redzams
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Latvian
[edit]Participle
[edit]redzams (definite redzamais; adverb redzami)
- which can or should be seen; indefinite present passive participle of redzēt
- vilciens vēl nav redzams ― the train is not yet visible (= in sight)
Adjective
[edit]redzams (definite redzamais, comparative redzamāks, superlative visredzamākais, adverb redzami)
- visible, apparent (which can be perceived by sight)
- spektra redzamā daļa ― the visible part of the spectrum
- redzamā radiācija ― visible radiation
- redzami saules stari ― visible sun rays
- saules redzamā kustība ― apparent movement of the sun
- nākt, kļūt redzamam ― to become visible
- visible, apparent (which can be easily perceived by sight)
- viņa seja bija kā vairumam jaunu cilvēku: ne sevišķi skaista, bet arī bez redzamiem trūkumiem ― his face was like (that of) the majority of young people: not particularly beautiful, but also without obvious flaws
- cilvēka izturēšanās ir spogulis, kurā visskaidrāk redzams, kas viņš ir ― a person's behavior is a mirror in which it becomes clearly visible who he is
- (of people) prominent, eminent, excellent (having great achievements, much success)
- redzams dzejnieks ― eminent poet
- redzams teatra mākslinieks ― prominent theater artist
- no stāstniekiem, kas izauguši pēckara gados, E. Vilks ir pats redzamākais, pats talantīgākais ― of the story writers who grew up in the post-war years, E. Vilks is the most prominent, the most talented
- (of actions, events) significant, considerable, remarkable, noteworthy, notable (which attracts attention, interest)
- redzami sasniegumi ― significant achievements
- Rīga tagad kļuvusi par vienu no redzamākajiem pasaules fotomākslas centriem ― Rīga has now become one of the most notable photography centers of the world
- zivs ir svarīgs avots pārtikas resursu palielināšanai, tās ieņem redzamu vietu mūsu zemes pārtikas bilancē ― fish is an important source for increasing our food resources, it takes considerable space in our country's food balance
- (used adverbially, or as a particle) apparent(ly), seeming(ly), visibly; clear(ly), obvious(ly), evidently, undoubtably (which can be taken as true)
- Elmārs apjuka; redzams, viņš nebija paradis runāt ar cilvēkiem, ko uzskatīja kaut kā pārākus par sevi ― Elmārs was confused; apparently/clearly, he was not used to talking with people whom he considered to be superior to himself
- blakus mums apsēžas kombainieris... redzams, no Ukrainas: viņa valodā katrs trešais ir ukraiņu vārds ― a combine operator sat next to us... visibly, a Ukrainian: every third word in his talk was Ukrainian
- redzams, nepatīkamo saskriešanos viņš jau pārdzīvojis ― apparently, he has already been through unpleasant situations
- “es esmu savā kolhozā traktorists”, viņš piemetina, un tūlīt redzams, ka savu darbu viņš mīl ― “I am a tractor driver in my collective farm,” he added, and (it was) immediately obvious/clear that he loved his work
- “tā turēties!” stūrmanis mundri attrauca, kas kapteinim, redzams, patika: viņš tikko manāmi pasmaidīja un aizgāja
- “to hold like this!” the helmsman said, which, evidently, pleased the captain: he smiled in a barely noticeable way and went on
- (with acīm “to the eyes”) apparent; obvious (easy to perceive, to understand)
- jā, vecā taisnība, tas acīm redzams, / aizvien top vecāka un vājāka, / un viņas dienas ir jau skaitītas ― yes, the old law, it was obvious, / was growing increasingly older and weaker, / and its days are numbered
- darījumi, kas pēc sava satūra ir pretēji likumam vai kas vērsti uz acīm redzamu kaitējumu valstij, nav spēkā ― legal acts that by their contents are contrary to the law or are intended (to do) obvious harm to the state are null and void
Usage notes
[edit]Like English apparent, Latvian redzams, especially in the expression acīm redzams, has two context-dependent, almost opposite meanings: "seemingly" (= "from what can be seen", "not necessarily true") and "obviously" (= "easy to see", "true"); cf. Russian очеви́дный (očevídnyj).
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of redzams
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | redzams | redzami | redzama | redzamas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | redzamu | redzamus | redzamu | redzamas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | redzama | redzamu | redzamas | redzamu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | redzamam | redzamiem | redzamai | redzamām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | redzamu | redzamiem | redzamu | redzamām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | redzamā | redzamos | redzamā | redzamās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "prominent", "eminent"): izcils
- (of "considerable", "significant"): ievērojams
- (of "apparent(ly)"): droši vien