garšot
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as garša (“taste”) (q.v.), made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
garšot (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present garšoju, garšo, garšo, past garšoju)
- (usually 3rd person; of food, drink) to taste good, to please (to produce a pleasant feeling in the mouth because of its flavor)
- augļi garšoja lieliski ― the fruit tasted great
- tas negaršo slikti ― this doesn't taste bad
- šis ēdiens viņam garšo ― this food pleases (lit. tastes) him
- cīsiņi Lipstam vienmēr garšojuši ― sausages have always pleased (= tasted) Lipsts (i.e., Lipsts has always liked sausages)
- brokastis bija sevišķi izmeklētas un gardas; man visvairāk garšoja jūras krabji un vīnogas ― the breakfast was especially exquisite and delicious; most of all the sea crabs and the grapes pleased (lit. tasted) me
- (usually 3rd person) to taste like (to have a specific taste)
- sene garšo pēc riekstiem ― (this) mushroom tastes like nuts
- šķidrums garšo pēc benzīna ― (this) liquid tastes like gasoline
- (transitive) to taste, to degustate (to put in one's mouth and experience the flavor of something, usually in order to judge or evaluate it)
- garšot sviestu, sieru, vīnu ― to taste the butter, the cheese, the wine
- garšot ievārijumu, salātus ― to taste the jam, the salad
- augļi jau zēniem bija pazīstami; tos varēja arī negaršot ― the boys already knew (those) fruits; they could also not (= didn't have to) taste them
- viņa sīkiem gabaliņiem, kā garšodama, lika mutē pildīto zivi ― she put the stuffed fish in her mouth in very small pieces, as if degustating it
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of garšot
Derived terms[edit]
- prefixed verbs:
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “garša”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN