Latvian Word of the Day
gulēt
/GU-lēt/ • verb — 2nd of May, 2026
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Meaning: to sleep; to lie down and be asleep
Examples
- Es gribu gulēt.
(I want to sleep.) - Viņa guļ dziļi naktī.
(She sleeps deeply at night.) - Bērni gulēja jau astoņos vakarā.
(The children were already sleeping at eight in the evening.)
Synonyms
- aizmigt
- atpūsties
Gulēt is the basic verb for being asleep or lying down to sleep. Use aizmigt to emphasize falling asleep, and atpūsties for resting (not necessarily sleeping). In everyday speech you can combine it with time expressions (e.g., gulēt ilgi, gulēt labi).
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