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This is a list of verbs in the present tense in Latvian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the present form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: redzēt |
| To write: rakstīt |
| To love: mīlēt |
| To give: dot |
| To play: spēlēt |
| To read: lasīt |
| To understand: saprast |
| To have: piederēt |
| To know: zināt |
| To learn: mācīties |
| To think: domāt |
| To work: strādāt |
| To speak: runāt |
| To drive: braukt / vadīt auto |
| To smile: smaidīt |
| To find: atrast |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the present tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I see you: Es redzu tevi |
| I write with a pen: Es rakstu ar pildspalvu |
| You love apples: Man garšo āboli |
| You give money: Tu dod naudu |
| You play tennis: Tu spēlē tenisu |
| He reads a book: Viņš lasa grāmatu |
| He understands me: Viņš mani saprot |
| She has a cat: Viņai ir kaķis |
| She knows my friend: Viņa pazīst manu draugu (draudzeni) |
| We want to learn: Mēs gribam mācīties |
| We think Spanish is easy: Mēs domājam, ka spāņu valoda ir viegla |
| You (plural) work here: Jūs šeit strādājat |
| You (plural) speak French: Jūs runājat franciski |
| They drive a car: Viņi brauc ar mašīnu |
| They smile: Viņi smaida |
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