jokot
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as joks (“joke”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb stem (ending -ot). First attested in 18th-century sources.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
jokot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present jokoju, joko, joko, past jokoju)
- to joke, to jest, to make fun of something (to say or do something in order to amuse, to cause laughter)
- viņš mēdz jokot ― he tends to joke
- viņš centās jokot, bet pats apjauta, ka joks nav izdevies ― he tried to joke, but realized himself that the joke had failed
- to joke (to say or do something not meant to be taken seriously)
- tam nevar ticēt, viņš tikai joko ― you can't believe that one, he only jokes
- to viņš teica jokodams ― he said it jokingly (= not seriously)
- es jokoju, bet viņš nopietni atbildēja ― I was (only) joking, but he answered seriously
- to joke, to play (to act recklessly, imprudently)
- nejoko ar indīgām vielām! ― don't play (lit. joke) with poisonous substances!
- ar civēku jūtām nevar jokot ― one can't play (lit. joke) with people's feelings
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of jokot
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | jokoju | jokoju | jokošu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | joko | jokoji | jokosi | joko |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | joko | jokoja | jokos | lai joko |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | jokojam | jokojām | jokosim | jokosim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | jokojat | jokojāt | jokosiet, jokosit |
jokojiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | joko | jokoja | jokos | lai joko |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | jokojot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | jokojošs | ||
| Past | esot jokojis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | jokodams | ||
| Future | jokošot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | jokojot | ||
| Imperative | lai jokojot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | jokojam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | jokojis | |||
| Present | jokotu | Present Passive | — | ||
| Past | būtu jokojis | Past Passive | — | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jājoko | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | jokot | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jājoko | Negative Infinitive | nejokot | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jājokojot | Verbal noun | jokošana | ||
Derived terms[edit]
- prefixed verbs:
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “joks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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