Latvian Word of the Day
censties
TSEN-sties • verb (reflexive) — 16th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to try; to make an effort to do something
Examples
- Es cenšos iemācīties latviešu valodu.
(I try to learn Latvian.) - Viņa cenšas katru dienu lasīt vismaz 20 minūtes.
(She tries to read at least 20 minutes every day.) - Mēs cenšamies atrast risinājumu šai problēmai.
(We are trying to find a solution to this problem.)
Synonyms
- mēģināt
- pacensties
Use censties when describing an attempt or effort to do something. It commonly appears with an infinitive (censties + infinitive) and is used in everyday speech to express trying to achieve or improve something.
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