Latvian

Verb

apmainīt tr., 3rd conj., pres. apmainu, apmaini, apmaina, past apmainīju

1. to swap, to exchange something for (= pret) something else (to give something and to take something else in its place)

   apmainīt bibliotēkā grāmatas‎ ― to exchange books in the library

   par naudu ceļā neko bēgļiem nedodot, bet rīsu, mannu, sāli un manufaktūtu varot apmainīt pret sviesti, pienu, gaļu, maizi‎ ― via money the fugitives, it seems, could get nothing on their way, but rice, semolina, salt and textile products one could exchange for butter, milk, meat, and bread

2. to change something, to replace something with (= pret) something else

   apmainīt izdegušo spuldzi‎ ― to change a burned (light) bulb

   apmainīt tukšo spoli pret jaunu‎ ― to replace an empty reel with a new one

   apmainīt puķēm ūdeni‎ ― to change the flower water

   baterija kalpo divus gadus; tad tā jāapmaina‎ ― the battery works (for) two years; then one must replace it

   viņš izšāva visu pistoles aptveri, apmainīja un šāva atkal‎ ― he fired (his) gun's whole magazine, changed it (= reloaded), and fired again

3. (of ideas, thoughts) to exchange (to say what one wants to say to someone and then listen to what s/he wants to say)

   dažadi spriedumi un domas tika apmainītas, un prāvnieki nāca un gāja‎ ― some judgments and thoughts were exchanged, and the litigants came and went

   mēs ēdam, garšojam jēra taukumu un apmainām pa vārdam‎ ― we eat, taste lamb fat, and exchange a few words

Conjugation

Related terms

• apmainīties
• apmaiņa