# redzēt
## Latvian
### Etymology

Originally the iterative form of an older verb *regt, from Proto-Baltic *reg-, from Proto-Indo-European *reg-, *reǵ-, *h₃reǵ- (“straight, right; to put straight, right; to stretch; to erect; direction, line”). The semantic evolution was presumably “to be stretched, erected” > “to be visible” > “to perceive visually, to see.” Cognates include Lithuanian regė́ti (“to see”), règti (“to begin to see”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɾɛdzɛ̂ːt]

### Verb

redzēt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present redzu, redzi, redz, past redzēju)
* to see (to perceive something visually)
    pa logu var redzēt dārzu ― through the window (one) can see the garden
    redzēt filmu, izstādi ― to see a movie, an exhibition
    nav ko redzēt ― (there is) nothing to see
    redzēt elpu ― to see (one's) breath (in cold weather)
* to see (to be able to perceive (things) visually)
    viņš slikti redz ― he sees badly, poorly
    kaķi tumsā redz labāk nekā cilvēks ― in the dark cats see better than people
    tik tumšs, ka nevar redzēt ― (it is) so dark that (one) cannot see
    no kalna tālu var redzēt ― from a mountain (one) can see far
* to see, to observe, to notice (a phenomenon, a feature or quality)
    redzēju, cik tu biji satraukts ― I saw how alarmed you were
    Kalējs pasmaidīja, bet visi redzēja, cik grūti viņam bija izspiest smaidu ― Kalējs smiled, but everyone saw how difficult it was for him to squeeze a smile
* to see (to learn, to understand, to realize)
    es redzu, ka man nepietiks laika ― I see that I will have enough time
    kā redzat, esmu sarkanarmietis ― as you (can) see, I am a Red Army soldier
    istaba bija maza, bet mājīga, un kātra sīkumā varēja redzēt, ka te dzīvo sieviete ― the room was small but cozy, and in every detail (one) could see that a woman lived there
    Līze redzēja, ka nekāda prātīga runāšana kaimiņos nav gaidamā un vedināja Andri mājup ― Līze saw that there would be no sensible talking at the neighbors', so she took Andris (back) home
* to see (to experience, to live through)
    redzēt grūtības, ciešanas, sāpes ― to see hardship, suffering, pain
    redzēt laimi, vienaldzību ― to see happiness, indifference
    viņai vajadzēja redzēt pieticību un prieku, lai varētu vēl ticēt laimei ― she had to see contentment and joy in order to be able to believe still in happiness
* to see (to create visual images in one's memory or imagination)
    redzēt sapni ― to have (lit. to see) a dream
    redzēt ko sapnī ― to see something in a dream
    pēc brītiņa viņš aizmiga un redzēja sapni ― after a while he fell asleep and had (lit. saw) a dream
    atgūlies uz muguras un aizvēris acis, redzu tos divdesmit gadus plašā ainā savā priekšā ― having lain down and closed (my) eyes, I see those twenty years in a broad scene in front of me

#### Synonyms

* skatīt

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* apredzēt
* ieredzēt
* izredzēt
* noredzēt
* paredzēt
* pārredzēt
* pieredzēt
* saredzēt
    other derived terms:
* acīmredzot
* caurredzams, caurredzamība
    necaurredzams, necaurredzamība
* redzēties

#### Related terms

* redze
* redzīgs, redzīgums
    neredzīgs, neredzīgums, neredzība
* redzoklis

#### See also

* akls

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.