Proper and common nouns Exercises For Latvian Grammar

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Proper and common nouns in Latvian grammar, similarly to English, allow us to identify and classify individuals or groups. Proper nouns (Īpašie lietvārdi) signify specific entities such as names of people, places, or organizations. On the other hand, common nouns (Vispārīgie lietvārdi) represent the general names for things, animals, concepts, etc. Both proper and common nouns in Latvian grammar can change their form due to inflection.

Exercise 1: Fill in the proper nouns in the following sentences

1. “*Jānis*” (John) ir mana māte.
2. Es dzīvoju “*Rīgā*” (in Riga).
3. “*Latvija*” (Latvia) ir skaista valsts.
4. “*Laura*” (Laura) ir mana labākā draudzene.
5. Mēs apmeklējām “*Eiropas*” (European) Parlamentu.
6. “*Ziemassvētki*” (Christmas) ir mans iecienītākais svētki.
7. “*Madona*” (Madona) ir mazs pilsētas Latvijā.
8. Es mācos “*Francijas*” (French) Universitātē.
9. “*Amazon*” (Amazon) ir liels interneta veikals.
10. “*Marupe*” (Marupe) ir pagasts Latvijā.
11. “*BMW*” (BMW) ir vācu automašīnu zīmols.
12. “*NATO*” (NATO) ir militāra alianse.
13. “*Karīna*” (Karīna) ir mana māsa.
14. “*Londona*” (London) ir lielākā pilsēta Anglijā.
15. “*SuperNova*” (SuperNova) ir liels tirdzniecības centrs Rīgā.

Exercise 2: Fill in the common nouns in the following sentences

1. Veikalā es nopirku “*maizi*” (bread).
2. Mana “*suns*” (dog) ir ļoti draudzīgs.
3. Jūrā peldēja daudz “*zivju*” (fish).
4. Parasti es brokastīs dzeru “*kafiju*” (coffee).
5. Man vajag jaunu “*datoru*” (computer).
6. Es mācos universitātē, lai kļūtu par “*ārstu*” (doctor).
7. Man patīk skatīties “*filmas*” (movies).
8. Es ceļoju ar “*vilcienu*” (train) uz darbu.
9. Tie patīk spēlēt “*futbolu*” (soccer).
10. “*Grāmata*” (book) ir labākais draugs.
11. Katru dienu mēs ēdam “*pusdienas*” (lunch).
12. “*Laiks*” (time) ir dārgs.
13. “*Māja*” (house) ir mūsu patvērums.
14. “*Auto*” (car) ir ērts transportlīdzeklis.
15. “*Ziedi*” (flowers) ir dabas dāvana.

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