[titsɛ̂ːt]
CilmeOriginally from the verb tikt, now “to arrive, to reach, to get,” but previously “to be adequate, appropriate, to suit,” ticēt was apparently at first a (transitive) iterative form, or maybe a new verb derived via the adjective ticīgs now “believing” but previously “appropriate, adequate.” The meaning evolved from “(to be) adequate, appropriate” to “(to be) reliable; to see as reliable, to trust” and finally “to believe.” Cognates include Lithuanian tikė́ti.
- intransitive, with-dativeto believe (to have a belief in something; to accept something, someone's opinion, authority, as true, valid)
“tam nevar ticēt” — one can't believe that
“ticēt ārstam” — to believe (one's) doctor
“ticēt zinātnes sasniegumiem” — to believe the achievements of science
- intransitive, with-dativeto believe, to trust (to have confidence in someone's credibility, sincerity, in someone's perspectives or potential)
“ticēt solījumiem” — to believe in promises
“viņam nevar ticēt” — one can't believe (= trust) him
“viņš netic nevienam” — he believes (= trusts) nobody
- intransitive, with-dativeto believe (to accept, to have faith in the existence and power of a god or gods, supernatural beings or forces)
“ticēt dievam” — to believe in god
“ticēt liktenim” — to believe in fate
“ticēt pārdabiskiem spēkiem” — to believe in supernatural forces
Formasconjugation(third-person) · ticu(present) · tici(present) · tic(present) · ticēju(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · ticu(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · ticēju(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · ticēšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · tici(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · ticēji(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · ticēsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · tici(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · tic(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ticēja(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · ticēs(future, indicative, singular, third-person)