[ɡāːdâːt]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *gād-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷed- (“to say, to speak”). Cognates include Lithuanian godóti (“to think, to ponder, to dream”), godà (“dream, longing, worry”), Proto-Slavic *gadati (Russian гада́ть (gadátʹ, “to guess, to solve (a puzzle)”, dialectal “to speak”, archaic “to think, to acknowledge”); Polish gadać (“to speak, to jabber”)), Norwegian kvata (“to chat”), Sanskrit गदति (gádati, “to say, to speak”).
- intransitive, transitiveto take care of, to see to, to provide (to take actions so as to ensure something necessary or important)
“gādāt malku” — to provide, take care of the firewood
“gādāt vajadzīgos līdzekļus” — provide the necessary means, resources
“gādāt pārtiku ziemai” — to take care of, provide food for winter
- intransitive, transitiveto take care of, to care for, to look after, provide for (someone)
“gādāt par slimnieku” — to care for a patient
“gādāt par ģimeni” — to take care of, provide for (one's) family
“gādāt par bērnu nav tikai mātes daļa vien; arī ārsts, medicīnas māsa uzņemas rūpes par viņa veselību” — to care for the child was not only the mother's task; also a doctor and a nurse took care of his health
Formasconjugation(second-person) · gādāju(present) · gādā(present) · gādāju(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · gādāju(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · gādāju(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · gādāšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · gādā(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · gādāji(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · gādāsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · gādā(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · gādā(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · gādāja(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · gādās(future, indicative, singular, third-person) · lai gādā(imperative, singular, third-person)
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