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to write	rakstīt
He wrote a letter.	Viņš rakstīja vēstuli.
And she wrote a card.	Un viņa rakstīja pastkarti.
to read	lasīt
He read a magazine.	Viņš lasīja ilustrētu žurnālu.
And she read a book.	Un viņa lasīja grāmatu.
to take	ņemt
He took a cigarette.	Viņš paņēma cigareti.
She took a piece of chocolate.	Viņa paņēma gabaliņu šokolādes.
He was disloyal, but she was loyal.	Viņš bija neuzticīgs, bet viņa bija uzticīga.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working.	Viņš bija slinks, bet viņa bija čakla.
He was poor, but she was rich.	Viņš bija nabadzīgs, bet viņa bija bagāta.
He had no money, only debts.	Viņam nebija naudas, bet bija parādi.
He had no luck, only bad luck.	Viņam nebija laimes, bet bija nelaimes.
He had no success, only failure.	Viņam nebija panākumu, bet bija neveiksmes.
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied.	Viņš nebija apmierināts, bet bija neapmierināts.
He was not happy, but sad.	Viņš nebija laimīgs, bet bija nelaimīgs.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly.	Viņš nebija simpātisks, bet bija nesimpātisks.

The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!