iedot

From ie- +‎ dot (“give”).

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iedot (transitive, no conjugation, present 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

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