Colours, adjectives and whose
An adjective agrees with its noun’s gender, number and case. Singular nominative patterns are . Accusative is ; genitive is ; locative is .
Plural nominatives are . Both plural accusatives use . The owner can be a name in the genitive: , Maija’s table, , Jānis’s sofa.
The complete basic colours are . Feminine forms are . More definite describing forms in the scene, such as , mean the particular red lamp; learn them as recognition chunks here.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| That is a big table. | ||
| That is a big table. | ||
| That is a big lamp. | ||
| That is a big lamp. | ||
| I see a big table. | ||
| I see a big table. | ||
| There are big tables here. | ||
| There are big tables here. | ||
| There are big houses here. | ||
| There are big houses here. | ||
| The lamp is green. | ||
| The lamp is green. | ||
| · | · | I am new. |
| I am new. | ||
| · | · | You are new, polite. |
| You are new, polite. | ||
Tas ir liels galds.That is a big table.
Tā ir liela lampa.That is a big lamp.
Es redzu lielu galdu.I see a big table.
Te ir lieli galdi.There are big tables here.
Te ir lielas mājas.There are big houses here.
Lampa ir zaļa.The lamp is green.
Es esmu jauns.I am new.
Es esmu jauna.I am new.
Jūs esat jauns.You are new, polite.
Jūs esat jauna.You are new, polite.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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That is a big table.
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That is a big lamp.
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I see a big table.
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There are big tables here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Tas ir galds.
That is a big table.
Tā ir lampa.
That is a big lamp.
Es redzu galdu.
I see a big table.
Te ir galdi.
There are big tables here.
Te ir mājas.
There are big houses here.
Lampa ir .
The lamp is green.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Es redzu galdu.
I see a big table.
Te ir galdi.
There are big tables here.
Te ir mājas.
There are big houses here.
Lampa ir .
The lamp is green.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
That is a big table.
That is a big lamp.
I see a big table.
There are big tables here.
There are big houses here.
The lamp is green.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
That is a big table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
That is a big table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
That is a big lamp.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
That is a big lamp.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I see a big table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I see a big table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There are big tables here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There are big tables here.
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
