iesist

Latvian

Etymology

From ie- (“in, to”) +‎ sist (“hit”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

iesist (transitive, 1st conjugation, present iesitu, iesit, iesit, past iesitu)

1. to drive in, hit, strike so that something goes into something else

   iesist naglu dēlī ― to drive a nail into a log (by hitting it, e.g. with a hammer)

   iesist mietu zemē ― to drive a pole into the ground (by hitting it)

   iesist bumbu vārtos ― to drive the ball into the (soccer) goal (by kicking it)

   iesist vārtus ― to score a goal (lit. to drive, hit a goal in)

   iesist volejbola bumbu tīklā ― to drive the volleyball into the net

   vējš iesit krusu sejā ― the wind drives the hail into (one's) face

   milzis muļķīti iesit līdz ceļiem zemē ― the giant drove the fool into the ground up to his knees (by hitting him)

2. (colloquial) to obtain (especially money, profit)

   iesist naudu ― to get (lit. drive in) money

   ja varēja sev iesist peļņu, neko nežēloja ― if he could score (lit. drive in) a profit, he didn't spare any (efforts)

   pārdod olas, lai iesistu vēl kādu santīmu ― (she) sells eggs in order to get (lit. drive in) an extra cent

3. (often with dative complement) to hit, strike, give a sudden blow (to someone, something)

   iesist sunim ― to hit, to kick the dog

   iesist ar āmuru pa prikstiem ― to hit (someone) on the fingers with a hammer

   viņš man iesita ar knipi pa degunu ― he hit me with a flick on the nose (= he gave me a flick on the nose)

   ar saliektu kreiso roku zibenīgi iesitu uzbrucējam pakrūtē ― with (my) left arm bent I gave a lightning punch on the attacker's chest

   māte iesita pļauku Aijas paziņam ― mother slapped (lit. hit her hand (against)) Aija's friend

4. to hit, strike (to create something (e.g., a hole, a dent) with a blow on a surface)

   iesist krūzē robu ― to make (lit. hit) a crack on a mug

   iesist metālā iedobumu ― to make (lit. hit) a dent, cavity on metal

5. to hit, strike (to have a sudden strong effect on something)

   klusām atvēru durvis... gaisma man iesita pierē ― silently I opened the door... the light hit me on the forehead

   sūtstoša, degoša sāpe viņai iesit pa pirkstiem ― a sore, burning pain hit her on the fingers

Conjugation

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)
1st pers. sg.	es	iesitu	iesitu	iesitīšu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	iesit	iesiti	iesitīsi	iesit
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	iesit	iesita	iesitīs	lai iesit
1st pers. pl.	mēs	iesitam	iesitām	iesitīsim	iesitīsim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	iesitat	iesitāt	iesitīsiet, iesitīsit	iesitiet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	iesit	iesita	iesitīs	lai iesit
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	iesitot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		iesitošs
Past	esot iesitis		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		iesizdams
Future	iesitīšot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		iesitot
Imperative	lai iesitot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		iesitam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		iesitis
Present	iesistu		Present Passive		iesitams
Past	būtu iesitis		Past Passive		iesists
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jāiesit		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		iesist
Conjunctive 1	esot jāiesit		Negative Infinitive		neiesist
Conjunctive 2	jāiesitot		Verbal noun		iesišana

conjugation of iesist

Derived terms

• iesisties