# stādīt
## Latvian
### Etymology

This word results from two converging homonyms: a causative form of the verb stāt (“to stand”) (q.v.; cf. also stāvēt), and a derived verb from the noun stāds (“plant”) (q.v.). The latter is dominant in the literary language, but the former is still quite alive in dialectal usage, and is found in several expressions in the literary language as well.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [stāːdîːt]
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### Verb

stādīt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present stādu, stādi, stāda, past stādīju)
* to plant (to place, to insert (plant, root, tubers, etc.) in the soil so that it grows)
    stādīt kokus, kartupeļus, puķes ― to plant trees, potatoes, flowers
    stādīt kāpostus, pupas, sīpolus ― to plant cabbage, beans, onions
    stādīt mežu, dzīvžogu ― to plant a forest, a hedge
    šodien mēs stādīsim dārzu ― today we will plant a garden
    stādīt siltumnīcā tomātus ― to plant tomatoes in a greenhouse
    stādīt istabas puķes dekoratīvos podos ― to plant room flowers in decorative pots
    vislabāk ziemcietes stādīt pavasarī ― it is best to plant perennials in spring
    koki jāstāda tikpat dziļi, kā tie auguši mežā ― trees must be planted as deep as they grow in the forest
* to place, to position, to put something in a standing position
    stādīt kaktā ― to make stand in the corner
    stādīt priekšā ― to introduce (someone) (lit. to put (someone) in front)
    uz pjedestāla stādīt ― to put (lit. make stand) on a pedestal, to glorify excessively
    Koronovs mūs stādīja rindā ― Koronovs made us stand in a row
    viņā pusē pie mura stādīja sešus vai septiņus notiesātos ― on the other side, by the wall, they had made six or seven convicts stand
    Augstība, atļaujiet jums stādīt priekšā baronesi Jakobīni ― Your Highness, allow us to introduce (lit. make stand in front of you) the Baroness Jakobīne
    mūsu tētis bērnus nekad kaktā nestāda ― our father never makes children stand in the corner (e.g., as punishment)
* to set, to put in some place, state, or group, especially when evaluating, judging
    stādīt blakus ― to put (something) next to (something else, to compare them)
    stādīt pretī, pretim ― to put (something) opposite (something else, to contrast them)
    stādīt par priekšzīmi, par paraugu ― to set (something) as a model, an example
    stādīt jautājumu ― to raise (lit. put) a question
    dzīvi stādu pirmajā vietā, mīlu to ļoti ― I put life in the first place, I love it very much
    tikai viens fakts runāja Milleram par labu, un Roberts to tūlīt steidzās stādīt pretim Ezeriņa aizdomām ― only one fact spoke favorably of Millers, and Roberts hurried to put it opposite (= in opposition to) Ezeriņš's suspicion
* (dated) to inoculate, to vaccinate
    stādīja bakas... iedzīvotājiem, kam pēdējo sešu gadu laikā nebija bakas stādītas ― they vaccinated against smallpox the (local) inhabitants, who had not been vaccinated during the previous six years

#### Synonyms

* sēt

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* aizstādīt
* apstādīt
* iestādīt
* izstādīt
* nostādīt
* pārstādīt
* piestādīt
* sastādīt
* uzstādīt
    other derived terms:
* stādīties

#### Related terms

* stāds

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stādīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN