Viņa aizgāja no ģimenes un pārcēlās uz citu pilsētu.
She left her family and moved to another city.
Remontam aizgāja daudz vairāk krāsas, nekā plānots.
The renovation used up much more paint than planned.
Ministrs nolēma aiziet no amata.
The minister decided to step down from office.
No šejienes var aiziet līdz jūrai.
You can walk from here to the sea.
Soma plecā, un aiziet!
Bag on the shoulder, and off we go!
Similar words
aizsaulē aiziet
beigties
aizvākties
iet vaļā
stiepties
atstāt
izdzist
pagāt
aizdoties
tikt nosūtītam
Meanings
Go away or reach a destination
verb
movement
neutral
To move away, go somewhere for a purpose, reach a place on foot, or enter a new setting or state such as work, study, sleep or retirement; it is also used of vehicles departing.
Examples
Viņa aizgāja uz veikalu pēc maizes.
She went to the shop for bread.
No šejienes var aiziet līdz jūrai.
You can walk from here to the sea.
Vilciens jau aizgāja no otrā perona.
The train has already departed from platform two.
Pēc skolas viņš aizgāja studēt medicīnu.
After school he went on to study medicine.
Bērni beidzot aizgāja gulēt.
The children finally went to bed.
Kolēģe nākamgad aizies pensijā.
My colleague will retire next year.
Similar words
doties
aizdoties
aizstaigāt
aizbraukt
attālināties
aizvirzīties
Leave a person, place or position
verb
social
neutral
To leave a person, household, job or position and end one’s former involvement or relationship with it.
Examples
Viņš aizgāja no darba pēc desmit gadiem.
He left his job after ten years.
Viņa aizgāja no ģimenes un pārcēlās uz citu pilsētu.
She left her family and moved to another city.
Ministrs nolēma aiziet no amata.
The minister decided to step down from office.
Neviens negaidīja, ka treneris aizies no komandas.
Nobody expected the coach to leave the team.
Viņš klusām aizgāja no viesībām.
He quietly left the party.
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atstāt
pamest
atkāpties
aizvākties
šķirties
Pass away or cease to exist
verb
life
neutral
To die, expressed as a gentle euphemism, or figuratively for a feeling, custom or other phenomenon fading and coming to an end.
Examples
Vectēvs aizgāja mūžībā deviņdesmit gadu vecumā.
Grandfather passed away at the age of ninety.
Viņa aizgāja klusi, ģimenei esot līdzās.
She passed away peacefully with her family beside her.
Līdz ar paaudzi aiziet arī daļa seno prasmju.
Part of the old knowledge also dies out with the generation.
Aizvainojums pamazām aizgāja un vairs netraucēja.
The resentment gradually faded and no longer troubled him.
No dzīves pārāk agri aizgāja talantīgs mūziķis.
A talented musician passed away far too young.
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nomirt
aizsaulē aiziet
izdzist
izzust
beigties
Pass or elapse
verb
time
neutral
For time or a period of life to pass, often with attention to how quickly or unnoticed it does so.
Examples
Brīvdienas aizgāja pārāk ātri.
The holidays went by too quickly.
Sarunās vakars aizgāja nemanot.
The evening passed unnoticed in conversation.
Ceļā aizgāja gandrīz trīs stundas.
Almost three hours were spent on the journey.
Gadi aiziet, bet atmiņas paliek.
The years pass, but the memories remain.
Visa diena aizgāja, kārtojot dokumentus.
The whole day went on sorting out documents.
Similar words
paiet
aizritēt
ritēt
pagāt
izbeigties
Be spent, consumed or transferred
verb
resources
neutral
For money, material, effort or goods to be used up, spent, allocated, sold or otherwise transferred onward.
Examples
Puse algas aiziet par dzīvokļa īri.
Half the salary goes on rent.
Remontam aizgāja daudz vairāk krāsas, nekā plānots.
The renovation used up much more paint than planned.
Šim darbam aizies visa pēcpusdiena.
This job will take up the whole afternoon.
Izsolē glezna aizgāja par tūkstoš eiro.
The painting sold at auction for a thousand euros.
Daļa ražas aiziet eksportam.
Part of the harvest goes for export.
Paciņa vakar aizgāja uz Liepāju.
The parcel was sent on to Liepāja yesterday.
Similar words
iztērēties
izlietoties
patērēties
pārdoties
tikt nosūtītam
Extend or spread onward
verb
direction
neutral
For a road, line, sequence, movement, message or report to continue in a direction or spread onward from one point to another.
Examples
Šis ceļš aiziet uz Cēsīm.
This road leads to Cēsis.
