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Meaning of zināt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A1 Common
[zinâːt]

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of zināt
    form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
  2. second-person plural past indicative of zīt
    form-of, indicative, past, plural, second-person
  3. to know (to have knowledge, to be informed, about something)
    transitive
  4. to know how to do something, to be able to do something, also: to often, habitually do something
    transitive
  5. to know, to be acquainted with (someone), to be familiar with (something)
    transitive
  6. to know, to understand, to have (something) clear in one's mind
    transitive
  7. to know about, to take care of, to be responsible for
    transitive
  8. you know...
    imperative, transitive, usually

Equivalents

English know

Examples

“zināt drauga adresi”

to know a friend's address

“zināt jaunā kaimiņa vārdu”

to know the new neighbor's name

“zināt jaunākos notikumus”

to know the latest events

“zināt dziesmas vārdus”

to know the song lyrics

“zināt savu darbu”

to know one's work

“nezināt neko”

to know nothing

“ja es to būtu zinājis!”

if I had known that!

“kā lai es to zinu?”

how do I know that?

“es zinu, kā tas (ir) darāms”

I know how this is to be done

“es kaut ko zinu, bet es tev neteikšu”

I know something, but I won't tell you

“zināt stāstīt”

to know how to tell stories

“zināt spriest”

to know how, to be able, to judge

“zināt palīdzēt”

to know how to help, to be helpful

“zināt stāvēt dīkā”

to know how to (usually) stand idle

“Annele par viņa vecumu ir apjautājusies ir šim, ir tam; bet kas to zina pateikt?”

Annele asked around (lit. to this one and that one) about his age, but who was able to tell?

“Andra māte zināja mani arvien aizstāvēt un aizbildināt”

Andris' mother knew to (= would) always defend and excuse me

“zināt citam citu”

to know each other

“bet mums ir kopīga paziņa; jūs taču zināt Ilgu?”

but we have a common acquaintace; you do know Ilga, don't you?

“viņš zina katru Zandas kustību, katru soli”

he knows Zanda's every move, every step

“zināt savus trūkumus”

to know one's deficiencies, weaknesses

“zināt, kā rīkoties”

to know how to behave, to act

“dari, kā zini!”

do as you know!

“zināt padomu grūtās situācijās”

to know (some) advice in (= for) a difficult situation

“viņš gluži labi zināja, kā viņš nesapņoja”

he knew quite well that he wasn't dreaming

“milzis vairs nezināja, kur likt savas lielās rokas”

the giant no longer knew where to put his big hands

“zināt par vakariņām”

to know about (= be the one in charge of) dinner

“zināt par kārtību”

to know about (= be responsible for) the order, sequence

“Ieva ir tikai meitene, pa pusei bērns, viņš - vīrs, un viņam jāzina par abiem”

Ieva is just a girl, almost a child, he - a man, he must know about (= take care of, be responsible for) both

“zini, ziniet ko”

you know what? (used to attract the listener's attention to what the hearer is going to say)

“nu, (vai) zini”

well, you know (used to express one's feelings, usually negative, about what the listener has just said, or to attract the listener's attention to some, usually negative, fact)

“es vakar iepazinos ar mākslinieku... visās gleznās, zini, jūras un laivas”

yesterday I met an artist... in all (his) paintings, you know, (there are) seas and boats

“tev dusmas, ka neesi ielūgta pie Mariannas; zini, mīļā, tās viesības nav domātas zīdaiņiem”

you are angry because you were not invited to Marianna's; (but) you know, my dear, (that) party was not made for babies

“ziniet ko, padomus dodiet tiem, kas tos lūdz”

you know what? give advice (only) to those who ask for it

“nu zini, šotēv, kad tev tik slikti iet, - mainīsimies”

you know, father, when things are bad for you... let's change

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
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