Latvian Word of the Day
gulēt
GU-lēt • verb — 6th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to sleep; to lie down for rest
Examples
- Es gribu gulēt.
(I want to sleep.) - Viņš gulēja līdz pulksten desmit.
(He slept until ten o'clock.) - Bērni gulēja mierīgi visu nakti.
(The children slept peacefully all night.)
Synonyms
- miegot
- atpūsties
- snaugt
Use gulēt when talking about sleeping or lying down to rest. It is a basic verb for daily routines (Es gulēju agri — I sleep early) and appears in past/present forms (gulēju, guļu). For light dozing you can use snaugt; atpūsties emphasizes resting rather than actual sleep.
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