noteikt
Latvian
Etymology
From no- + teikt (“to say, to tell”).
Verb
noteikt (tr., 1st conj., pres. noteicu, noteic, noteic, past noteicu)
- to say, to state, to declare (with conviction)
- pēc vakariņām saimniece noteica: “nu jāiet gulēt” ― after dinner the lady said: “now (we) should go to bed”
- Nestors noteica, ka viņš neiešot vakarā mājās ― Nestors stated, declared that he was not going home in the evening (i.e., he will continue working)
- to tell, to state firmly, to determine, to decide (with conviction, applying pressure)
- Māte stingri noteica: “un tā kā neaizmirsti nosūtīt vēstuli viņa mātei”
- Mother firmly stated: “so, don't forget to send a letter to his mother”
- ķēniņš nu Mazajam Pēterim cieti noteica, ja līdz pusdienai tilts nebūšot gatavs, tad likšot tam galvu nocirst ― the king determined, stated to Little Peter that if the bridge wasn't ready by noon, then he would have his head cut off
- to determine (to choose, to adopt as obligatory, to be enforced, to have force of law)
- noteikt izbraukšanas dienu ― to determine the date of departure
- noteikt grāmatas tirāžu ― to determine the (number of copies in) circulation of a book
- pedagoģiskās padomes sēdēm noteikta viena stunda, bet pārējām apspriedēm tikai pusstunda laika ― for pedagogical council meetings one hour is set, determined, and for other consultations only half an hour
- to determine, to prescribe (to mark something as necessary, important to someone, to be used by someone; especially a doctor to a patient)
- noteikt slimniekam diētu ― to determine the patient's diet
- apskatījis slimnieku, ārsts noteica tam slimnīcas režīmu ― after examining the patient, the doctor prescribed hospital treatment for him
- to determine (to be a prerequisite for something, to be a factor on which something depends)
- sacensības kā jau sacensības: rezultātus noteic griba, māka un pules ― competition is competition: will, skill and effort determine the results
- viņu bērnu nākotni noteiks tēvu naudas maku biezums, dzimtas vārds un pašu darbīgums ― the thickness of his father's wallet, the family name and activity (work) will determine the son's future
- to determine, to establish, to measure, to identify, to clarify
- noteikt ceļa garumu ― to determine the length of the road
- noteikt debespuses ― to determine the cardinal points
- noteikt auga sugu ― to determine, to identify the plant species
- noteikt augsnes sastāvu ― to determine the soil composition
- noteikt koka vecumu ― to determine the age of a tree
- un kas var īsti precīzi noteikt, cik ilgs laiks ziedots vienam vai otram darbam? ― and who can really precisely determine how much time (was) dedicated to this or that (literary) work?
Usage notes
The verbs nosacīt and noteikt seem to be near-perfect synonyms. Note, however, that the present tense forms of noteikt are often not used; the corresponding forms of nosacīt are much more frequent.
Conjugation
conjugation of noteikt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) | Past (pagātne) | Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | noteicu | noteicu | noteikšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | noteic | noteici | noteiksi | noteic |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | noteic | noteica | noteiks | lai noteic |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | noteicam | noteicām | noteiksim | noteiksim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | noteicat | noteicāt | noteiksiet, noteiksit | noteiciet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | noteic | noteica | noteiks | lai noteic |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | noteicot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | noteicošs | ||
| Past | esot noteicis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | noteikdams | ||
| Future | noteikšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | noteicot | ||
| Imperative | lai noteicot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | noteicam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | noteicis | |||
| Present | noteiktu | Present Passive | noteicams | ||
| Past | būtu noteicis | Past Passive | noteikts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jānoteic | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | noteikt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jānoteic | Negative Infinitive | nenoteikt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jānoteicot | Verbal noun | noteikšana | ||
Synonyms
- nosacīt
Derived terms
- noteikums