laiks labs, vecāmāte dzīvoja pa dārzu ― in the afternoon, if the weather was good, grandmother lived (= always was) in the garden
- (of ideas, social phenomena) to live, to continue to exist
- viņa vārds ilgi dzīvos tautas piemiņā ― his name will live long in the people's memory
- un dzīvos, ziedēs un ar savām saknēm dziļi ieies dzīvē tikai tāda māksla, kas savu aicinājumu redz kalpošanā lielajai vēstures veidotājai: tautai ― only that art which sees its calling in the service to the great shaper of history - the people - will live, flourish, and strike deep roots in life
- (of people) to have a certain relationship (with someone else); to reside together (with someone else)
- kaimiņi dzīvo saticīgi ― neighbors live in peace
- dzīvot pie saimnieka par kalpu ― to live with a farmer as (his) servant, hired worker
- tēvs dzīvo ar meitām ― the father lives with (his) daughters
- nevaru dzīvot ar dzērāju ― I can't live with a (heavy) drinker
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of dzīvot
Derived terms[edit]
- prefixed verbs:
- other derived terms:
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dzīvs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN