protams

Latvian

Participle

protams (definite protamais; adverb protami)

  1. which can or should be known; indefinite present passive participle of prast
  2. (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 priecājāsthe boy was happy, of course, about the present (= gift)
    klausitāju, protams, bija daudzthere were, of course, many listeners
    protams, ziemai jāsagatavojas jau laikusof course, one must prepare in advance for the winter

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of protams
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