gatavība
See also: gatavībā
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gatavs (“ready”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]gatavība f (4th declension)
- readiness (the state of that which is ready)
- noteikt siera gatavību ― to determine the readiness of the cheese (= how ready it is)
- gaļas gatavību pārbauda padurstot to ar naža galu ― the readiness of the meat can be checked by piercing it with the tip of a knife
- dzejas augsto formas gatavību pasvītrojuši daudzi kritiķi ― many critics have stressed the high readiness of form (= high level of development) of (this kind of) poetry
- readiness (the state of being ready to do something, to be used in some way)
- kaujas gatavība ― combat readiness
- gatavības apliecība ― readiness certificate (school certificate)
- būt braukšanas gatavībā ― to be ready to (lit. in readiness of) travel
- turēt ieročus šaušanas gatavībā ― to keep (one's) weapons ready for (lit. in readiness of) shooting
- (of fruits, seeds) ripeness (the state of that which is ripe)
- augļu gatavība ― fruit ripeness, maturity
- graudaugu gatavības pakāpes ― the degrees of ripeness, maturity of cereal
- noteikt sēklu gatavību ― to determine the (degree of) ripeness, maturity of the seeds
Declension
[edit]Declension of gatavība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | gatavība | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | gatavību | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | gatavības | — |
| dative (datīvs) | gatavībai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | gatavību | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | gatavībā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | gatavība | — |