A Grammar of Modern Latvian

Trevor G. Fennell; Henry Gelsen

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A Grammar of Modern Latvian

Trevor G. Fennell and Henry Gelsen

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1980

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	I
Lesson 1. The present tense of būt; nominative singular and plural of masculine nouns in -s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Lesson 2. Singular declension of masculine nouns in -s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	4
Lesson 3. Plural declension of masculine nouns in -s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	8
Lesson 4. Dative of possession Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
Lesson 5. Mixed conjugation verbs in -ēt: Present tense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
Lesson 6. Dative case of the personal pronouns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	18
Lesson 7. Negation of verbs, excluding possessive expressions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	22
Lesson 8. Negation of possessive expressions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	26
Lesson 9. Declension of feminine nouns in -a Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	30
Lesson 10. Imperfect tense of mixed conjugation verbs in -ēt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
Lesson 11. Mixed conjugation verbs in -īt: present and imperfect; imperfect tense of būt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	38
Lesson 12. Conjugation of the irregular verbs iet and dot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	42
Lesson 13. Possessive adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	46
Lesson 14. The indefinite declension of adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
Lesson 15. Full declension of the personal pronouns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	56
Lesson 16. The preposition pie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
Lesson 17. Nouns and adjectives ending in -š Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
Lesson 18. Conjugation of zināt, dziedāt and raudāt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	70
Lesson 19. More prepositions with the genitive Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	75
Lesson 20. Long conjugation verbs with infinitive in -ot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	81
Lesson 21. Long conjugation verbs in -āt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
Lesson 22. Revision and classification of verbs. Verbs with the indefinite subject Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	92
Lesson 23. Revision of adverbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	98
Lesson 24. Declension of feminine nouns ending in -e Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	104
Lesson 25. Revision of adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	108
Lesson 26. The definite declension of adjectives, masculine singular Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	113
Lesson 27. The definite declension of adjectives, feminine singular Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	118
Lesson 28. Revision of the definite declension of adjectives-singular Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	123
Lesson29. Definite declension of adjectives, masculine plural Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	127
Lesson30. Definite declension of adjectives, feminine plural Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	132
Lesson31. Further uses of the definite adjective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	136
Lesson32. Verbs with palatalized consonant in the present tense. Some third person verbs. The prepositions uz and no Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	142
Lesson33. Adverbs modifying adjectives or other adverbs. Three prepositions with the accusative Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
Lesson34. The Future tense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
Lesson35. The numerals 1 to 10 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
Lesson36. Imperatives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	166
Lesson37. Numerals from 11 to 20 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	172
Lesson38. The Accusative of duration of time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
Lesson39. Formation of adverbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	182
Lesson40. The Conditional Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	188
Lesson41. The prepositions līdz and uz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	192
Lesson42. Long conjugation verbs in -ēt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	197
Lesson43. The relative pronoun and interrogative adjective kurš Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	202
Lesson44. Days of the week; time of day Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
Lesson45. Verbs with depalatalized present stems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	214
Lesson46. Further negations with ne- Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	221
Lesson47. Declension of masculine nouns in -is Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
Lesson48. Numerals from 20 to 59 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	230
Lesson49. Comparative degree of adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
Lesson50. Comparison structures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	240
Lesson51. Some examples of compound verbs: Introduction to the notion of aspect Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	247
Lesson52. Superlative degree of the adjective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	253
Lesson53. Feminine form of nouns in -ājs and -nieks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	258
Lesson54. Long conjugation verbs in -īt and -ūt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	262
Lesson55. The English infinitive Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	266
Lesson56. Numerals from 60 to 100 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271
Lesson57. The English infinitive used adjectivally Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	275
Lesson58. Conjugation of verbs in -ināt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
Lesson59. Verb summary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	284
Lesson60. Declension of kas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	291
Lesson61. Postpositions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	297
Lesson62. Declension of masculine nouns in -us Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	302
Lesson63. Numerals from 100 to 1000 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	307
Lesson64. Further remarks on numerals: Conflicting case requirements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
Lesson65. Declension and use of tas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
Lesson66. Some invariable adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	322
Lesson67. Neviens and kāds as adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	327
Lesson68. The declension of certain masculine nouns in -ens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	333
Lesson69. Accusative of extent of distance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	337
Lesson70. Declension of suns ‘dog’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	343
Lesson71. The adjective and pronoun abi ‘both’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	347
Lesson72. Declension and use of šis ‘this’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	352
Lesson73. Ordinal numbers from 1st to 10th Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	357
Lesson74. Negations with ne ... ne and vairs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	361
Lesson75. Ordinal numbers from 11th to 20th Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	366
Lesson76. Latvian names and forms of address Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	371
Lesson77. Ordinal numbers from 21st to 100th Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	377
Lesson78. Ordinal numbers from 101st to 1000th Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	381
Lesson79. Declension of feminine nouns in -s; the masculine noun ļaudis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	385
Lesson80. Comparative degree of adverbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	390
Lesson81. Superlative degree of adverbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	395
Lesson82. Diminutives of masculine nouns in -s and feminine nouns in -a Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	400
Lesson83. Diminutives of masculine nouns in -is and feminine nouns in -e Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	406
Lesson84. The genitive plural: irregular forms of feminine nouns in -e and -s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	412
Lesson85. Summary of noun declensions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	417
Lesson86. Time by the clock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	422
Lesson87. Debitive mood: present tense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	428
Lesson88. Debitive mood: imperfect tense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	435
Lesson89. Debitive mood: future tense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	440
Lesson90. Debitive mood: conditional Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	445

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January 1, 1980

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Reprint 2010

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111398457

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