atbilde

See also: atbildē

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as atbildēt (“to answer”), of which atbilde is the nominal form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [atbildɛ]

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Noun

atbilde f (5th declension)

1. answer (something said, written or done in reaction to a question)

   īsa, skaidra, noteikta atbilde ― short, clear, definitive answer

   jautājumam seko atbilde ― the answer follows the question

   izvairīties no atbildes ― to avoid answers

   jautājumu un atbilžu vakars ― a question-and-answer evening

   saņemt iestādes atbildi ― to receive an answer from the office

   atbilde jāiesniedz triju dienu laikā ― an answer must be submitted within three days

   žurnāls sniedz atbildes lasītājiem ― the magazine sends answers to the readers

   pieklauvēju pie pazīstamajām durvīm... atbildes nebija ― I knocked at the familiar door... no answer

2. answer (a repetition of learned material in a school exam)

   sniegt pareizas atbildes eksāmenā ― to give the right answers in an exam

3. answer (a behavior in reaction to something, to some event)

   pasmaidīt par atbildi ― to smile as an answer (= to answer with a smile)

   organisma atbilde uz kairinājumiem ― the body's answer (= reaction) to stimuli

   atbildes reakcija uz gaismas apstākļu maiņu ― a reaction (lit. an answering reaction) to changes in light conditions

4. answer (the final result or solution, e.g. of a mathematical problem or calculation)

   atrast pareizu uzdevuma atbildi ― to find the right answer for the (math) problem

   uzdevumam iespējamas divas atbildes ― the problem has two possible answers

   pēc diviem mēnešiem suns jau balstījās uz operētās kājas... kas bija noticis?... daļēju atbildi uz to sniedza rentgena uzņēmums ― after two months the dog could already stand on the operated legs... what had happened?... the x-ray company gave a partial answer to that

Declension

Declension of atbilde (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	atbilde	atbildes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	atbildi	atbildes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	atbildes	atbilžu
dative (datīvs)	atbildei	atbildēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	atbildi	atbildēm
locative (lokatīvs)	atbildē	atbildēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	atbilde	atbildes

Related terms

• atbildēt, atbildētājs, atbildētāja
• atbildība
• atbildīgs, atbildīgums