Diminutives Exercises For Latvian Grammar

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Diminutives in Latvian grammar are formed by adding certain endings to the stem of a word. They are typically used to indicate small size, affection, or intimacy. Nevertheless, they are not always used for the smaller scale or the diminishing of something, sometimes they are just kinder or softer expressions of the basic word. It is a widely used and beloved aspect of the language, found across all classes of words – nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and even pronouns.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct diminutive form of the word.

1. Viล†a mฤsa ir tik *maziล†a*. (small)
2. Es mฤซlu viล†a *smalkas* rokas. (delicate)
3. Mฤ“s redzฤ“jฤm *kaฤทฤซti* dฤrzฤ. (cat)
4. Es ล†emลกu *berniล†u* uz pastaigu. (child)
5. Man ฤผoti garลกo tava *bulciล†a*. (bun)
6. Es lasu grฤmatu par *putniล†u*. (bird)
7. ล is *kafijas krลซziล†ลก* ir mans. (coffee cup)
8. *Zฤซmulฤซtis* ir uz galda. (pencil)
9. Lลซdzu, iedod man *lapiล†u*. (paper)
10. *Kukuliล†ลก* ir uz krฤ“sla. (doll)
11. Es gribu aplลซkot to *ziediล†u*. (flower)
12. Mฤ“s spฤ“lฤ“jฤmies ar *bumbiล†u*. (ball)
13. Vai tu redzฤ“ji manu *mฤjiล†u*? (house)
14. Es atvฤ“ru *grฤmatiล†u*. (book)
15. Vai tu gribi *saldฤ“jumu*? (ice-cream)

Exercise 2: Fill in the sentence with the correct diminutive form of the word.

1. Es esmu apsฤ“dies ar savu *brฤli*. (brother)
2. Man patฤซk tava jaunฤ *kleitiล†a*. (dress)
3. ลกajฤ *kastฤซtฤ“* ir mana smarลพa. (box)
4. Vai vฤ“laties *kuki*? (cookies)
5. ล is *sunฤซtis* ir tik milts! (dog)
6. Viล†a lietoja jaunu *krฤ“miล†u*. (cream)
7. Es esmu redzฤ“jis ลกo *filmiล†u*. (film)
8. Paskaties uz to *mฤkoล†iล†u*! (cloud)
9. Es dzirdฤ“ju *skaล†u*. (sound)
10. *Bobฤซtis* gleznoja portretu. (boy)
11. *Meitiล†a* izlasฤซja dzejoฤผu. (girl)
12. Es sapล†oju par *laukiล†u*. (field)
13. *Lฤcฤซtis* patฤซk medus. (bear)
14. *Bฤ“rziล†ลก* ir manฤ dฤrzฤ. (birch)
15. *Vฤซniล†ลก* ir labฤkais. (wine)

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