protams
Latvian
Participle
protams (definite protamais; adverb protami)
- which can or should be known; indefinite present passive participle of prast
- (used as a particle) of course, no doubt; used to show that what was said is known, easy to see, or true
- par dāvanu, protams, zēns priecājās ― the boy was happy, of course, about the present (= gift)
- klausitāju, protams, bija daudz ― there were, of course, many listeners
- protams, ziemai jāsagatavojas jau laikus ― of course, one must prepare in advance for the winter
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | protams | protami | protama | protamas | |
| genitive | protama | protamu | protamas | protamu | |
| dative | protamam | protamiem | protamai | protamām | |
| accusative | protamu | protamus | protamu | protamas | |
| instrumental | protamu | protamiem | protamu | protamām | |
| locative | protamā | protamos | protamā | protamās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |