piederēt

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From pie- +‎ derēt (to fit, to match).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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piederēt (intransitive + dative, 3rd conjugation, present piederu, piederi, pieder, past piederēju)

  1. to belong (to be someone's property)
    māja pieder tēvamthe house belongs to father
    viņam pieder mašīnaa car belongs to him (= he owns a car)
    zēnam pieder velosipēdsa bicycle belongs to the boy (= he owns a bicycle)
    kādam saimniekam piederēja varens, balts kuilisto every farmer belonged a mighty white pig (= every farmer owned a mighty white pig)
  2. to belong (to be someone's creation, achievement)
    viņam pieder šīs dzejas rindasthese verses belong to him
    šis ierosinājums piederēja viņamthis suggestion belonged to him
    kam pieder šī ideja?to whom does this idea belong?
    sportistam pieder pasaules rekords augstlēkšanāthe world record in high jump belongs to (this) athlete
  3. to belong (to be rightfully under the control of someone)
    viņam šajā jautājumā pieder pēdējais vārdsin this topic, the last word belongs to him
    Kārlis Markss pilsoņu tiesības vēlēt tautas pārstāvības iestādes atzina par visaugstākajām tiesībām, kādas vien var pilsoņiem piederētKarl Marx considered the right of citizens to choose the institutions that represent the people the highest right that can belong to citizens
  4. to belong (to be included in some system, classification, group, etc.)
    piederēt pie strādnieku šķirasto belong to the working class
    egles pieder pie priežu dzimtesfirs belong to the pine family
    fosfors pieder pie nemetāliemphosphorus belongs to the non-metals
    stāsts “Negaisu stepe” pieder pie autobiogrāfiskā rakstura darbiemthe story “Storm steppe” belongs to the works of autobiographical character
    viņa piederēja pie tiem retajiem, kas prot klausītiesshe belonged to those rare (people) who know (how) to listen
    piederu pie studentu saimes, un tāpēc mani draugi ir viņu vidūI belong to the family (= class) of students, and because of that my friends are (also) in it (i.e., also students)
  5. to belong (to be on intimate terms with someone, to have a relationship with someone)
    kas man tika, kas mīlēja, / tam es pati piederējuhe who pleased me, who loved me, / to him I belonged
    viņš negribēja precēt sievieti, kas bija piederējusi citamhe didn't want to marry a woman who had belonged to another
  6. (in the 3rd person, usually piederēties) to befit, to be appropriate
    piederēja ganiņam zaļa rīkste rociņāa green rod befitted the little shepherd

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