ubagot
Latvian
Etymology
From the same source as ubags (“beggar”), made into a 2nd-declension verb (ending -ot). First mentioned in 19th-century sources; previously, the expression iet ubagos (lit. “to go in the beggars”) was used instead.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ubaɡuôt]
Verb
ubagot (tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. ubagoju, ubago, ubago, past ubagoju)
- to beg (to earn one's living by begging for alms)
- ubagot naudu ― to beg for money
- iet ubagot ― to go beg
- mājās viņš nāca, kad kules bija pilnas... no jauna devās atkal ubagot, kad viss bija noēsts ― he came home when his (begging) bags were full... (then) again he went back to beg, when everything had been eaten
- (figuratively) to beg (to ask desperately for something, as a beggar would)
- Elitas slimība prasīja un vēl prasīs daudz naudas... tagad viņai, Maijai, atkal būs jāubago avanss ― Elita's disease demanded and will demand a lot of money... now she, Maija, had to beg (for) an advance
- ubagot mīlestību, draudzību ― to beg for love, for friendship
- ubagot pēc nepelnītas atzinības es neiešu! ― I won't go begging for unearned recognition!
- par daudz, par daudz mēs dzīvē ubagojam / pēc laimes un pēc lētās slavas ― too much, too much (= too often) in life we beg / for happiness and cheap glory
Conjugation
conjugation of ubagot
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) | Past (pagātne) | Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | ubagoju | ubagoju | ubagošu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | ubago | ubagoji | ubagosi | ubago |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | ubago | ubagoja | ubagos | lai ubago |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | ubagojam | ubagojām | ubagosim | ubagosim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | ubagojat | ubagojāt | ubagosiet, ubagosit | ubagojiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | ubago | ubagoja | ubagos | lai ubago |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | ubagojot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | ubagojošs | ||
| Past | esot ubagojis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | ubagodams | ||
| Future | ubagošot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | ubagojot | ||
| Imperative | lai ubagojot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | ubagojam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | ubagojis | |||
| Present | ubagotu | Present Passive | ubagojams | ||
| Past | būtu ubagojis | Past Passive | ubagots | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāubago | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | ubagot | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāubago | Negative Infinitive | neubagot | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāubagojot | Verbal noun | ubagošana | ||
Derived terms
- ieubagot
- izubagot
- paubagot
- saubagot
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ubags”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN