tajietis
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tajietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tajiete)
- (male) Thai; a man, a person belonging to the Thai people of Thailand
- viņa ir dzimusi Singapūrā, viņas tēvs ir tajietis, bet māte ķīniete ― she was born in Singapore, her father is Thai, and her mother Chinese
- novembrī pilnmēness dienā tajieši svin skaistākos svētkus valstī ― in November, in the day of the full moon, the Thai celebraite the most beautiful holiday of the country
- (genitive plural) Thai; pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language
- tajiešu valoda ― the Thai language
- tajiešu alfabēts ― the Thai alphabet
- tajiešu virtuve ― Thai cuisine
- tajiešu bokss ― Thai box(ing)
Usage notes[edit]
Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.
Declension[edit]
Declension of tajietis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tajietis | tajieši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tajieti | tajiešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tajieša | tajiešu |
| dative (datīvs) | tajietim | tajiešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tajieti | tajiešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tajietī | tajiešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tajieti | tajieši |