Meaning of tapt | Babel Free
[tapt]Definitions
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to be made, to be formed, to be invented, to be discovered especially, intransitive, third-person, usually
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to appear, to come to be, to come into existence, into being, to be formed (to begin existing, to be gradually formed) intransitive, third-person, usually
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to become, to turn into, to grow into, to learn how to be (to transform into something different; to acquire new features, properties, knowledge) intransitive
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to become, to get intransitive, third-person
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auxiliary verb used to form the passive voice; to be, to get intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“top jaunas ārstniecības vielas”
new pharmaceuticals have been invented
“top jauna glezna”
a new painting has been made
“teatrī top izrāde”
a (new) show has been set up at the theater
“dzīvokļi top pēc individuāliem projektiem”
apartments are made according to individual projects
“dokos top gan tankkuģi, gan zemessmēlēji, gan pasažieru un kravas kuģi”
at the docks tankers, dredgers, and also passenger and cargo ships are made
“tapa melodija, viena no daudzajām... vai gan klausitāji spēja saprast, cik daudz aiz katras frāzes smagu domu un pārdzīvojumu?”
a new melody was made, one of many... can the listeners ever understand how much serious thought and experience there is behind every sentence?
“topošs mākslinieks”
an artist in formation
“top un veidojas jaunas tradīcijas”
new traditions appear and take form
“jaunais top cīņā ar veco”
the new comes into being in the fight against the old
“kolektīvais jutīgums top tad, kad mēs godinām to, ko veikuši citi”
collective sensibility begins to exist when he honor that which others have done
“lai taptu jauna suga, nepieciešama kādas populācijas izolācija dažu desmittūkstošu paaudžu laikā”
so that a new species appears, the isolation of a certain population is necessary for a period of development of several tens of thousands of generations
“tapt prātīgam”
to become sober, reasonable
“viņš tapa uzmanīgs”
he became attentive
“mākslas zinātne top dziļāka”
art science has become deeper
“mēs esam paaudze, kas netop veca”
we are the generation that does not grow old
“mātes vēlēšanās bija, lai studēju teoloģiju, topu par mācītāju”
(my) mother's desire was that I should study theology, that I should become a pastor
“katra uguns, ja tai nepiemet jaunas pagales, top par pelniem”
every fire, if it does not get new logs, becomes ashes
“viņš sapņoja par laikiem, kad cilvēki visā plašajā pasaulē taps brāļi”
he dreamed of the times when people all over the world will become brothers
“laukā tapa pilnīgi gaišs”
outside it became light
“uz ielas atkal tapa kluss”
on the street it became silent again
“un Rūdim top žēl mātes un gribas uz mājām”
and Rūdis took pity (lit. to him it became pitiful) on his mother and wanted (to go) home
“visi tapa aicināti pie galda”
all (people) were invited to the table
“Mežkungs tagad paziņoja, ka otrā pusē mežam topot rakts grāvis”
Mežkungs now announced that a ditch was being dug on the other side of the forest
“katru rītu mēs sastopamies pie pilsētas vārtiem, un mums top atvērts”
every morning we found ourselves at the city gate, and it was opened to us
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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