Elektrības vadi aiziet pāri upei.
The power lines run across the river.
Dzērvju kāsis aizgāja augstu virs meža.
The wedge of cranes moved away high above the forest.
Ziņa ātri aizgāja pa visu ciemu.
The news quickly spread through the whole village.
Raksts aizgāja lasītājiem tajā pašā vakarā.
The article was sent out to readers that same evening.
Similar words
aizvirzīties
stiepties
vest
izplatīties
tikt nosūtītam
Start or carry on
verb
conversation
informal
Used colloquially to mark the lively start or continuation of an action, either as encouragement or as a description of a process getting under way.
Examples
Soma plecā, un aiziet!
Bag on the shoulder, and off we go!
Mūzika sākās, un dejas aizgāja līdz rītam.
The music started, and the dancing carried on until morning.
Ielej pienu, ieslēdz mikseri, un aiziet!
Pour in the milk, switch on the mixer, and away you go!
Kad viņš sāk stāstīt par makšķerēšanu, tad aiziet.
Once he starts talking about fishing, he gets going.
Tiklīdz atskanēja signāls, sacensības aizgāja pilnā tempā.
As soon as the signal sounded, the race got under way at full pace.
Similar words
sākties
iesākties
atsākties
turpināties
iet vaļā
Etymology
Formed from iet ‘to go’ with the prefix aiz-, which commonly adds movement away, beyond or onward; its irregular past follows iet, giving aizgāja.
FAQ
What does aiziet mean?
Its core meaning is movement onward or away. Depending on the subject and construction, it can mean leave, go to, pass away, elapse, be spent, lead somewhere or get started.
What is the difference between iet and aiziet?
Iet is the general verb ‘to go’; aiziet adds a completed or directed movement away or onward and has several extensions built from that idea.
What are the main forms of aiziet?
The third-person present is aiziet, the past is aizgāja, and the future is aizies.
Can aiziet mean to die?
Yes. For a person it can be a gentle euphemism meaning pass away, especially in expressions such as aiziet mūžībā.
How does aiziet work with money or time?
With resources it means they are spent or used, while with time it means that a period passes or is taken up by an activity.
What does un aiziet! mean?
It is an informal encouragement or launch formula meaning and off we go! or away you go!
How is aiziet pronounced?
It is pronounced /ˈai̯zi.et/, with stress on the first syllable.
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Sunny Lark
Aug 13
latviski šis vārds tiešām velk uz visām pusēm, vienā brīdī veikals, nākamajā pensija :)
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Fearless Giraffe
Aug 6
The present aizeju can be very immediate in chat: labi, es aizeju, ok, im off. In a schedule sentence like bērni aiziet no skolas trijos it is just a regular leave time, no drama
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Keen Turtle
Aug 4
With širmis or galva, aiziet ciet is slang for somebody losing the ability to think straight. Dont use that for closing a shop door, that is aizvērās or tika aizvērts.
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Stellar Marten
Aug 2
gar degunu has nothing to do with smelling. If the tram is just pulling away or a ticket was almost yours, it can aiziet gar degunu.
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Midnight Macaw
Aug 1
pa pieskari is the ugly useful one. Serveris aizgāja pa pieskari, plāns aizgāja pa pieskari, not pretty Latvian but everyone gets that the thing fell apart
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Keen Okapi
Jul 26
With jobs and public roles, aiziet no amata sounds neutral enough for news. Pamest amatu is much more loaded, like the person walked out or abandoned the post.
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Pearl Egret
Jul 26
Aiziet pie friziera / pie ārsta means going to see that person, not leaving them. English speakers sometimes overthink this one because pie feels like at, but here its just the normal appointment phrasing
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Gentle Manatee
Jul 25
My Latvian teacher used to cross out aiziet līdz mājām when I meant go home. Līdz only says as far as the house, so uz mājām is the boring safe one.
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Sincere Ladybug
Jul 24
aiziet bojā is not the soft funeral wording. A person can aiziet mūžībā, but a phone, a crop, a ship, or a file can aiziet bojā, basically get wrecked or perish
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Steady Pika
Jul 23
For buses and trains Latvians can say vilciens aizgāja, autobuss jau aizgāja. For your own car trip use aizbraucu, though, not es aizgāju ar mašīnu unless you really mean walking somehow got involved
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Crimson Reindeer
Jul 17
Learner trap I see a lot, Aiziet! by itself is more like a starter pistol, come on or lets go. If you tell one person to go away, thats aizej, and for a group aizejiet.
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Clever Seal
Jul 19
yep, at sports practice it was just aiziet aiziet, nobody was being told to disappear