Meaning of jēgt | Babel Free

Definitions

to know how, to be able to; to understand, to grasp

transitive

Examples

“viņš no kā nekā nejēdz”

he doesn't know anything about that

“ko viņš jēdz no medicīnas!”

what does he know about medicine!

“vai tad viņš jēdz strādāt!”

he sure knows how to work!

“prasi, vai viņš pats jēdz, ko runā”

ask if he knows what he is saying

“vai tad veterinārārste kaut ko jēdz arī?”

does the veterinarian know anything at all?

“nejēgdams un nejuzdams, ko dara, viņš izlaida pātagu no rokas un sabruka zemē”

not knowing and not feeling (instinctively) what to do, he let the whip fall from his hand and collapsed on the ground

CEFR level