People and describing plural things
Describing plural things uses -i masculine and -as feminine: , black hair; , brown eyes. is plural for hair. The eyes and ears are feminine nouns: .
Possession stays dative plus : . Polite you is . Your own description agrees with you: .
Learn , I have glasses. For a single speaker, polite has a plural verb but a singular describing word: . Avoid using the other learner gender as a wrong answer.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Jānis has brown eyes. | ||
| Jānis has brown eyes. | ||
| Jānis has black hair. | ||
| Jānis has black hair. | ||
| Maija has glasses. | ||
| Maija has glasses. | ||
| · | · | I am tall. |
| I am tall. | ||
| · | · | You are tall, polite. |
| You are tall, polite. | ||
| · | · | I am short. |
| I am short. | ||
| That is curly hair. | ||
| That is curly hair. | ||
| Those are brown eyes. | ||
| Those are brown eyes. | ||
Jānim ir brūnas acis.Jānis has brown eyes.
Jānim ir melni mati.Jānis has black hair.
Maijai ir brilles.Maija has glasses.
Es esmu garš.I am tall.
Es esmu gara.I am tall.
Jūs esat garš.You are tall, polite.
Jūs esat gara.You are tall, polite.
Es esmu īss.I am short.
Es esmu īsa.I am short.
Tie ir cirtaini mati.That is curly hair.
Tās ir brūnas acis.Those are brown eyes.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Jānis has brown eyes.
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Jānis has black hair.
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Maija has glasses.
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I am tall.
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I am tall.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Jānim ir acis.
Jānis has brown eyes.
Jānim ir mati.
Jānis has black hair.
Maijai ir .
Maija has glasses.
Es esmu .
I am tall.
Es esmu .
I am tall.
Jūs esat .
You are tall, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are tall, polite.
Es esmu .
I am short.
Es esmu .
I am short.
Tie ir mati.
That is curly hair.
Tās ir acis.
Those are brown eyes.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Maijai ir .
Maija has glasses.
Es esmu .
I am tall.
Es esmu .
I am tall.
Jūs esat .
You are tall, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are tall, polite.
Es esmu .
I am short.
Es esmu .
I am short.
Tie ir mati.
That is curly hair.
Tās ir acis.
Those are brown eyes.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Jānis has brown eyes.
Jānis has black hair.
Maija has glasses.
I am tall.
I am tall.
You are tall, polite.
You are tall, polite.
I am short.
I am short.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Jānis has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Jānis has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Jānis has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Jānis has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Maija has glasses.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Maija has glasses.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I am tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I am tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
