No. 813 in Latvian
ļautu
The Latvian word "ļautu" is the third-person plural past conditional form of the verb "ļaut," meaning "would allow" or "would let."
In a sentence
Es ļautu viņam iet, ja viņš būtu gatavs.
I would let him go if he were ready.
Here, 'ļautu' is the subjunctive form of the verb 'ļaut', meaning 'to allow' or 'to let', expressing a hypothetical situation.
Viņa vēlētos, lai mēs viņu ļautu mierā.
She would like us to leave her alone.
'ļautu' here reflects a wish or a request in a polite, indirect way, used as part of a dependent clause.
Ja mēs viņam ļautu ideju īstenot, rezultāti būtu izcili.
If we allowed him to implement the idea, the results would be excellent.
In this conditional sentence, 'ļautu' serves to describe an action that is dependent on a condition being fulfilled.
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