Latvian

Verb

iedot tr., no conj., pres. iedodu, iedod, iedod, past iedevu

1. to give, to hand, so that someone takes it

   iedot bērnam ābolu‎ ― to give a child an apple

   iedot kasierei naudu‎ ― to give money to the cashier

   iedot draugam grāmatu izlasīt‎ ― to give a friend a book to read

   iedot bērnam ēst, dzert‎ ― to give a child (something) to eat, to drink

   iedot savu telefona numuru‎ ― to give (someone) one's telephone nubmer

   iedot roku‎ ― to give (someone) a hand (= to help)

   nāc, es iedošu tev teju, vēl ir karsta‎ ― come, I'll givev you tea, it's still hot

   Andriksons iedeva Līzei savu lāpstu un aizgāja‎ ― Andriksons gave Līze his shovel and went away

2. to give (to transfer possession, to allow access; to allow or permit that something happens)

   tēvs mums labu zemi iedeva‎ ― father gave us good land

   šo dzīvokli fabrika iedeva mums‎ ― the factory gave us this apartment

   viņam iedeva prēmiju‎ ― he was given an award

   iedot brīvdienas‎ ― to give (someone) holidays

   viņam iedots pirmais patstāvīgais darbs‎ ― he was given (his) first independent work

   man pusotra gada par zādzībām iedots‎ ― I was given a year and a half (in jail) for larceny

3. to give (to cause a mental or physiological state)

   iedot prieku‎ ― to give (= cause) pleasure, joy

   mēs viņam iedosim dūšu pusgadam‎ ― we will give him courage/support for half a year

4. (colloquial) to give (a blow, a slap, etc.), to hit

   iedot pa ausi‎ ― to give (= hit) (someone) on the ear

   iedot plauku‎ ― to give (someone) a slap

   viņa iedeva vecim spēcīgu dūri mugurā‎ ― she gave the old man a strong punch (lit. fist) on the back

Conjugation

Usage notes

Iedot is often nearly synonymous with dot, differing only in accentuating the completion ('perfectiveness') of the action.