No. 196 in Latvian

zināms

Known.

In a sentence

Zināms, ka rītdien būs silts laiks.
It is known that tomorrow will be warm.
The word 'zināms' is used here as a predicate nominative meaning 'known.'
Es zinu kādu zināmu vietu, kur varam tikties.
I know a certain well-known place where we can meet.
The word 'zināmu' is used here as a modifying adjective meaning 'well-known.'
Viņam ir zināmas prasmes dārzkopībā.
He has certain skills in gardening.
The word 'zināmas' describes the skills as 'certain' or 'specific,' used in plural form.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “zināms” in actual Latvian podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Latvian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Latvian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).