Latvian

Participle

parasts (def. parastais)

1. gotten used to, made into a habit; indefinite past passive participle of parast 

Declension

Adjective

parasts (def. parastais, comp. parastāks, sup. visparastākais; adv. parasti)

1. normal, ordinary, plain (which does not differ significantly from others of its kind; with definite endings also: typical, usual)

   parasts rakstāmgalds‎ ― an ordinary desk

   parastas ielas kurpes‎ ― ordinary street shoes

   parastais zemnieku ēdiens‎ ― normal peasant food

   parasts lauku ceļš‎ ― plain, ordinary country roads

   parasta vecpilsētas iela‎ ― normal old town street

   parasta novakares migla‎ ― normal dusk fog

   paraistais gads‎ ― typical year

   paraistais krupis‎ ― the ordinary, common toad (not a rarer species)

   mati meitenei ne gaiši, ne tumši; parasta, mazliet pelēcīga nokrāsa, par kādu dzejas nesacerē‎ ― the girl had hair that was neither fair nor dark; it had an ordinary, slightly grayish tone, about which nobody would write a poem

   viss bija kluss, dzirdams vienīgi parastais monotonais mašīnu troksnis‎ ― everything was quiet, only the usual monotonous machine noise could be heard

2. (of places) usual, normal (where someone frequently or always goes or stays)

   katrs sēdēja savā parastajā vietā‎ ― each of them sat in his usual place

   pie durvīm paceļ kājslauķi... jā, atslēga nolikta parastajā vietā‎ ― at the door (he) lifted the doormat... yes, the key had been put in its normal place

3. normal, ordinary, usual, mundane (which does not stand out, is not special, not original, not surprising)

   parasts izbraukums‎ ― a normal trip

   parastie dienas darbi‎ ― normal daily work

   parastas rūpes‎ ― normal worries

   parasta kārtība‎ ― usual routine

   tuvoties savā parastajā gaitā‎ ― to approach in one's normal gait

   parasts puisis, kādu Rīgā ir tūkstošiem‎ ― an ordinary guy, of which there are thousands in Riga

   Leinasars izspēlēja visparastāko triku‎ ― Leinasars played the most ordinary trick

   pavisam parastas acis, pat necik platas tās nav, citiem ģimenē ir platākas‎ ― totally ordinary eyes, they were not even really wide, the others in (her) family had wider (eyes)

   atskan zvans, Nora dzen bērnus klasē... diena var turpināties, parastā skolas diena, viss ir kā vienmēr‎ ― the bell rings, Nora brings the children back into the classroom... the day can continue, a normal school day, everything is as always

4. normal, usual (which happens regularly)

   ierasties parastajā laikā‎ ― to arrive at the usual time

   acis vakaros parastā stundā paveras pulkstenī un tad pagriežas uz durvīm, gaida tās atveramies un ielaižam viņu, labo, stipro draugu‎ ― at night, at the usual time, (her) eyes would check the clock and then turn to the door, waiting for it to open and let him in, (her) good, strong friend

Declension

Synonyms

• ierasts
• normāls
• pierasts

Antonyms

• neparasts

Derived terms

• parastība
• parastums