Meaning of prast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to know how to, to be able to do (a certain activity, task, etc.)
   intransitive, often, transitive
2. to know, to speak, to be fluent in (a language)
   intransitive, transitive
3. to know, to be able
   intransitive, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“prast šūt, zīmēt, lasīt”

to know how to sew, draw, read

“Oto labi prata visus zvejas darbus”

Oto knew well all the work of fishing

“Puškins prata vairākas valodas”

Pushkin knew several languages

“viņš labi prata angļu valodu un bez kādām grūtībām varēja lasīt katru grāmatu vai laikrakstu”

he knew English well and could read all books and magazines without any difficulty

““dzīvojam, kā kurais prot,” vecais jūrnieks norūca”

“we live as each (of us) can”, the old sailor growled

“tu esi man laba bijusi, es gribu tev laba būt, kā jau nu es, muļķe, protu”

you have been good to me, I want to be good to you, as (much) as I, poor fool, am able

CEFR level