Meaning of zēns | Babel Free

Definitions

1. boy (a male child, approximately until 11 years of age)
   declension-1, masculine
2. young (especially adolescent) man
   declension-1, masculine
3. boy, boyfriend (a young man in whom a woman is romantically interested)
   declension-1, masculine
4. boy, guy (a young man seen as having some, usually positive, quality)
   declension-1, masculine, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“zēnu koris”

boy choir

“zēnu apģērbi”

boys' clothes

“zēnu rotaļas”

boys' games

“zēnu nedarbi”

boys' mischief

“zēnu skola”

boys' school

“zēnu istaba”

the boys' room (restroom, especially at school)

“Haris ir zēns, viņam vēl tālu līdz lielam cilvēkam, viņš daudz nesaprot”

Haris is a boy, he has a long way to go to become a grown-up, he doesn't understand much

“sanāca vairāk nekā divdesmit vīriešu, visvairāk jauni zēni, bet arī pusmūža vīri un pat pāris sirmgalvju”

more than twenty men came, mostly young boys, bet also some middle-aged men and a few seniors

“es vēl negribu uzņemties rūpes par ģimeni... es esmu pavisam zaļš zēns”

I don't want to take care of the family yet... I am (still) a very green (= immature) boy

“meitenei bija savs zēns”

the girl had a boy(friend)

“no tās reizes, kad Jautrīte Raiņa vidusskolas sarīkojumā iepazinās ar Guntaru, daži sāka sačukstēties, ka Guntars esot Jautrītes zēns”

from that time when Jautrīte met Guntars at the event in the Rainis middle school, some (people) started to whisper that Guntars was Jautrīte's boy (= boyfriend)

“viņš ir lāga zēns”

he is a nice guy

“tēvocis patiešām bija zelta zēns”

uncle really was a golden boy

“vecais zēns”

old boy! (used to show familiarity, friendship)

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