CilmeFrom the same stem as the noun runa (“talk, speech”) (q.v.), made into a 2nd conjugation verb.
- intransitive, transitiveto speak, to talk (to express oneself with language)
“jautri runāt” — to talk merrily, cheerfully
“dedzīgi runāt” — to talk eagerly, fierily
“runāt mierīgi” — to speak calmly, quietly
- intransitive, transitiveto speak in a certain language
“runāt latviski, franciski” — to speak Latvian, French
- intransitive, transitiveto tell, to speak, to pronounce
“runāt taisnību” — to tell the truth
“runāt glaimus” — to speak flatteries
“runāt melus” — to tell lies
- intransitive, transitiveto talk (to someone), to converse, to communicate orally (with someone)
“runāt savā starpā” — to talk to each other
“runāt ar draugu” — to talk to a friend
“plašā apkārtnē par kāzām runāja rītā un vakarā” — (people from) all around talked day and night about the weading
- intransitive, transitiveto talk, to say, to speak, to express (e.g., writing, a work of art)
“A. Upīts savā lugā bija pateicis kaut ko tādu, par ko līdz tam nebija runājuši latviešu dramaturgi” — A. Upīts had said in his play something about which Latvian playwrights had not talked until then
“ir neliela dziesmu grupa, kas runā par draudzīgām attieksmēm ar poļiem, leišiem, igauņiem” — there is a small group of songs that speak of friendly attitudes towards the Poles, the Lithuanians, the Estonians
“krāsām uz audekla jārunā pašām, jārunā tā, lai nosaukums kļūst lieks” — the colors on the canvass must speak by themselves, they must speak in such a way that the name becomes unnecessary
- intransitive, transitiveto talk, to speak, to say (to provide information; to be such that one can get or deduce information from it)
“aktrise spēlē arī klusējot; viņas klusums ir sprieguma pilns, jo uz skatītāju runā acu izteiksme, sejas vaibsti, rokas un augums” — an actress plays also in silence; her silence is full of tension, because her eye expression, her facial features, her hand and posture speak to the viewers
“izskaidrot, kas īsti te noticis, nebija laika, bet tas nemaz nebija vajadzīgs: Makša izskats runāja pats par sevi” — there was no time to explain what had really happened here, but this wasn't necessary: Makšs' appearance spoke by itself
Formasconjugation(second-person) · runāju(present) · runā(present) · runāju(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · runāju(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · runāju(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · runāšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · runā(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · runāji(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · runāsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · runā(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · runā(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · runāja(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · runās(future, indicative, singular, third-person) · lai runā(imperative, singular, third-person)