ljat

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Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian ljatt, from Old Radestrian ljatt, inherited from Proto-Radic *ljatht, from Proto-Hirdic *liḡót, from Proto-Laenkean *ligótʼ-.

Pronunciation

Verb

ljat (first-person singular non-past ljate, third-person plural non-past ljûtú, first-person singular past ljosei, present adverbial participle ljastivú, past adverbial participle ljatúl, verbal noun ljataș)

  1. (transitive) to last, to take [with instrumental ‘time’]
    A súvus rvavúr dvoðonis ljatș.
    The film lasts two hours.
    Dzjávaș dziusk hjáriríe, ue nventsíe hvoltș ljat.
    Building a house can take months, even years.
  2. (intransitive) to last, to endure, to continue, to make it, to hold out, to survive
    A lỉșans ljata hjeaș.
    Beauty doesn't last.
    Hjei hvyeķa, ei yn a ruovd hvolta ljat.
    I don't think I can make it till the morning.

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