Meaning of piederēt | Babel Free
Definitions
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to belong (to be someone's property) intransitive, with-dative
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to belong (to be someone's creation, achievement) intransitive, with-dative
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to belong (to be rightfully under the control of someone) intransitive, with-dative
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to belong (to be included in some system, classification, group, etc.) intransitive, with-dative
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to belong (to be on intimate terms with someone, to have a relationship with someone) intransitive, with-dative
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to befit, to be appropriate intransitive, with-dative
Examples
“māja pieder tēvam”
the house belongs to father
“viņam pieder mašīna”
a car belongs to him (= he owns a car)
“zēnam pieder velosipēds”
a bicycle belongs to the boy (= he owns a bicycle)
“kādam saimniekam piederēja varens, balts kuilis”
to every farmer belonged a mighty white pig (= every farmer owned a mighty white pig)
“viņam pieder šīs dzejas rindas”
these verses belong to him
“šis ierosinājums piederēja viņam”
this suggestion belonged to him
“kam pieder šī ideja?”
to whom does this idea belong?
“sportistam pieder pasaules rekords augstlēkšanā”
the world record in high jump belongs to (this) athlete
“viņam šajā jautājumā pieder pēdējais vārds”
in this topic, the last word belongs to him
“Kārlis Markss pilsoņu tiesības vēlēt tautas pārstāvības iestādes atzina par visaugstākajām tiesībām, kādas vien var pilsoņiem piederēt”
Karl Marx considered the right of citizens to choose the institutions that represent the people the highest right that can belong to citizens
“piederēt pie strādnieku šķiras”
to belong to the working class
“egles pieder pie priežu dzimtes”
firs belong to the pine family
“fosfors pieder pie nemetāliem”
phosphorus belongs to the non-metals
“stāsts “Negaisu stepe” pieder pie autobiogrāfiskā rakstura darbiem”
the story “Storm steppe” belongs to the works of autobiographical character
“viņa piederēja pie tiem retajiem, kas prot klausīties”
she belonged to those rare (people) who know (how) to listen
“piederu pie studentu saimes, un tāpēc mani draugi ir viņu vidū”
I belong to the family (= class) of students, and because of that my friends are (also) in it (i.e., also students)
“kas man tika, kas mīlēja, / tam es pati piederēju”
he who pleased me, who loved me, / to him I belonged
“viņš negribēja precēt sievieti, kas bija piederējusi citam”
he didn't want to marry a woman who had belonged to another
“piederēja ganiņam zaļa rīkste rociņā”
a green rod befitted the little shepherd
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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