Akuzatīvs

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Accusative case — direct objects

Can form accusative case for direct objects across all basic declensions

Examples

Es dzeru kafiju. — I drink coffee.
Viņš redz brāli. — He sees his brother.
Mēs pērkam maizi. — We are buying bread.

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Accusative Case

Accusative case — direct objects

Learning Goal

Can form accusative case for direct objects across all basic declensions

Exam Skills:VISC-A1

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Es dzeru kafiju.

I drink coffee.

Viņš redz brāli.

He sees his brother.

Mēs pērkam maizi.

We are buying bread.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Akuzatīvs ir ceturtais locījums. To lieto tiešajam papildinātājam — kam tiek veikta darbība.

Jautājumi: Ko? (whom? what?)

Deklinācija	Nom. → Akuz. (vsk.)	Piemērs
1. (-s vīr.)	-s → -u	galds → galdu
2. (-is vīr.)	-is → -i	brālis → brāli
4. (-a siev.)	-a → -u	māja → māju
5. (-e siev.)	-e → -i	māte → māti

Lietojums:

Tiešais papildinātājs: Es lasu grāmatu.
Pēc prievārdiem uz (virziens), par, caur: Es eju uz veikalu.

Atceries: Vīriešu 1. dekl. un sieviešu 4. dekl. akuzatīvā ir vienāda galotne -u, bet tās nav sajaucamas, jo dzimte ir skaidra.

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises

Learners forget to change the ending for direct objects and use nominative instead. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English marks accusative only on pronouns (him/her), not nouns. Latvian requires case change on every noun.

Es dzeru kafiju.

I drink coffee.

Kafiju = accusative of kafija. Direct object: -a → -u.

Viņš redz brāli.

He sees his brother.

Brāli = accusative of brālis. 2nd decl.: -is → -i.

Mēs pērkam maizi.

We are buying bread.

Maizi = accusative of maize. 5th decl.: -e → -i.

Practice in course

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Frequently asked questions

When is Akuzatīvs used?: Akuzatīvs ir ceturtais locījums. To lieto tiešajam papildinātājam — kam tiek veikta darbība.
How is Akuzatīvs formed?: Atceries: Vīriešu 1. dekl. un sieviešu 4. dekl. akuzatīvā ir vienāda galotne -u , bet tās nav sajaucamas, jo dzimte ir skaidra.
What are common mistakes with Akuzatīvs?: Learners forget to change the ending for direct objects and use nominative instead. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English marks accusative only on pronouns (him/her), not nouns. Latvian requires case change on every noun. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian accusative works very similarly. The -u ending for masculine parallels Russian -у (маму). 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech accusative patterns transfer well, though endings differ slightly. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German Akkusativ only changes masculine articles (den). Latvian changes the noun ending itself.

Deklinācija

Nom. → Akuz. (vsk.)

Piemērs

1. (-s vīr.)

-s → -u

galds → galdu

2. (-is vīr.)

-is → -i

brālis → brāli

4. (-a siev.)

-a → -u

māja → māju

5. (-e siev.)

-e → -i

māte → māti

Frequently asked questions

When is Akuzatīvs used?

Akuzatīvs ir ceturtais locījums. To lieto tiešajam papildinātājam — kam tiek veikta darbība.

How is Akuzatīvs formed?

Atceries: Vīriešu 1. dekl. un sieviešu 4. dekl. akuzatīvā ir vienāda galotne -u , bet tās nav sajaucamas, jo dzimte ir skaidra.

What are common mistakes with Akuzatīvs?

Learners forget to change the ending for direct objects and use nominative instead. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English marks accusative only on pronouns (him/her), not nouns. Latvian requires case change on every noun. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian accusative works very similarly. The -u ending for masculine parallels Russian -у (маму). 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech accusative patterns transfer well, though endings differ slightly. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German Akkusativ only changes masculine articles (den). Latvian changes the noun ending itself.