garšot
Latvian
Garšot vīnu (3)
Etymology
From the same stem as garša (“taste”) (q.v.), made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb.[1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
garšot (tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. garšoju, garšo, garšo, past garšoju)
- (usually 3rd person; of food, drink) to taste good, to please (to produce a pleasant feeling in the mouth because of its flavor)
- augļi garšoja lieliski ― the fruit tasted great
- tas negaršo slikti ― this doesn't taste bad
- šis ēdiens viņam garšo ― this food pleases (lit. tastes) him
- cīsiņi Lipstam vienmēr garšojuši ― sausages have always pleased (= tasted) Lipsts (i.e., Lipsts has always liked sausages)
- brokastis bija sevišķi izmeklētas un gardas; man visvairāk garšoja jūras krabji un vīnogas ― the breakfast was especially exquisite and delicious; most of all the sea crabs and the grapes pleased (lit. tasted) me
- (usually 3rd person) to taste like (to have a specific taste)
- sene garšo pēc riekstiem ― (this) mushroom tastes like nuts
- šķidrums garšo pēc benzīna ― (this) liquid tastes like gasoline
- (transitive) to taste, to degustate (to put in one's mouth and experience the flavor of something, usually in order to judge or evaluate it)
- garšot sviestu, sieru, vīnu ― to taste the butter, the cheese, the wine
- garšot ievārijumu, salātus ― to taste the jam, the salad
- augļi jau zēniem bija pazīstami; tos varēja arī negaršot ― the boys already knew (those) fruits; they could also not (= didn't have to) taste them
- viņa sīkiem gabaliņiem, kā garšodama, lika mutē pildīto zivi ― she put the stuffed fish in her mouth in very small pieces, as if degustating it
Conjugation
conjugation of garšot
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) | Past (pagātne) | Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | garšoju | garšoju | garšošu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | garšo | garšoji | garšosi | garšo |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | garšo | garšoja | garšos | lai garšo |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | garšojam | garšojām | garšosim | garšosim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | garšojat | garšojāt | garšosiet, garšosit | garšojiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | garšo | garšoja | garšos | lai garšo |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | garšojot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | garšojošs | ||
| Past | esot garšojis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | garšodams | ||
| Future | garšošot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | garšojot | ||
| Imperative | lai garšojot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | garšojam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | garšojis | |||
| Present | garšotu | Present Passive | garšojams | ||
| Past | būtu garšojis | Past Passive | garšots | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāgaršo | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | garšot | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāgaršo | Negative Infinitive | negaršot | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāgaršojot | Verbal noun | garšošana | ||
Derived terms
- prefixed verbs:
- izgaršot
- nogaršot
- pagaršot
- sagaršot
Related terms
- garša
- garšīgs, garšīgums
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “garša”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN