Viņš gandrīz padevās, bet tomēr pabeidza skrējienu.
He almost gave up, but still finished the race.
Vecais slēdzis beidzot padevās.
The old latch finally gave way.
Similar words
piekāpties
pavirzīties
kapitulēt
iznākt
ļauties
ļauties
atkāpties
liekties
izdoties
atmest ar roku
Meanings
Surrender or give up
verb
conflict
neutral
To stop resisting, admit defeat, or abandon an effort after opposition, difficulty, or a contest.
Usage
Use padoties when the subject stops fighting, competing, or trying, and conjugate it as a reflexive verb.
Examples
Karavīri pēc aplenkuma padevās.
The soldiers surrendered after the siege.
Viņa negribēja padoties pēc pirmās neveiksmes.
She did not want to give up after the first failure.
Komanda līdz pēdējai minūtei nepadevās.
The team did not give up until the final minute.
Pretinieks beidzot padevās spiedienam.
The opponent finally yielded to the pressure.
Nav vērts padoties, kamēr vēl ir iespēja uzvarēt.
It is not worth giving up while there is still a chance to win.
Pēc garām sarunām dumpinieki padevās varas iestādēm.
After long talks, the rebels surrendered to the authorities.
Viņš gandrīz padevās, bet tomēr pabeidza skrējienu.
He almost gave up, but still finished the race.
Common mistakes
Leaving padoties in the infinitive or using non-reflexive padot breaks the verb form.
Incorrect
Correct
Es padoties pēc pirmās neveiksmes.
Es padodos pēc pirmās neveiksmes.
Viņi padod pretiniekam.
Viņi padodas pretiniekam.
Komanda padevās spēli.
Komanda padevās spēlē.
Viņa padevās no darba.
Viņa atteicās no darba.
Similar words
kapitulēt
atkāpties
nepretoties
atmest ar roku
piekāpties
Submit or give in
verb
influence
neutral
To let oneself be guided, overcome, or affected by another person, a pressure, a feeling, or a condition.
Usage
Use padoties with a dative object for the pressure or state that someone yields to, such as panikai or nogurumam.
Examples
Viņš pārāk ātri padevās draugu spiedienam.
He gave in to his friends’ pressure too quickly.
Bērns beidzot padevās nogurumam.
The child finally gave in to tiredness.
Viņa nepadevās panikai.
She did not give in to panic.
Audums viegli padodas krāsošanai.
The fabric takes dye easily.
Daži materiāli slikti padodas apstrādei.
Some materials do not respond well to processing.
Pacients padevās ārsta ieteikumiem.
The patient submitted to the doctor’s advice.
Viņš reti padodas svešai ietekmei.
He rarely yields to outside influence.
Common mistakes
The thing yielded to usually takes the dative, not a direct object or an English-style preposition.
Incorrect
Correct
Viņš padevās draugus.
Viņš padevās draugu spiedienam.
Viņa padevās no panikas.
Viņa padevās panikai.
Metāls padodas ar karstumu.
Metāls padodas karstumam.
Es padodos tev ideju.
Es piekrītu tavai idejai.
Similar words
pakļauties
piekāpties
ļauties
paklausīt
pielāgoties
Come easily or turn out
verb
ability
neutral
To be easy for someone to learn or do, or to turn out in a certain way, often well, successfully, or as expected.
Usage
Use padoties mostly in the third person for skills, tasks, food, weather, plants, and results that come out a certain way.
Examples
Matemātika viņam labi padodas.
Mathematics comes easily to him.
Šis darbs man šodien nepadodas.
This work is not going well for me today.
Kūka padevās mīksta un gaisīga.
The cake turned out soft and airy.
Viņai valodas vienmēr padevušās viegli.
Languages have always come easily to her.
Šovasar gurķi labi padevās.
The cucumbers grew well this summer.
Diena padevās saulaina un mierīga.
The day turned out sunny and calm.
Ja roka droša, līnija padodas taisna.
With a steady hand, the line comes out straight.
Common mistakes
This sense normally uses third-person padodas or past padevās, with the person in the dative when a skill comes easily.
Incorrect
Correct
Man padoties matemātika.
Man padodas matemātika.
Darbs padodas mani.
Darbs man padodas.
Kūka padevās uz mīksta.
Kūka padevās mīksta.
Šogad āboli padodas ātri.
Šogad āboli labi padodas.
Similar words
izdoties
veikties
sokas
iznākt
sanākt
Give way physically
verb
physical
neutral
To move, bend, shift, or change shape under pressure or force.
Usage
Use padoties for an object or body part that yields under pressure, bends, shifts, or stops holding firm.
Examples
Durvis pēc vairākiem grūdieniem padevās.
The door gave way after several shoves.
Zars padevās zem sniega smaguma.
The branch bent under the weight of the snow.
Audums viegli padodas stiepšanai.
The fabric yields easily to stretching.
Ceļgals pēkšņi padevās.
The knee suddenly gave way.
Māls labi padodas formēšanai.
The clay responds well to shaping.
Vecais slēdzis beidzot padevās.
The old latch finally gave way.
Plānais metāls zem preses padevās.
The thin metal yielded under the press.
Common mistakes
Physical padoties is about yielding under force, not ordinary movement or a planned trip.
Incorrect
Correct
Durvis padodās pēc grūdiena.
Durvis padodas pēc grūdiena.
Zars padodas no sniega.
Zars padodas zem sniega smaguma.
Audums padodas stiept.
Audums padodas stiepšanai.
Vilciens padevās uz Rīgu.
Vilciens devās uz Rīgu.
Similar words
liekties
pavirzīties
kustēties
deformēties
ļauties
Usage
Use padoties as a reflexive verb and choose the English translation from context, since the same Latvian form can mean surrender, give in, come easily, turn out, or give way.
Common mistakes
Using padoties unchanged where Latvian needs padodos, padodas, padevās, or another conjugated form is the main error.
Etymology
Built from the prefix pa-, the verb dot, to give, and the reflexive ending -ties, giving the core idea of giving oneself over or yielding.
FAQ
What does padoties mean in English?
Padoties can mean surrender, give up, give in, come easily, turn out, or give way, depending on context.
Is padoties a reflexive verb?
Yes, padoties is reflexive, with forms such as padodos, padodas, padevās, and padošos.
How do I say I give up with padoties?
Use Es padodos for I give up or I surrender.
What does man padodas mean?
Man padodas means something comes easily to me or I am good at it, as in Man padodas matemātika.
Can padoties describe a result?
Yes, padoties can describe how something turns out, such as Kūka padevās mīksta for the cake turned out soft.
Can padoties describe physical movement?
Yes, padoties can mean give way or yield physically, as when a door, branch, knee, or material gives under pressure.
What are synonyms of padoties?
Common synonyms include kapitulēt, piekāpties, pakļauties, izdoties, and liekties, depending on the sense.
What is the opposite of padoties?
For surrendering, the main opposites of padoties are pretoties, cīnīties, and nepadoties.
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