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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [astoņdesmit viens]

Pagātne 1

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to write r-kstīt r______ r-k-t-t ------- rakstīt 0
He wrote a letter. V-----a-st-ja v-s-u--. V___ r_______ v_______ V-ņ- r-k-t-j- v-s-u-i- ---------------------- Viņš rakstīja vēstuli. 0
And she wrote a card. Un-v-ņ----k-tī-- -astka---. U_ v___ r_______ p_________ U- v-ņ- r-k-t-j- p-s-k-r-i- --------------------------- Un viņa rakstīja pastkarti. 0
to read las-t l____ l-s-t ----- lasīt 0
He read a magazine. Vi-- -asī---ilust--t--žurn--u. V___ l_____ i________ ž_______ V-ņ- l-s-j- i-u-t-ē-u ž-r-ā-u- ------------------------------ Viņš lasīja ilustrētu žurnālu. 0
And she read a book. U---i---l--īja-----atu. U_ v___ l_____ g_______ U- v-ņ- l-s-j- g-ā-a-u- ----------------------- Un viņa lasīja grāmatu. 0
to take ņ-mt ņ___ ņ-m- ---- ņemt 0
He took a cigarette. V--- paņē----i-a--t-. V___ p_____ c________ V-ņ- p-ņ-m- c-g-r-t-. --------------------- Viņš paņēma cigareti. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Vi-a---ņ--a g-b--i-u-š-----de-. V___ p_____ g_______ š_________ V-ņ- p-ņ-m- g-b-l-ņ- š-k-l-d-s- ------------------------------- Viņa paņēma gabaliņu šokolādes. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Vi---b-ja-----t--īgs,--e---i-- bi-a--zt-c--a. V___ b___ n__________ b__ v___ b___ u________ V-ņ- b-j- n-u-t-c-g-, b-t v-ņ- b-j- u-t-c-g-. --------------------------------------------- Viņš bija neuzticīgs, bet viņa bija uzticīga. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Vi-- b-j--s-i-k-, --t -iņ--b-ja-č---a. V___ b___ s______ b__ v___ b___ č_____ V-ņ- b-j- s-i-k-, b-t v-ņ- b-j- č-k-a- -------------------------------------- Viņš bija slinks, bet viņa bija čakla. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. Vi-š-b-----abad-ī-s, be--vi-- bi----agāt-. V___ b___ n_________ b__ v___ b___ b______ V-ņ- b-j- n-b-d-ī-s- b-t v-ņ- b-j- b-g-t-. ------------------------------------------ Viņš bija nabadzīgs, bet viņa bija bagāta. 0
He had no money, only debts. V---- n--i-a--aud-s, ----b--a p--ā-i. V____ n_____ n______ b__ b___ p______ V-ņ-m n-b-j- n-u-a-, b-t b-j- p-r-d-. ------------------------------------- Viņam nebija naudas, bet bija parādi. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. Viņa- neb-ja-l-i-e---b-t-bij---e---mes. V____ n_____ l______ b__ b___ n________ V-ņ-m n-b-j- l-i-e-, b-t b-j- n-l-i-e-. --------------------------------------- Viņam nebija laimes, bet bija nelaimes. 0
He had no success, only failure. Vi--- nebi-- --n-kumu----- ---a n-ve---me-. V____ n_____ p________ b__ b___ n__________ V-ņ-m n-b-j- p-n-k-m-, b-t b-j- n-v-i-s-e-. ------------------------------------------- Viņam nebija panākumu, bet bija neveiksmes. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. V-ņš n--ij- a---e-i--ts---et---j- nea-m-er-n-ts. V___ n_____ a___________ b__ b___ n_____________ V-ņ- n-b-j- a-m-e-i-ā-s- b-t b-j- n-a-m-e-i-ā-s- ------------------------------------------------ Viņš nebija apmierināts, bet bija neapmierināts. 0
He was not happy, but sad. V--- n-b-ja--aimī--,---t bija n-laim-gs. V___ n_____ l_______ b__ b___ n_________ V-ņ- n-b-j- l-i-ī-s- b-t b-j- n-l-i-ī-s- ---------------------------------------- Viņš nebija laimīgs, bet bija nelaimīgs. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. V--š n-bija s-mpātis-s- b-- --ja--e----ā-isks. V___ n_____ s__________ b__ b___ n____________ V-ņ- n-b-j- s-m-ā-i-k-, b-t b-j- n-s-m-ā-i-k-. ---------------------------------------------- Viņš nebija simpātisks, bet bija nesimpātisks. 0

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