OriginVia other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin reālis (“actual”) (from rēs (“matter, thing”), of unknown origin), adapted to fit Latvian patterns (cf. suffix -āls).
- real (that which indeed exists, which is not invented or imagined)
“reāla persona” — real person
“reāla pasaule” — real world
“reāla īstenība” — real, true reality
- real (rational numbers or irrational, like π, but not complex, like i)
“reāli skaitļi” — real numbers
- real, viable, feasible (which can be done, realized, executed)
“reāls plāns, projekts” — real, viable plan, project
“reāls uzdēvums” — viable task
“reālas saistības” — viable commitments
- real (possible, serious, soon to be realized)
“reāli draudi” — real threat(s)
“reālas briesmas” — real danger(s)
“reāls kandidāts uz čempiona titulu” — a real candidate to the title of champion
- real, realistic, practical, matter-of-fact (showing a sound understanding and evaluation of reality)
“reāli uzskati” — real, realistic opinions
“reāla rīcība” — real, practical action
“šie cilvēki bija reālāk noskaņoti” — these people were more real(istical)ly attuned (= had a more realistic, practical, matter-of-fact attitude)
- real, realistic (reflecting or depicting reality)
“A. Upīša reālā pasaka “Laimes lācis”” — A. Upīšs' real(istic) tale “Lucky Bear”
- real (focusing on natural sciences, mathematics and living languages)
“reālā izglītība” — real education
“reālā ģimnāzija” — Real-Gymnasium
Formsreālais(definite) · reālāks(comparative) · visreālākais(superlative) · reāli(adverb) · reāls(masculine, nominative, singular) · reāli(masculine, nominative, plural) · reāla(feminine, nominative, singular) · reālas(feminine, nominative, plural) · reāla(genitive, masculine, singular) · reālu(genitive, masculine, plural) · reālas(feminine, genitive, singular) · reālu(feminine, genitive, plural) · reālam(dative, masculine, singular) · reāliem(dative, masculine, plural) · reālai(dative, feminine, singular) · reālām(dative, feminine, plural) · reālu(accusative, masculine, singular) · reālus(accusative, masculine, plural) · reālu(accusative, feminine, singular) · reālas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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