Meaning of sitams | Babel Free

Definitions

1. which can or should be hit, struck, beaten; indefinite present passive participle of sist
   participle
2. used for hitting; with which one hits
   participle
3. percussion, used as a percussion (instrument)
   participle

Examples

“sitamais riņķis”

brass knuckles (lit. hitting ring)

“mušu sitamais”

fly swatter (lit. hitter)

“paņem kādu sitamo”

I took something to hit with

“nācējs rokā turēja kaut ko baltu un apaļu... “vai tas tikai nav kāds sitamais?” es nodomāju”

the one who returned was holding something white and round (in his hands)... “is this somethng for hitting?” I thought

“sitamie instrumenti”

percussion (lit. hitting) instruments

“afrikāņu mūzika nav iedomājama bez sitamiem instrumentiem, īpaši tamtamiem”

African music is unimaginable without percussion (lit. hitting) instruments, especially the tamtams

“neliela mūziķu grupa (klavieres, ģitāra, sitamie)”

a small music band (keyboards, guitar, drums [lit. hitting (instruments)])

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