Module 04 · Pronouns · Vietniekvārdi · Level A2

The pronouns pats, pati, paši, pašas

Vietniekvārdi pats, pati, paši, pašas

These correspond to English "myself/himself/herself/ourselves" (emphatic "self") and also to "the very same." They agree with the noun or pronoun they modify.

	masc. sg.	fem. sg.	masc. pl.	fem. pl.
N	pats	pati	paši	pašas
Ģ	paša	pašas	pašu	pašu
D	pašam	pašai	pašiem	pašām
A	pašu	pašu	pašus	pašas
L	pašā	pašā	pašos	pašās

Meanings

Myself/personally: Es pats to izdarīju (I did it myself). Viņa pati atnāca (She came herself). Mēs paši gatavojam (We cook it ourselves).
The very same, exactly: tajā pašā dienā (on that very day), tas pats cilvēks (the same person); tas pats = the same thing: Man to pašu, lūdzu! (The same for me, please!)
The very (extreme point): pašā sākumā (right at the beginning), pašā centrā (right in the center), pašā augšā (right at the top).

Set phrases

pats par sevi — self-evidently (Tas ir pats par sevi saprotams — that goes without saying)
sev pašam / pašai — to oneself
pats galvenais — the most important thing
tas pats / tā pati — the same one (masc./fem.)

Exercise

1) I'll do it myself. 2) She lives right in the center. 3) The same for me. 4) We made dinner ourselves.

Answers

1) Es pats to izdarīšu. 2) Viņa dzīvo pašā centrā. 3) Man to pašu. 4) Mēs paši pagatavojām vakariņas.

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