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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [astoņdesmit divi]

Pagātne 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? Vai te--bi------zs-u- -t-- pal-dz-b-? V-- t-- b--- j------- ā--- p--------- V-i t-v b-j- j-i-s-u- ā-r- p-l-d-ī-a- ------------------------------------- Vai tev bija jāizsauc ātrā palīdzība? 0
Did you have to call the doctor? Vai--e- -ij---ā-----c ā--ts? V-- t-- b--- j------- ā----- V-i t-v b-j- j-i-s-u- ā-s-s- ---------------------------- Vai tev bija jāizsauc ārsts? 0
Did you have to call the police? V-i-te- --ja--ā--s--- ---ic-ja? V-- t-- b--- j------- p-------- V-i t-v b-j- j-i-s-u- p-l-c-j-? ------------------------------- Vai tev bija jāizsauc policija? 0
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. V-i Jum---- t---f-na----u-s?--i-k- vē- ---a. V-- J--- i- t------- n------ T---- v-- b---- V-i J-m- i- t-l-f-n- n-m-r-? T-k-o v-l b-j-. -------------------------------------------- Vai Jums ir telefona numurs? Tikko vēl bija. 0
Do you have the address? I had it just now. V-i--u-s--- -d-ese? T-kk- --l---j-. V-- J--- i- a------ T---- v-- b---- V-i J-m- i- a-r-s-? T-k-o v-l b-j-. ----------------------------------- Vai Jums ir adrese? Tikko vēl bija. 0
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. Va----ms -r p-lsēta---lā-s? T--k--vēl----a. V-- J--- i- p------- p----- T---- v-- b---- V-i J-m- i- p-l-ē-a- p-ā-s- T-k-o v-l b-j-. ------------------------------------------- Vai Jums ir pilsētas plāns? Tikko vēl bija. 0
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. V----iņš a--āca ------ Vi-- n-va-ē---at--kt--aik-. V-- v--- a----- l----- V--- n------- a----- l----- V-i v-ņ- a-n-c- l-i-ā- V-ņ- n-v-r-j- a-n-k- l-i-ā- -------------------------------------------------- Vai viņš atnāca laikā? Viņš nevarēja atnākt laikā. 0
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. Va- ------t--da-ceļ-? V--- ne-arēj--at---- ce--. V-- v--- a----- c---- V--- n------- a----- c---- V-i v-ņ- a-r-d- c-ļ-? V-ņ- n-v-r-j- a-r-s- c-ļ-. ------------------------------------------------ Vai viņš atrada ceļu? Viņš nevarēja atrast ceļu. 0
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. V----i-š tevi -apr-ta?-V-ņ- n-varēja-man--s-pr-s-. V-- v--- t--- s------- V--- n------- m--- s------- V-i v-ņ- t-v- s-p-a-a- V-ņ- n-v-r-j- m-n- s-p-a-t- -------------------------------------------------- Vai viņš tevi saprata? Viņš nevarēja mani saprast. 0
Why could you not come on time? Kāp----u---v----- ---ā---l-i--? K---- t- n------- a----- l----- K-p-c t- n-v-r-j- a-n-k- l-i-ā- ------------------------------- Kāpēc tu nevarēji atnākt laikā? 0
Why could you not find the way? Kāp-- -u-n----ēji--t-a-- ceļu? K---- t- n------- a----- c---- K-p-c t- n-v-r-j- a-r-s- c-ļ-? ------------------------------ Kāpēc tu nevarēji atrast ceļu? 0
Why could you not understand him? Kāpēc----ne---ē---v--- s----t? K---- t- n------- v--- s------ K-p-c t- n-v-r-j- v-ņ- s-r-s-? ------------------------------ Kāpēc tu nevarēji viņu sprast? 0
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Es --va---u --n-k---a-k-- -- ne--c----to--ss. E- n------- a----- l----- j- n----- a-------- E- n-v-r-j- a-n-k- l-i-ā- j- n-n-c- a-t-b-s-. --------------------------------------------- Es nevarēju atnākt laikā, jo nenāca autobuss. 0
I could not find the way because I had no city map. E--n---r--u--t--st--eļu- -- -an neb--a p-l---a- --āna. E- n------- a----- c---- j- m-- n----- p------- p----- E- n-v-r-j- a-r-s- c-ļ-, j- m-n n-b-j- p-l-ē-a- p-ā-a- ------------------------------------------------------ Es nevarēju atrast ceļu, jo man nebija pilsētas plāna. 0
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. Es-----rēj--v--- sa--a--,-j- m-z--a --j- tik-sk--a. E- n------- v--- s------- j- m----- b--- t-- s----- E- n-v-r-j- v-ņ- s-p-a-t- j- m-z-k- b-j- t-k s-a-a- --------------------------------------------------- Es nevarēju viņu saprast, jo mūzika bija tik skaļa. 0
I had to take a taxi. Ma- ---a --ņ---taks---t--. M-- b--- j---- t---------- M-n b-j- j-ņ-m t-k-o-e-r-. -------------------------- Man bija jāņem taksometrs. 0
I had to buy a city map. Man bija-j---p----p------s-p--ns. M-- b--- j------- p------- p----- M-n b-j- j-n-p-r- p-l-ē-a- p-ā-s- --------------------------------- Man bija jānopērk pilsētas plāns. 0
I had to switch off the radio. M-- -ija-jā-z--ēdz-r-d--. M-- b--- j-------- r----- M-n b-j- j-i-s-ē-z r-d-o- ------------------------- Man bija jāizslēdz radio. 0

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