CilmeFrom the same stem as suka (“brush”) (q.v.), made into a second conjugation verb stem (ending -āt).
- transitiveto brush, to comb (to smooth one's hair with a brush, a comb)
“sukāt matus” — to brush one's hair
“sukāt galvu” — to brush one's head (= hair)
“jo intensīvāk matus sukā, jo tiem dabiskāks kritums” — the more intensively (one) brushes (one's) hair, the more naturally they fall
- transitiveto brush (to smooth, also to clean, an animal, its fur, with a brush)
“kučieris staļļa priekšā sukā un tīra zirgus” — the coachman brushes and cleans the horses in front of the stable
- transitiveto heckle, to comb with a heckle (to pull the fiberss through a heckle — a brush-like instrument — in order to remove the straw from the fibers)
“sukāt linus” — to comb, to heckle flax
“nu viņa izskatījās visa kā sukātu linu sauja” — now she looked as if she were combing some flax
- colloquial, transitiveto birch, to thrash, to beat, usually as punishment
“nu atkal māte sukās par nedarbiem” — now again mother will thrash me for (my) mischief
““Labdien, cienījams skolas kungs!” māte sveicināja paklanīdamās un stūma dēlu uz priekšu: “atvedu jums ko sukāt vienu palaidni”” — “good morning, honored school principal!” the mother greeted with abow and pushed (her) son forward: “I am bringing you a mischief-maker to punish”
- colloquial, transitiveto gobble, to eat hastily, with great appetite
“sukāt maizi” — to eat, to gobble (lit. brush) bread
“sukā tikai visu nost!” — just eat (lit. brush) it all up!
“te pārdevēji katru brīdi varēja sēst klāt un sukāt par velti kunga speķi un kāpostus” — here the salesmen could at any moment sit down and quickly eat bacon and cabbage for free
- colloquial, transitiveto go fast, to run
“tur būs labs gabals ko sukāt” — there will be a lot (of distance) to run (lit. to brush) there
“līdz tilta viņam galam ir krietni ko sukāt” — to the bridge he really had a lot (of distance) to run (lit. to brush)
“sukājām kājām pa šoseju” — we ran (lit. brushed) on foot on the road
Formasconjugation(second-person) · sukāju(present) · sukā(present) · sukāju(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · sukāju(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · sukāju(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · sukāšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · sukā(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · sukāji(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · sukāsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · sukā(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · sukā(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · sukāja(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · sukās(future, indicative, singular, third-person) · lai sukā(imperative, singular, third-person)