CilmeFrom uz- + dot (“give”).
- transitiveto raise, to lift, e.g., hay, straw, etc.
“uzdot sienu uz vezuma” — to lift, load hay on a cart (e.g., with pitchforks)
“uzdot uz kaudzes” — to lift (= put) (hay) in heaps
“vīrieši rudzu kūlīšus pienesa pie kuļmašīnas un uzdeva augšā” — the men brought the rye sheaves to the threshing mashine and gave (= put, threw) it up (on it)
- transitiveto give someone a task (to carry out), a problem (to solve), to ask someone a question
“uzdot izstrādāt projektu” — to give (someone) a project to work on
“uzdot paziņot par sanāksmi” — to ask for a meeting to be announced
“uzdot jautājumus lieciniekiem” — to ask the witnesses questions
- transitiveto give, to provide (information), to make (something) be known, to declare (something) as (something)
“es viņai uzdevu tavu adresi” — I ģave her your address
“viņš vairs neatcerējās, ka reiz Inai uzdevis savas darbavietas tālruni” — he didn't remember anymore that he had given Ina his work phone number
“uzdot kaimiņu par liecinieku tiesā” — to give (= declare) a neighbor as a witness in court
- transitiveto give (to make, e.g. a choir, sing at the desired volume and pitch by producing the first few sounds, notes; also metaphorically)
“Ārgals aizsteidzās sakārtot un jau iepriekš uzdot balsis, lai kamertonis nav jātinkšina vēlāk, publikas priekšā” — Ārgals hurried to arrange (everything) and give voices (= tone) in advance, so that later it wouldn't be necessary to sound the tuning fork in front of the public
“sarunai toni, kā zināms, uzdod pārskata ziņojums” — the tone of the conversation, as is known, was given by the review report
- colloquial, transitiveto give (blows), to hit (also metaphorically
“bet viens uzdevis šai ar pātagu, lai lasoties projām” — but one (of them) gave (= hit) her with a whip, to make her move forward
“saule pa pusdienlaiku uzdod tādu izmisīgu karstumu, no kura pat vakaram pietiek siltuma” — at noon the sun gives(= hits with) such desperate heat that it is enough for heating at night
- dated, transitiveto give to be immediately put on
“kad dēls beidzot pārradās mājās, Līzbete tās piesmirdušās skrandas iesvieda krāsnī, uzdeva mugurā jauno kārtu” — when the son finally came home, Līzbete threw (his) dirty rags into the oven (and) gave him new clothes (to wear)
- colloquial, transitiveto give, to yield (to not endure, to stopmaking efforts, to not work normally)
“nervi uzdod” — (his) nerves yield (= can't stand the pressure, stress)
“acis sāka uzdot” — (his) eyes began to yield (= he began losing his vision)
“karsts tomēr drausmīgi, viņai jau pamazām uzdeva sirds, katra mazākā kustība prasīja piepūli” — but the heat (was) terrible, her heart was gradually yielding, every little move required effort
Formasuzdodu(present) · uzdod(present) · uzdevu(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · uzdodu(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · uzdevu(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · uzdošu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · uzdod(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · uzdevi(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · uzdosi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · uzdod(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · uzdod(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · uzdeva(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · uzdos(future, indicative, singular, third-person) · lai uzdod(imperative, singular, third-person) · mēs(first-person, indicative, plural)
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