svešvaloda

See also: svešvalodā

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Etymology

From sveša (“strange, foreign [fem.]”) +‎ valoda (“language”).

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Noun

svešvaloda f (4th declension)

1. foreign language (a language which is not one's own native language)

   mācīties svešvalodas ― to learn foreign languages

   svešvalodu kursi ― foreign language courses

   svešvalodu skolotāji ― foreign language teachers

   Nu un kā klājas Ritai?” “Dzīvo jūrmalā. Taisās studēt svešvalodas.” ― “So, and how is Rita?” “She's living at the seaside. She is going to study foreign languages.”

Usage notes

Though sometimes used interchangeably, the phrase sveša valoda tends to means “strange, alien language,” while the compound svešvaloda is the normal term for “foreign language” (cf. German Fremdsprache and fremde Sprache).

Declension

Declension of svešvaloda (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	svešvaloda	svešvalodas
genitive	svešvalodas	svešvalodu
dative	svešvalodai	svešvalodām
accusative	svešvalodu	svešvalodas
instrumental	svešvalodu	svešvalodām
locative	svešvalodā	svešvalodās
vocative	svešvaloda	svešvalodas

Antonyms

• dzimtā valoda