OriginVia other European languages (probably French classe, maybe via German Klasse, ultimately borrowed from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”).
- declension-5, femininegrade, class (a certain level of the education system or of a learning institution; group of students learning at that level)
“mācīties piektajā klasē” — to study in fifth grade
“pārcelt uz nākamo klasi” — to move (up) to the next grade
“beigt astoņas klases” — to finish eight grades (= 8th grade)
- declension-5, feminineclassroom (space, usually a room, where a group of students of the same level of learning meet and study under the guidance of a teacher)
“ienākt klasē” — to enter the classroom
“vēdināt klasi” — to ventilate the classroom
“klases darbs” — class work (= written work done in class)
Formsklase(nominative, singular) · klases(nominative, plural) · klases(genitive, singular) · klašu(genitive, plural) · klasei(dative, singular) · klasēm(dative, plural) · klasi(accusative, singular) · klases(accusative, plural) · klasi(instrumental, singular) · klasēm(instrumental, plural) · klasē(locative, singular) · klasēs(locative, plural) · klase(singular, vocative) · klases(plural, vocative)
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