The empty flat and noun patterns
The genitive names an owner or what is absent. With , singular patterns are . The noun classes are commonly called declensions; learn each noun with its form, not by guessing from English.
For a singular object, the same nouns are . For a location they are .
Plural subject forms are . After , plural genitive forms are . Notice consonant changes in some genitives. and do not change for plural nouns.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| There is no table. | ||
| There is no table. | ||
| There is no wardrobe. | ||
| There is no wardrobe. | ||
| There is no house. | ||
| There is no house. | ||
| There is no cup. | ||
| There is no cup. | ||
| There are tables here. | ||
| There are tables here. | ||
| There are houses here. | ||
| There are houses here. | ||
| · | · | I am new. |
| I am new. | ||
| · | · | You are new, polite. |
| You are new, polite. | ||
Galda nav.There is no table.
Skapja nav.There is no wardrobe.
Mājas nav.There is no house.
Krūzes nav.There is no cup.
Te ir galdi.There are tables here.
Te ir mājas.There are houses here.
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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There is no table.
.
There is no wardrobe.
.
There is no house.
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There is no cup.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
nav.
There is no table.
nav.
There is no wardrobe.
nav.
There is no house.
nav.
There is no cup.
Te ir .
There are tables here.
Te ir .
There are houses here.
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.
nav.
There is no house.
nav.
There is no cup.
Te ir .
There are tables here.
Te ir .
There are houses here.
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.
There are tables here.
There are houses here.
I am new.
I am new.
You are new, polite.
You are new, polite.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
There is no table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no wardrobe.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no wardrobe.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no house.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no house.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no cup.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
There is no cup.
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
