apmainīt
Latvian
Etymology
From ap- + mainīt (“to change”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [apmāīnîːt]
| (file) |
Verb
apmainīt (tr., 3rd conj., pres. apmainu, apmaini, apmaina, past apmainīju)
- to swap, to exchange something for (= pret) something else (to give something and to take something else in its place)
- apmainīt bibliotēkā grāmatas ― to exchange books in the library
- par naudu ceļā neko bēgļiem nedodot, bet rīsu, mannu, sāli un manufaktūtu varot apmainīt pret sviesti, pienu, gaļu, maizi ― via money the fugitives, it seems, could get nothing on their way, but rice, semolina, salt and textile products one could exchange for butter, milk, meat, and bread
- to change something, to replace something with (= pret) something else
- apmainīt izdegušo spuldzi ― to change a burned (light) bulb
- apmainīt tukšo spoli pret jaunu ― to replace an empty reel with a new one
- apmainīt puķēm ūdeni ― to change the flower water
- baterija kalpo divus gadus; tad tā jāapmaina ― the battery works (for) two years; then one must replace it
- viņš izšāva visu pistoles aptveri, apmainīja un šāva atkal ― he fired (his) gun's whole magazine, changed it (= reloaded), and fired again
- (of ideas, thoughts) to exchange (to say what one wants to say to someone and then listen to what s/he wants to say)
- dažadi spriedumi un domas tika apmainītas, un prāvnieki nāca un gāja ― some judgments and thoughts were exchanged, and the litigants came and went
- mēs ēdam, garšojam jēra taukumu un apmainām pa vārdam ― we eat, taste lamb fat, and exchange a few words
Conjugation
conjugation of apmainīt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) | Past (pagātne) | Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | apmainu | apmainīju | apmainīšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | apmaini | apmainīji | apmainīsi | apmaini |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | apmaina | apmainīja | apmainīs | lai apmaina |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | apmainām | apmainījām | apmainīsim | apmainīsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | apmaināt | apmainījāt | apmainīsiet, apmainīsit | apmainiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | apmaina | apmainīja | apmainīs | lai apmaina |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | apmainot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | apmainošs | ||
| Past | esot apmainījis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | apmainīdams | ||
| Future | apmainīšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | apmainot | ||
| Imperative | lai apmainot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | apmainām | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | apmainījis | |||
| Present | apmainītu | Present Passive | apmaināms | ||
| Past | būtu apmainījis | Past Passive | apmainīts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāapmaina | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | apmainīt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāapmaina | Negative Infinitive | neapmainīt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāapmainot | Verbal noun | apmainīšana | ||
Related terms
- apmainīties
- apmaiņa